Workshop Friction in Physics and Society (12.12.12 @ 12.12) American Physical Society Racah Institute of Physics Workshop  Friction in Physics and Society December 12, Danciger B Seminar room, Noon (12.12.12 @ 12.12)

Program 12.12 -12.24 Prof. M. Ya. Amusia, Introduction 12.24 – 13.12 Prof. J. Fineberg, “How things slide: Rapid Dynamics at the onset of friction”, 13.12 – 14.00 Prof. S. Solomon, “A Physicist View at Economic and Social Crisis Dynamics: Negative Friction Amplifies Local Random Events to Systemic Complex Changes”, 14.00 -14.30 - General discussion

Choice of Date - problem of symbols Translation symmetry 123 123 123 … Reflection and Translation symmetry Last news: End of the World Year 2112 Day 21.12 Time 21.12 Be aware We have extra 100 years! Hurrah!

Coincidence or not? (Very last news) Russian president V. Putin has delivered the annual address to the Federal Assembly of Russia 12.12.12 at 12.00

Chag Hanukah Sameach!

Special congratulations are going to Professor Jay Fineberg and Professor Baruch Meerson, who were recently elected APS Fellows Why this is an important honor? Because Only 0.1% of membership becomes Fellows, Scientific VIPs include this fact in their CV and biography

Some recollections about own approach to friction Jay’s abstract stimulated recollecting of some ideas on friction that excited me at first as a schoolboy: - energy of such motion determines the friction coefficient

Thirty years later, but still naive Bending and oscillation of a structure. Radiation while moving parallel to a surface