Metastability (B01)

• Subject Area: Mathematics
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 211504053

The aim of this project is to analyze the metastability phenomenon in interacting particle systems and spin systems at low temperatures. In particular, we study local mean field models, that is models with long-range interactions. Using a combination of potential theoretic methods and the theory of Wasserstein gradient flows, we intend to obtain sharp estimates on transition times between metastable states in the limit of large systems in the entire low-temperature regime. Another class of models we will consider are spin systems on random graphs and networks.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1060: The Mathematics of Emergent Effects
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Anton Bovier; Professor Dr. Stefan Müller, until 12/2020