Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions

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    • 1313 - Interfaces and Free Boundaries: Analysis, Control and Simulation 

      [OWR-2013-15] Workshop Report 2013,15 (2013) - (24 Mar - 30 Mar 2013)
      The field of mathematical and numerical analysis of systems of nonlinear partial differential equations involving interfaces and free boundaries is a flourishing area of research. Many such systems arise from mathematical ...

    • 1312 - Interplay of Theory and Numerics for Deterministic and Stochastic Homogenization 

      [OWR-2013-14] Workshop Report 2013,14 (2013) - (17 Mar - 23 Mar 2013)
      The workshop has brought together experts in the broad field of partial differential equations with highly heterogeneous coefficients. Analysts and computational and applied mathematicians have shared results and ideas on ...

    • 1311 - Representations of Lie Groups and Supergroups 

      [OWR-2013-13] Workshop Report 2013,13 (2013) - (10 Mar - 16 Mar 2013)
      The workshop focussed on recent developments in the representation theory of group objects in several categories, mostly finite and infinite dimensional smooth manifolds and supermanifolds. The talks covered a broad range ...

    • 1310 - From "Mixed" to "Applied" Mathematics: Tracing an important dimension of mathematics and its history 

      [OWR-2013-12] Workshop Report 2013,12 (2013) - (03 Mar - 09 Mar 2013)
      The workshop investigated historical variations of the ways in which historically boundaries were drawn between ‘pure’ mathematics on the one hand and ‘mixed’ or ‘applied’ mathematics on the other from about 1500 until ...

    • 1309 - Structured Function Systems and Applications 

      [OWR-2013-11] Workshop Report 2013,11 (2013) - (24 Feb - 02 Mar 2013)
      Quite a few independent investigations have been devoted recently to the analysis and construction of structured function systems such as e.g. wavelet frames with compact support, Gabor frames, refinable functions in the ...

    • 1308 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 

      [OWR-2013-10] Workshop Report 2013,10 (2013) - (17 Feb - 23 Feb 2013)
      The workshop “Geophysical Fluid Dynamics” addressed recent advances in analytical, stochastic, modeling and computational studies of geophysical rotating fluids models. Of particular interest on the analytical and stochastic ...

    • 1307c - Mini-Workshop: Stochastic Analysis for Poisson Point Processes: Malliavin Calculus, Wiener-Ito Chaos Expansions and Stochastic Geometry 

      [OWR-2013-9] Workshop Report 2013,9 (2013) - (10 Feb - 16 Feb 2013)
      Malliavin calculus plays an important role in the stochastic analysis for Poisson point processes. This technique is tightly connected with chaotic expansions, that were introduced in the first half of the last century by ...

    • 1307b - Mini-Workshop: The p-Laplacian Operator and Applications 

      [OWR-2013-8] Workshop Report 2013,8 (2013) - (10 Feb - 16 Feb 2013)
      There has been a surge of interest in the $p$-Laplacian in many different contexts from game theory to mechanics and image processing. The workshop brought together experts from many different schools of thinking to exchange ...

    • 1307a - Mini-Workshop: Numerical Upscaling for Media with Deterministic and Stochastic Heterogeneity 

      [OWR-2013-7] Workshop Report 2013,7 (2013) - (10 Feb - 16 Feb 2013)
      This minisymposium was third in series of similar events, after two very successful meetings in 2005 and 2009. The aim was to provide a forum for an extensive discussion on the theoretical aspects and on the areas of ...

    • 1306b - Moduli Spaces in Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2013-6] Workshop Report 2013,6 (2013) - (03 Feb - 09 Feb 2013)
      The workshop on Moduli Spaces in Algebraic Geometry aimed to bring together researchers working in moduli theory, in order to discuss moduli spaces from different points of view, and to give an overview of methods used in ...

    • 1306a - Integral Geometry and its Applications 

      [OWR-2013-5] Workshop Report 2013,5 (2013) - (03 Feb - 09 Feb 2013)
      In recent years there has been a series of striking developments in modern integral geometry which has, in particular, lead to the discovery of new relations to several branches of pure and applied mathematics. A number ...

    • 1305 - Numerical Methods for PDE Constrained Optimization with Uncertain Data 

      [OWR-2013-4] Workshop Report 2013,4 (2013) - (27 Jan - 02 Feb 2013)
      Optimization problems governed by partial differential equations (PDEs) arise in many applications in the form of optimal control, optimal design, or parameter identification problems. In most applications, parameters in ...

    • 1304 - Computational Electromagnetism and Acoustics 

      [OWR-2013-3] Workshop Report 2013,3 (2013) - (20 Jan - 26 Jan 2013)
      Computational electromagnetics and acoustics revolve around a few key challenges, among which are the non-local nature of the underlying phenomena and resonance effects. The bulk of the contributions to the workshop addressed ...

    • 1303 - Graph Theory 

      [OWR-2013-2] Workshop Report 2013,2 (2013) - (13 Jan - 19 Jan 2013)
      This was a workshop on graph theory, with a comprehensive approach. Highlights included the emerging theories of sparse graph limits and of infinite matroids, new techniques for colouring graphs on surfaces, and extensions ...

    • 1302 - Model Theory: Groups, Geometry, and Combinatorics 

      [OWR-2013-1] Workshop Report 2013,1 (2013) - (07 Jan - 12 Jan 2013)
      Overall this was a high quality meeting, with carefully chosen talks fitting in with the announced themes of the workshop.

    • 1251 - Dynamics of Patterns 

      [OWR-2012-60] Workshop Report 2012,60 (2012) - (16 Dec - 22 Dec 2012)
      Patterns and nonlinear waves arise in many applications. Mathematical descriptions and analyses draw from a variety of fields such as partial differential equations of various types, differential and difference equations ...

    • 1250 - Convex Geometry and its Applications 

      [OWR-2012-59] Workshop Report 2012,59 (2012) - (09 Dec - 15 Dec 2012)
      The geometry of convex domains in Euclidean space plays a central role in several branches of mathematics: functional and harmonic analysis, the theory of PDE, linear programming and, increasingly, in the study of other ...

    • 1249 - Mathematical and Algorithmic Aspects of Atmosphere-Ocean Data Assimilation 

      [OWR-2012-58] Workshop Report 2012,58 (2012) - (02 Dec - 08 Dec 2012)
      The nomenclature “data assimilation” arises from applications in the geosciences where complex mathematical models are interfaced with observational data in order to improve model forecasts. Mathematically, data assimilation ...

    • 1248b - Mini-Workshop: Frontiers in Quantile Regression 

      [OWR-2012-56] Workshop Report 2012,56 (2012) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2012)
      Quantiles play an essential role in modern statistics, as emphasized by the fundamental work of Parzen (1978) and Tukey (1977). Quantile regression was introduced by Koenker and Bassett (1978) as a complement to least ...

    • 1248a - Mini-Workshop: Efficient and Robust Approximation of the Helmholtz Equation 

      [OWR-2012-55] Workshop Report 2012,55 (2012) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2012)
      The accurate and efficient treatment of wave propogation phenomena is still a challenging problem. A prototypical equation is the Helmholtz equation at high wavenumbers. For this equation, Babuška & Sauter showed in 2000 ...