Topics and lectures of previous sessions
W. Bialek: Statistical Mechanics for Real Biological Networks
J.-P. Bouchaud: Random Matrix Theory and Big Data Cleaning
M. Lässig: Current Challenges in Statistical Genetics
C. Moore: Physics, Computation, Phase Transitions, and Networks
P. Vivo: Random Matrices - Theory and Practice
I. Giardina: Collective Behaviour in Animal Groups
C. Godreche: Statistics of Persistence in Nonequilibrium Systems and Beyond
C. Jarzynski: Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Small Systems
J. Kurchan: Out of Equilibrium: Transient, Driven, Conditioned
S. Ramaswamy: Active Matter: Mechanics, Statistics, Hydrodynamics
B. Altshuler: Anderson Localization and Beyond
G. Ben Arous: Universal Features of Slow Dynamics in Random Media
S. Majumdar: Random Matrix Theory and its Applications
G. Parisi: Mean-Field theory of Glassy Systems and Beyond
S. Nagel: Jamming and Granular Matter
G. Semerjian: Glassy Aspects of Optimization Problems
G. Szamel: Slow and Glassy Dynamics
G. Tarjus: An Overview of the Glass Transition
J.-P. Bouchaud: Statistical Physics Approaches to Economics and Finance
P. Diaconis: The Mathematics of Mixing Things Up
M. Mézard: Information, Physics, and Computation
M. Vergassola: Statistical Physics for Biological Systems
G. Biroli: Statistical Dynamics
J.-S. Caux: Integrable Models in Atomic and Condensed Matter Physics
B. Delamotte: Non-Perturbative Renormalization Group
W. Krauth: Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations
N. Andrei: Out of equilibrium quantum impurities and the Bethe Ansatz
L. F. Cugliandolo: Slow dynamics of quantum and classical systems
C. Kollath Quantum dynamics, cold atoms and numerical methods
A. J. Millis: Non-equilibrium impurity models and quantum phase transitions
O. Parcollet: Methods for quantum many body problems out of equilibrium
J.-P. Bouchaud: Rare events and extreme value statistics
P. Ferrari: Random matrices and related problems
P. Le Doussal: Pinning of elastic objects in random media
S. Majumdar: Extreme statistics for correlated variables
An atypical summer school
The Beg Rohu summer school was born in 1984, because of the passion of its
organizer for both physics and sailing. These two worlds, which both
require hard work, thinking and concentration, met on the peninsula
of Quiberon where lectures on statistical mechanics were
given during one month every summer. Along the years, the school
acquired the nickname "Beg Rohu" because of its location at
the French
National Sailing School. This summer school took place until 1997.
All 14 sessions were organized by C. Godrèche. They were characterized
by few unusual features which contributed to its popularity:
- long lectures (18 hours)
- lectures given in French
- sailing lessons in the afternoon.
The greater strength of this school stemmed in the high
scientific level and pedagogy of the lectures combined with
the wonderful Gaelic character of the site of Beg Rohu and the possibility
of learning and training in sailing during the afternoon.
The Beg Rohu school ended with the 1997 session and has been
regretted by many people until now.
A new start
In 2007, G. Biroli and A. Lefèvre decided to put the Beg Rohu school back
to life, with the help of its creator C. Godrèche, and with a
slightly changed format, including lectures in
English and a duration of two weeks only. The first session took
place in 2008, from the 16th to the 28th of June.