Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions

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    • 1640 - Mathematical and Algorithmic Aspects of Data Assimilation in the Geosciences 

      [OWR-2016-47] Workshop Report 2016,47 (2016) - (02 Oct - 08 Oct 2016)
      The field of “Data Assimilation” has been driven by applications from the geosciences where complex mathematical models are interfaced with observational data in order to improve model forecasts. Mathematically, data ...

    • 1639 - Singularities 

      [OWR-2016-46] Workshop Report 2016,46 (2016) - (25 Sep - 01 Oct 2016)
      Singularity theory is a central part of contemporary mathematics. It is concerned with the local and global structure of maps and spaces that occur in algebraic, analytic or differential geometric context. For its study ...

    • 1638b - Theory and Numerics of Inverse Scattering Problems 

      [OWR-2016-45] Workshop Report 2016,45 (2016) - (18 Sep - 24 Sep 2016)
      This workshop addressed specific inverse problems for the time-harmonic Maxwell’s equations, resp. special cases of these, such as the Helmholtz equation or quasistatic approximations like in impedance tomography. The ...

    • 1638a - Adaptive Algorithms 

      [OWR-2016-44] Workshop Report 2016,44 (2016) - (18 Sep - 24 Sep 2016)
      Overwhelming empirical evidence in computational science and engineering proved that self-adaptive mesh-generation is a must-do in real-life problem computational partial differential equations. The mathematical understanding ...

    • 1637 - Many-Body Quantum Systems and Effective Theories 

      [OWR-2016-43] Workshop Report 2016,43 (2016) - (11 Sep - 17 Sep 2016)
      In the last years, substantial progress has been made in many areas of mathematical physics. The goal of this workshop was to bring together researchers working on analytic and probabilistic aspects of many-body quantum ...

    • 1636 - Self-Adaptive Numerical Methods for Computationally Challenging Problems 

      [OWR-2016-42] Workshop Report 2016,42 (2016) - (04 Sep - 10 Sep 2016)
      Self-adaptive numerical methods provide a powerful and automatic approach in scientific computing. In particular, Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) algorithms have been widely used in computational science and engineering and ...

    • 1635 - Measured Group Theory 

      [OWR-2016-41] Workshop Report 2016,41 (2016) - (28 Aug - 03 Sep 2016)
      The workshop aimed to study discrete and Lie groups and their actions using measure theoretic methods and their asymptotic invariants, such as ℓ2-invariants, the rank gradient, cost, torsion growth, entropy-type ...

    • 1634 - C*-Algebras 

      [OWR-2016-40] Workshop Report 2016,40 (2016) - (21 Aug - 27 Aug 2016)
      The field of operator algebras is a flourishing area of mathematics with strong ties to many other areas including functional/harmonic analysis, topology, (non-commutative) geometry, group theory and dynamical systems. The ...

    • 1633 - Multiscale Interactions in Geophysical Fluids 

      [OWR-2016-39] Workshop Report 2016,39 (2016) - (14 Aug - 20 Aug 2016)
      The dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean involves a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, many of which emerge through complex nonlinear mechanisms from forcings at very different scales. This poses major challenges ...

    • 1632 - Arithmetic Geometry 

      [OWR-2016-38] Workshop Report 2016,38 (2016) - (07 Aug - 13 Aug 2016)
      Arithmetic geometry is at the interface between algebraic geometry and number theory, and studies schemes over the ring of integers of number fields, or their p-adic completions. An emphasis of the workshop was on p-adic ...

    • 1631 - Computational Group Theory 

      [OWR-2016-37] Workshop Report 2016,37 (2016) - (31 Jul - 06 Aug 2016)
      This was the seventh workshop on Computational Group Theory. It showed that Computational Group Theory has significantly expanded its range of activities. For example, symbolic computations with groups and their representations ...

    • 1630 - Recent Mathematical Developments in Quantum Field Theory 

      [OWR-2016-36] Workshop Report 2016,36 (2016) - (24 Jul - 30 Jul 2016)
      This workshop has focused on three areas in mathematical quantum field theory and their interrelations: 1) conformal field theory, 2) constructions of interacting models of quantum field theory by various methods, and 3) ...

    • 1629 - Topologie 

      [OWR-2016-35] Workshop Report 2016,35 (2016) - (17 Jul - 23 Jul 2016)
      The Oberwolfach conference “Topologie” is one of only a few opportunities for researchers from many different areas in algebraic and geometric topology to meet and exchange ideas. This year we emphasized two topics of ...

    • 1628 - Calculus of Variations 

      [OWR-2016-34] Workshop Report 2016,34 (2016) - (10 Jul - 16 Jul 2016)
      The Calculus of Variations is subject with a long and distinguished history, a great deal of diverse current activity, and close connections to other fields such as geometry and mathematical physics. The July 2016 workshop ...

    • 1627b - Learning Theory and Approximation 

      [OWR-2016-33] Workshop Report 2016,33 (2016) - (03 Jul - 09 Jul 2016)
      The main goal of this workshop – the third one of this type at the MFO – has been to blend mathematical results from statistical learning theory and approximation theory to strengthen both disciplines and use synergistic ...

    • 1627a - Statistics for Shape and Geometric Features 

      [OWR-2016-32] Workshop Report 2016,32 (2016) - (03 Jul - 09 Jul 2016)
      The constant emergence of novel technologies result in novel data generating devices and mechanisms that lead to a prevalence of highly complex data. To analyze such data, novel statistical methodologies need to be developed. ...

    • 1626 - Algebraic K-theory and Motivic Cohomology 

      [OWR-2016-31] Workshop Report 2016,31 (2016) - (26 Jun - 02 Jul 2016)
      Algebraic K-theory and motivic cohomology have developed together over the last thirty years. Both of these theories rely on a mix of algebraic geometry and homotopy theory for their construction and development, and ...

    • 1625 - Hyperbolic Techniques in Modelling, Analysis and Numerics 

      [OWR-2016-30] Workshop Report 2016,30 (2016) - (19 Jun - 25 Jun 2016)
      Several research areas are flourishing on the roots of the breakthroughs in conservation laws that took place in the last two decades. The meeting played a key role in providing contacts among the different branches that ...

    • 1624 - Classical Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2016-29] Workshop Report 2016,29 (2016) - (12 Jun - 18 Jun 2016)
      Progress in algebraic geometry often comes through the introduction of new tools and ideas to tackle the classical problems the development of the field. Examples include new invariants that capture some aspect of geometry ...

    • 1623 - Geometrie 

      [OWR-2016-28] Workshop Report 2016,28 (2016) - (05 Jun - 11 Jun 2016)
      The workshop Geometry, 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 ...