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Colloquium
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Title: Non-Gibbs Statistical Equilibrium of Star Clusters
Abstract: Gibbs distribution is thought to be valid for all real world many-body systems in statistical equilibrium. Stellar dynamics near supermassive BH seems to be an exception — the system does have an (intermediate-asymptotic) statistical equilibrium, but this equilibrium seems to be non-Gibbsian. This poses an interesting challenge for theoretical physics.
October 23, 2026
3–4 p.m. ET
Speaker
Alex Szalay
October 30, 2026
3–4 p.m. ET
Speaker
Jim Fuller
November 6, 2026
3–4 p.m. ET
Speaker
Stephen Green