• 0737 - Nonlinear Waves and Dispersive Equations 

      [OWR-2007-44] (2007) - (09 Sep - 15 Sep 2007)
      The aim of the workshop was to discuss current developments in nonlinear waves and dispersive equations from a PDE based view. Asymptotic properties of solutions (including multi soliton solutions und singular solutions), ...
    • 0732 - Permutation Groups 

      [OWR-2007-37] (2007) - (05 Aug - 11 Aug 2007)
      Abstract. The theory of permutation groups is essentially the theory of symmetry for mathematical and physical systems, and therefore has major impact in diverse areas of mathematics. Recent significant advances in permutation ...
    • Drawing large pictures at random : Oberwolfach Lecture 2007 

      [OWP-2007-08] Wendelin, Werner (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2007)
      This lecture is of very introductory nature. The goal will be to describe specific concrete questions, and to use them as a tool to convey some general ideas. Let me therefore skip the general introduction and immediately ...
    • 0749 - Coding Theory 

      [OWR-2007-56] (2007) - (02 Dec - 08 Dec 2007)
      Coding theory lies naturally at the intersection of a large number of disciplines in pure and applied mathematics: algebra and number theory, probability theory and statistics, communication theory, discrete mathematics ...
    • 0726 - Complexity Theory 

      [OWR-2007-31] (2007) - (24 Jun - 30 Jun 2007)
      Computational Complexity Theory is the mathematical study of the intrinsic power and limitations of computational resources like time, space, or randomness. The current workshop focused on recent developments. Connections ...
    • 0733c - Mini-Workshop: Topology of closed one-forms and Cohomology Jumping Loci 

      [OWR-2007-40] (2007) - (12 Aug - 18 Aug 2007)
      The purpose of this workshop was to bring together researchers from the two different fields mentioned in the title, and to create more interaction and connections between these fields. Among the topics which appear in ...
    • 0714 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Conformal Field Theory 

      [OWR-2007-17] (2007) - (01 Apr - 07 Apr 2007)
      The two major approaches to chiral conformal field theory – one based on operator algebras and one based on vertex algebras – both lead to representation categories which are tensor categories and, in the case of rational ...
    • 0705 - Geometric and Topological Combinatorics 

      [OWR-2007-4] (2007) - (28 Jan - 03 Feb 2007)
      The 2007 Oberwolfach meeting “Geometric and Topological Combinatorics” presented a great variety of investigations where topological and algebraic methods are brought into play to solve combinatorial and geometric problems, ...
    • Jahresbericht | Annual Report - 2006 

      Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2007)
    • 0740 - Komplexe Algebraische Geometrie 

      [OWR-2007-47] (2007) - (30 Sep - 06 Oct 2007)
      The Conference focused on several classical theories in the realm of complex algebraic geometry, such as Abelian Varieties, Jacobians and Pryms, Moduli spaces, Variation of Hodge structures and Algebraic surfaces. New ...
    • 0734 - Analysis and Geometric Singularities 

      [OWR-2007-41] (2007) - (19 Aug - 25 Aug 2007)
      This workshop focused on several main areas of current research concerning analysis on singular and noncompact spaces. Topics included classical areas like spectral asymptotics, propagation of singularities and scattering ...
    • 0723 - Phase Transitions 

      [OWR-2007-28] (2007) - (03 Jun - 09 Jun 2007)
      As in the past, the workshop brought together researchers with a background in physics, partial differential equations and continuum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Equilibrium and dynamic phase transitions were ...
    • 0715c - Mini-Workshop: Positional Games 

      [OWR-2007-20] (2007) - (08 Apr - 14 Apr 2007)
      Positional games is one of rapidly developing subjects of modern combinatorics, researching two player perfect information games of combinatorial nature, ranging from recreational games like Tic-Tac-Toe to purely abstract ...
    • 0751 - Material Theories 

      [OWR-2007-58] (2007) - (16 Dec - 22 Dec 2007)
      The workshop reviewed classical and recent trends in the modeling of material behavior using a wide spectrum of mathematical tools (stochastic processes, calculus of variations, pde’s). Among the topic covered, the following ...
    • 0748a - Mini-Workshop: Theory and Numerics of Fluid-Solid Interaction 

      [OWR-2007-53] (2007) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2007)
      This volume contains the abstracts of a series of talks given at a mini-workshop in Oberwolfach on the theory and numerics of continuum mechanical fluid-solid/structure interaction. The characteristics of these coupled ...
    • 0743 - Reassessing the Paradigms of Statistical Model-Building 

      [OWR-2007-50] (2007) - (21 Oct - 27 Oct 2007)
      Statistical model-building is the science of constructing models from data and from information about the data-generation process, with the aim of analysing those data and drawing inference from that analysis. Many statistical ...
    • 0738 - Homotopy Theory 

      [OWR-2007-45] (2007) - (16 Sep - 22 Sep 2007)
      Algebraic topology in general and homotopy theory in particular is in an exciting period of growth and transformation, driven in part by strong interactions with algebraic geometry, mathematical physics, and representation ...
    • 0730 - Partielle Differentialgleichungen 

      [OWR-2007-35] (2007) - (22 Jul - 28 Jul 2007)
      The workshop dealt with partial differential equations in geometry and technical applications. The main topics were the combination of nonlinear partial differential equations and geometric problems, regularity of free ...
    • 0716 - Diophantische Approximationen 

      [OWR-2007-21] (2007) - (15 Apr - 21 Apr 2007)
      This Number Theoretic conference was focused on the following subjects: the Subspace Theorem and its ramifications and applications, heights of subvarieties of group varieties, effective methods for solution of diophantine ...
    • 0748c - Mini-Workshop: Arithmetik von Gruppenringen 

      [OWR-2007-55] (2007) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2007)
      The theory of group rings has many connections to other mathematical areas, such as number theory, K-theory, topology, representation theory, homological algebra and of course the theory of finite and infinite groups, and ...