Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions

Now showing items 721-740 of 1107

    • 1042 - Mathematical Challenges in Stochastic Networks 

      [OWR-2010-48] Workshop Report 2010,48 (2010) - (17 Oct - 23 Oct 2010)
      The workshop was devoted to the discussion of recent progress in modern stochastic network theory and to the exploration of open mathematical challenging problems in the field. The workshop covered a wide range of mathematical ...

    • 1041 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Topological Robotics 

      [OWR-2010-47] Workshop Report 2010,47 (2010) - (10 Oct - 16 Oct 2010)
      The purpose of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft was to enable PhD students and researchers to study Topological Robotics, a new field investigating topological problems motivated by robotics and engineering as well as problems of ...

    • 1040a - Mini-Workshop: Shearlets 

      [OWR-2010-44] Workshop Report 2010,44 (2010) - (03 Oct - 09 Oct 2010)
      Over the last 20 years, multiscale methods and wavelets have revolutionized the field of applied mathematics by providing an efficient means for encoding isotropic phenomena. Directional multiscale systems, particularly ...

    • 1040c - Mini-Workshop: Higher Dimensional Elliptic Fibrations 

      [OWR-2010-46] Workshop Report 2010,46 (2010) - (03 Oct - 09 Oct 2010)
      Elliptic fibrations play a central role in the geometry of complex surfaces, and there is a comprehensive array of theory and examples. They arise also as a tool in many applications, such as the construction of rational ...

    • 1040b - Mini-Workshop: Linear Series on Algebraic Varieties 

      [OWR-2010-45] Workshop Report 2010,45 (2010) - (03 Oct - 09 Oct 2010)
      Linear series have long played a central role in algebraic geometry. In recent years, starting with seminal papers by Demailly and Ein-Lazarsfeld, local properties of linear series – in particular local positivity, as measured ...

    • 1039 - Deformation Methods in Mathematics and Physics 

      [OWR-2010-43] Workshop Report 2010,43 (2010) - (26 Sep - 01 Oct 2010)
      Deformations of mathematical structures play an important role in most parts of mathematics but also in theoretical physics. In this interdisciplinary workshop, different aspects of deformations and their applications were ...

    • 1038 - Topologie 

      [OWR-2010-42] Workshop Report 2010,42 (2010) - (19 Sep - 25 Sep 2010)
      This conference is one of the few occasions where researchers from many different areas in algebraic and geometric topology are able to meet and exchange ideas. Accordingly, the program covered a wide range of new developments ...

    • 1037 - Nonlinear Waves and Dispersive Equations 

      [OWR-2010-41] Workshop Report 2010,41 (2010) - (12 Sep - 18 Sep 2010)
      The aim of the workshop was to discuss current developments in nonlinear waves and dispersive equations from a PDE based view. The talks centered around rough initial data, long time and global existence, perturbations of ...

    • 1036 - Actions and Invariants of Residually Finite Groups: Asymptotic Methods 

      [OWR-2010-40] Workshop Report 2010,40 (2010) - (05 Sep - 11 Sep 2010)
      The workshop brought together experts in finite group theory, L2-cohomology, measured group theory, the theory of lattices in Lie groups, probability and topology. The common object of interest was residually finite groups, ...

    • 1035 - Komplexe Analysis 

      [OWR-2010-39] Workshop Report 2010,39 (2010) - (29 Aug - 04 Sep 2010)
      The aim of this workshop was to discuss recent developments in several complex variables and complex geometry. Special emphasis was put on the interaction between model theory and the classification theory of complex ...

    • 1034b - Mini-Workshop: Combinatorics on Words 

      [OWR-2010-37] Workshop Report 2010,37 (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      The area of combinatorics on words is concerned with properties of sequences of symbols. It is characteristic to the field that questions arise from various mathematical problems, and hence, many fundamental results on ...

    • 1034c - Mini-Workshop: Exploiting Symmetry in Optimization 

      [OWR-2010-38] Workshop Report 2010,38 (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      The feasible regions of mathematical optimization models quite often exhibit a high degree of symmetry. In recent years, several groups of researchers have independently worked on algorithmic approaches to exploit such ...

    • 1034a - Mini-Workshop: Mechanics of Cell Motion 

      [OWR-2010-36] Workshop Report 2010,36 (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      This mini-workshop brought together established researchers and newer entrants in the field of cell motility, a challenging research area located at the crossroads of biology, mathematics and physics. Cell locomotion ...

    • 1033 - Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory 

      [OWR-2010-35] Workshop Report 2010,35 (2010) - (15 Aug - 21 Aug 2010)
      The workshop on Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory brought together researchers in these areas with the intent of exploring the many tantalizing connections between Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory. Some ...

    • 1032 - Mathematical Theory and Modelling in Atmosphere-Ocean-Science 

      [OWR-2010-34] Workshop Report 2010,34 (2010) - (08 Aug - 14 Aug 2010)
      Participants from around the world gathered to review application and development of mathematics in relation to problems in the atmospheric, oceanic and climate sciences.

    • 1031 - Wavelet and Multiscale Methods 

      [OWR-2010-33] Workshop Report 2010,33 (2010) - (01 Aug - 07 Aug 2010)
      Various scientific models demand finer and finer resolutions of relevant features. Paradoxically, increasing computational power serves to even heighten this demand. Namely, the wealth of available data itself becomes a ...

    • 1030 - Cohomology of Finite Groups: Interactions and Applications 

      [OWR-2010-32] Workshop Report 2010,32 (2010) - (25 Jul - 31 Jul 2010)
      The cohomology of finite groups is an important tool in many subjects including representation theory and algebraic topology. This meeting was the third in a series that has emphasized the interactions of group cohomology ...

    • 1029 - Calculus of Variations 

      [OWR-2010-31] Workshop Report 2010,31 (2010) - (18 Jul - 24 Jul 2010)
      Since its invention by Newton, the calculus of variations has formed one of the central techniques for studying problems in geometry, physics, and partial differential equations. This trend continues even today. On the one ...

    • 1028 - Geometric Group Theory, Hyperbolic Dynamics and Symplectic Geometry 

      [OWR-2010-30] Workshop Report 2010,30 (2010) - (11 Jul - 17 Jul 2010)
      The main theme of the workshop is the interaction between the speedily developing fields of mathematics mentioned in the title. One of the purposes of the workshop is to highlight new exciting developments which are happening ...

    • 1027 - Homogeneous Dynamics and Number Theory 

      [OWR-2010-29] Workshop Report 2010,29 (2010) - (04 Jul - 10 Jul 2010)
      The theory of flows on homogeneous spaces of Lie groups has emerged as a distinct, rapidly advancing subject over the last few decades incorporating ergodic theory, geometry and number theory. The workshop showcased the ...