Nonlinearity meets Quantum Mechanics
David Campbell

My current research is the interface between nonlinear dynamics---you've
probably heard this called "chaos" theory---and the quantum mechanical
behavior of solid state systems and ultra--cold atoms---which you've probably
NOT heard about.  In this talk after providing some general overview
comments, I will try to convey (briefly and mostly with pictures) the essence
of a specific problem on which I am currently working: the role of Intrinsic
Localized Modes (ILMs) in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) trapped in an
Optical Lattice (OL).  I hope to convince you that this topic is not as scary
as it sounds.