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Now showing items 1441-1460 of 1987

    • Experimenting with Zariski Dense Subgroups 

      [OWP-2017-31] Detinko, Alla; Flannery, Dane; Hulpke, Alexander (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-10-28)
      We give a method to describe all congruence images of a finitely generated Zariski dense group $H\leq SL(n, \mathbb{R})$. The method is applied to obtain efficient algorithms for solving this problem in odd prime degree ...

    • Composition of Irreducible Morphisms in Coils 

      [OWP-2017-32] Chaio, Claudia; Malicki, Piotr (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-10-30)
      We study the non-zero composition of n irreducible morphisms between modules lying in coils in relation with the powers of the radical of their module category.

    • The Varchenko Determinant of a Coxeter Arrangement 

      [OWP-2017-33] Pfeiffer, Götz; Randriamaro, Hery (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-11-24)
      The Varchenko determinant is the determinant of a matrix defined from an arrangement of hyperplanes. Varchenko proved that this determinant has a beautiful factorization. It is, however, not possible to use this factorization ...

    • Bredon Cohomology and Robot Motion Planning 

      [OWP-2017-34] Farber, Michael; Grant, Mark; Lupton, Gregory; Oprea, John (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-11-29)
      In this paper we study the topological invariant ${\sf {TC}}(X)$ reflecting the complexity of algorithms for autonomous robot motion. Here, $X$ stands for the configuration space of a system and ${\sf {TC}}(X)$ is, roughly, ...

    • A few shades of interpolation 

      [SNAP-2017-007-EN] Szpond, Justyna (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-07)
      The topic of this snapshot is interpolation. In the ordinary sense, interpolation means to insert something of a different nature into something else. In mathematics, interpolation means constructing new data points ...

    • Closed geodesics on surfaces and Riemannian manifolds 

      [SNAP-2017-005-EN] Radeschi, Marco (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-07)
      Geodesics are special paths in surfaces and so-called Riemannian manifolds which connect close points in the shortest way. Closed geodesics are geodesics which go back to where they started. In this snapshot we talk ...

    • Gradient Canyons, Concentration of Curvature, and Lipschitz Invariants 

      [OWP-2017-35] Paunescu, Laurentiu; Tibăr, Mihai-Marius (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-13)
      We find new bi-Lipschitz invariants of holomorphic functions of two variables by using the gradient canyons and by combining analytic and geometric viewpoints on the concentration of curvature.

    • Z2-Thurston Norm and Complexity of 3-Manifolds, II 

      [OWP-2017-36] Jaco, William; Rubinstein, J. Hyam; Spreer, Jonathan; Tillmann, Stephan (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-20)
      In this sequel to earlier papers by three of the authors, we obtain a new bound on the complexity of a closed 3-manifold, as well as a characterisation of manifolds realising our complexity bounds. As an application, we ...

    • Computational Optimal Transport 

      [SNAP-2017-008-EN] Solomon, Justin (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-21)
      Optimal transport is the mathematical discipline of matching supply to demand while minimizing shipping costs. This matching problem becomes extremely challenging as the quantity of supply and demand points increases; ...

    • Computing the long term evolution of the solar system with geometric numerical integrators 

      [SNAP-2017-009-EN] Fiorelli Vilmart, Shaula; Vilmart, Gilles (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-27)
      Simulating the dynamics of the Sun–Earth–Moon system with a standard algorithm yields a dramatically wrong solution, predicting that the Moon is ejected from its orbit. In contrast, a well chosen algorithm with the ...

    • Spaces of Riemannian metrics 

      [SNAP-2017-010-EN] Bustamante, Mauricio; Kordaß, Jan-Bernhard (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-28)
      Riemannian metrics endow smooth manifolds such as surfaces with intrinsic geometric properties, for example with curvature. They also allow us to measure quantities like distances, angles and volumes. These are the ...

    • Mathematics plays a key role in scientific computing 

      [SNAP-2017-011-EN] Shu, Chi-Wang (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-29)
      I attended a very interesting workshop at the research center MFO in Oberwolfach on “Recent Developments in the Numerics of Nonlinear Hyperbolic Conservation Laws”. The title sounds a bit technical, but in plain language ...

    • Solving quadratic equations in many variables 

      [SNAP-2017-012-EN] Tignol, Jean-Pierre (Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2017-12-30)
      Fields are number systems in which every linear equation has a solution, such as the set of all rational numbers $\mathbb{Q}$ or the set of all real numbers $\mathbb{R}$. All fields have the same properties in relation ...

    • 1829 - Classical Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2018-33] (2018) - (15 Jul - 21 Jul 2018)
      Progress in algebraic geometry often comes through the introduction of new tools and ideas to tackle the classical problems in the development of the field. Examples include new invariants that capture some aspect of ...

    • 1833 - Geometric Methods of Complex Analysis 

      [OWR-2018-37] (2018) - (12 Aug - 18 Aug 2018)
      The purpose of this workshop was to discuss recent results in Several Complex Variables, Complex Geometry and Complex Dynamical Systems with a special focus on the exchange of ideas and methods among these areas. The main ...

    • 1809 - The Mathematics of Mechanobiology and Cell Signaling 

      [OWR-2018-8] (2018) - (25 Feb - 03 Mar 2018)
      The workshop focussed on the mathematical modeling and analysis of the mutual interaction among living cells, their interaction with the environment, and the resulting morphogenetic processes. The interplay of bio-mechanical ...

    • 1816b - Mini-Workshop: Gibbs Measures for Nonlinear Dispersive Equations 

      [OWR-2018-18] (2018) - (15 Apr - 21 Apr 2018)
      In this mini-workshop we brought together leading experts working on the application of Gibbs measures to the study of nonlinear PDEs. This framework is a powerful tool in the probabilistic study of solutions to nonlinear ...

    • 1843 - Computational Engineering 

      [OWR-2018-48] (2018) - (21 Oct - 27 Oct 2018)
      This Workshop treated a variety of finite element methods and applications in computational engineering and expanded their mathematical foundation in engineering analysis. Among the 53 participants were mathematicians and ...

    • 1824 - Geometrie 

      [OWR-2018-27] (2018) - (10 Jun - 16 Jun 2018)
      The workshop Geometrie, organized by John Lott (Berkeley), André Neves (London), Iskander Taimanov (Novosibirsk) and Burkhard Wilking (Münster) was well attended with over 53 participants with broad geographic representation ...

    • 1848 - Enveloping Algebras and Geometric Representation Theory 

      [OWR-2018-52] (2018) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2018)
      The workshop brought together experts investigating algebraic Lie theory from the geometric and categorical viewpoints.