Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions
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2141 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Thin Groups and Super-approximation (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-50] (2021) - (10 Oct - 15 Oct 2021)The aim of this workshop was to discuss the super-approximation of thin groups, its dynamical implications in terms of the mixing of geodesic flows, and applications to various problems in arithmetic, geometry, and dynamics. -
2142a - Mini-Workshop: Three Facets of R-Matrices (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-51] (2021) - (17 Oct - 23 Oct 2021)By definition, an $R$-matrix with spectral parameter is a solution to the Yang-Baxter equation, introduced in the 1970's by C.N. Yang and R.J. Baxter. Such a matrix encodes the Boltzmann weights of a lattice model of ... -
2140b - Geometry and Optimization in Quantum Information (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-49] (2021) - (03 Oct - 09 Oct 2021)Quantum information theory seeks to understand the fundamental limits set by quantum mechanics for information processing tasks. The mathematical aspects of quantum information rely on tools from various fields including ... -
2140a - Statistics of Stochastic Differential Equations on Manifolds and Stratified Spaces (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-48] (2021) - (03 Oct - 09 Oct 2021)Statistics for stochastic differential equations (SDEs) attempts to use SDEs as statistical models for real-world phenomena. This involves an understanding of qualitative properties of this class of stochastic processes ... -
2139 - Singularities (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-47] (2021) - (26 Sep - 02 Oct 2021)Singularity theory concerns local and global structure of singularities of (algebraic) varieties and maps. As such, it combines tools from algebraic geometry, complex analysis, topology, algebra and combinatorics. -
2138 - Homotopical Algebra and Higher Structures (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-46] (2021) - (19 Sep - 25 Sep 2021)Homotopical algebra and higher category theory play an increasingly important role in pure mathematics, and higher methods have seen tremendous development in the last couple of decades. The talks delivered at the workshop ... -
2136b - MFO-RIMS Tandem Workshop: Symmetries on Polynomial Ideals and Varieties (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-43] (2021) - (05 Sep - 11 Sep 2021)The study of symmetry as a structural property of algebraic objects is one of the fundamental pillows of the developments of modern mathematics, most prominently beginning with the work of Abel and Galois. The focus of ... -
2136a - MATRIX-MFO Tandem Workshop: Invariants and Structures in Low-Dimensional Topology (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-42] (2021) - (05 Sep - 11 Sep 2021)The first ever MATRIX-MFO tandem workshop addressed several research questions in low-dimensional topology and related areas. -
2135 - Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-40] (2021) - (29 Aug - 04 Sep 2021)General relativity is an area that naturally combines differential geometry, partial differential equations, global analysis and dynamical systems with astrophysics, cosmology, high energy physics, and numerical analysis. ... -
2126a - Analysis, Geometry and Topology of Positive Scalar Curvature Metrics (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-30] (2021) - (27 Jun - 03 Jul 2021)The investigation of Riemannian metrics with lower scalar curvature bounds has been a central topic in differential geometry for decades. It addresses foundational problems, combining ideas and methods from global analysis, ... -
2119b - Mini-Workshop: Mathematics of Dissipation – Dynamics, Data and Control (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-24] (2021) - (09 May - 15 May 2021)Dissipation of energy --- as well as its sibling the increase of entropy --- are fundamental facts inherent to any physical system. The concept of dissipativity has been extended to a more general system theoretic setting ... -
2123 - Analysis, Geometry and Topology of Singular PDE (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-27] (2021) - (06 Jun - 12 Jun 2021)This is a report on the Oberwolfach conference "Analysis, geometry and topology of singular PDE'', June 2-12, 2021. This workshop, held in an hybrid format, focused on the topology, geometry and geometric analysis of ... -
2125 - Classical Algebraic Geometry (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-29] (2021) - (20 Jun - 26 Jun 2021)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 ... -
2124 - Enumerative Geometry of Surfaces (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-28] (2021) - (13 Jun - 19 Jun 2021)The recent developments in hyperbolic geometry and flat geometry in real dimension $2$ formed the core of the workshop, with an emphasis on enumerative aspects. A particularly important role in this regard was played by ... -
2126b - Numerical Methods for Fully Nonlinear and Related PDEs (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-31] (2021) - (27 Jun - 03 Jul 2021)The aim of this workshop was to discuss the challenges, latest trends and advancements on numerical methods for fully nonlinear PDEs. The construction of numerical schemes and their convergence analysis is still an emerging ... -
2122 - Mathematics and its Ancient Classics Worldwide: Translations, Appropriations, Reconstructions, Roles (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-26] (2021) - (30 May - 05 Jun 2021)The workshop analyzes the constitution, recovery, and role of the classical texts in mathematical practice throughout history. It aims at problematizing the notion of "classic", to make it a historical category and to study ... -
2120 - Geometric Methods of Complex Analysis (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-25] (2021) - (16 May - 22 May 2021)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 ... -
2118 - Foundations of Bayesian Inference for Complex Statistical Models (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-22] (2021) - (02 May - 08 May 2021)In this virtual workshop a variety of recent developments in Bayesian high-dimensional and nonparametric statistics were discussed in depth. There were 12 in depth talks delivered via zoom in the afternoons (to allow for ... -
2112 - Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-15] (2021) - (21 Mar - 27 Mar 2021)Machine learning has achieved remarkable successes in various applications, but there is wide agreement that a mathematical theory for deep learning is missing. Recently, some first mathematical results have been derived ... -
2119a - Mini-Workshop: Analysis of Data-driven Optimal Control (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-23] (2021) - (09 May - 15 May 2021)This hybrid mini-workshop discussed recent mathematical methods for analyzing the opportunities and limitations of data-driven and machine-learning approaches to optimal feedback control. The analysis concerned all aspects ...