National physics conference held at Yunnan University

Participates of the meeting pose for a group photo at Yunnan University. [Photo/ynu.edu.cn]

The seventh National Conference on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems opened on the Chenggong Campus of Yunnan University in Kunming, the capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 26.

It focused on eight topics such as "statistical physics related to the frontier of quantum physics", "life and ecosystem", and "machine learning, intelligence and cognition". There were 980 registered participants, 17 invited presentations and 148 oral presentations.

Ouyang Zhongcan, an academic from the Institute of Theoretical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, attended the event along with Wu Jian, vice president of Yunnan University, Hidetoshi Nishimori, a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Xing Jianhua, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States.

Wu said during the opening ceremony that Yunnan University's statistical physics research started early, and has made outstanding contributions to the construction of a solid physics discipline and the application of doctoral programs in the university.

In promoting the construction of a first-class physics discipline in Yunnan province, statistical physics is considered one of the core research directions.

Ouyang said the conference at Yunnan University successfully promoted the development of statistical physics in Southwest China.

It wrapped up on July 28, with its academic committee praising its performance and the conference winning widespread recognition.