Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions

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    • 1426 - Computational Multiscale Methods 

      [OWR-2014-30] Workshop Report 2014,30 (2014) - (22 Jun - 28 Jun 2014)
      Almost all processes in engineering and the sciences are characterised by the complicated relation of features on a large range of nonseparable spatial and time scales. The workshop concerned the computer-aided simulation ...

    • 1425 - Geometrie 

      [OWR-2014-29] Workshop Report 2014,29 (2014) - (15 Jun - 21 Jun 2014)
      The topics discussed at the meeting ranged from geometric evolution equations to minimal surfaces, Riemannian foliations and hyperbolic geometry. Because of a flexible schedule, the 53 participants had ample time for discussion.

    • 1423 - Stochastic Analysis: Around the KPZ Universality Class 

      [OWR-2014-28] Workshop Report 2014,28 (2014) - (01 Jun - 07 Jun 2014)
      The Gaussian distribution is the “universal” distribution arising in a huge variety of contexts that describes the compound effect of the random fluctuations of many independent (or weakly dependent) sources of randomness ...

    • 1422b - Okounkov Bodies and Applications 

      [OWR-2014-27] Workshop Report 2014,27 (2014) - (25 May - 31 May 2014)
      The theory of Newton–Okounkov bodies, also called Okounkov bodies, is a relatively new connection between algebraic geometry and convex geometry. It generalizes the well-known and extremely rich correspondence between ...

    • 1422a - Algebraic Structures in Low-Dimensional Topology 

      [OWR-2014-26] Workshop Report 2014,26 (2014) - (25 May - 31 May 2014)
      The workshop concentrated on important and interrelated invariants in low dimensional topology. This work involved virtual knot theory, knot theory, three and four dimensional manifolds and their properties.

    • 1421 - Interactions between Algebraic Geometry and Noncommutative Algebra 

      [OWR-2014-25] Workshop Report 2014,25 (2014) - (18 May - 24 May 2014)
      The workshop presented the current developments in the field of noncommutative algebra geometry and its interactions with algebraic geometry and representation theory.

    • 1420 - Schnelle Löser für Partielle Differentialgleichungen 

      [OWR-2014-24] Workshop Report 2014,24 (2014) - (11 May - 17 May 2014)
      This workshop was well attended by 52 participants with broad geographic representation from 11 countries and 3 continents. It was a nice blend of researchers with various backgrounds.

    • 1419 - Stochastic Analysis in Finance and Insurance 

      [OWR-2014-23] Workshop Report 2014,23 (2014) - (04 May - 10 May 2014)
      This workshop brought together leading experts and a large number of younger researchers in stochastic analysis and mathematical finance from all over the world. During a highly intense week, participants exchanged many ...

    • 1418 - Modular Forms 

      [OWR-2014-22] Workshop Report 2014,22 (2014) - (27 Apr - 03 May 2014)
      The theory of Modular Forms has been central in mathematics with a rich history and connections to many other areas of mathematics. The workshop explored recent developments and future directions with a particular focus ...

    • 1417 - Hilbert Modules and Complex Geometry 

      [OWR-2014-21] Workshop Report 2014,21 (2014) - (20 Apr - 26 Apr 2014)
      The major topics discussed in the workshop were Hilbert modules of analytic functions on domains in Cn, Toeplitz and Hankel operators, reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces and multiplier algebras, the interplay of complex ...

    • 1416a - Mini-Workshop: Mathematical Physics meets Sparse Recovery 

      [OWR-2014-18] Workshop Report 2014,18 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      In recent years, there have been several fruitful interchanges of methods between the fields of sparse and low-rank recovery on the one hand and quantum information theory on the other hand. One way to understand this ...

    • 1416b - Mini-Workshop: Mathematical Models for Cancer Cell Migration 

      [OWR-2014-19] Workshop Report 2014,19 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      Tumour cell invasion is an essential hallmark in the progression of malignant cancer. Thereby, cancer cells migrate through the surrounding tissue (normal cells, extracellular matrix, interstitial fluid) towards blood or ...

    • 1416c - Mini-Workshop: Infinite Dimensional Hopf Algebras 

      [OWR-2014-20] Workshop Report 2014,20 (2014) - (13 Apr - 19 Apr 2014)
      This is a report of the above mini-workshop. It contains brief accounts of all 17 talks given at the meeting, with commentary on their interconnections. A selection of the numerous open questions discussed at and generated ...

    • 1415 - Real Algebraic Geometry With A View Toward Systems Control and Free Positivity 

      [OWR-2014-17] Workshop Report 2014,17 (2014) - (06 Apr - 12 Apr 2014)
      New interactions between real algebraic geometry, convex optimization and free non-commutative geometry have recently emerged, and have been the subject of numerous international meetings. The aim of the workshop was to ...

    • 1414 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Superrigidity 

      [OWR-2014-16] Workshop Report 2014,16 (2014) - (30 Mar - 05 Apr 2014)
      The purpose of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft was to review old and new phenomenas of rigidity in mathematics. The broad spectrum of such results was covered, such as Margulis-Zimmer superrigidity, cocyle and character rigidity.

    • 1413 - Flat Surfaces and Dynamics on Moduli Space 

      [OWR-2014-15] Workshop Report 2014,15 (2014) - (23 Mar - 29 Mar 2014)
      Dynamics of the Teichmüller geodesic flow on the moduli space of curves and asymptotic monodromy of the Hodge bundle along this flow have numerous applications to dynamics and geometry of measured foliations, to billiards ...

    • 1412 - Nonlinear Evolution Equations: Analysis and Numerics 

      [OWR-2014-14] Workshop Report 2014,14 (2014) - (16 Mar - 22 Mar 2014)
      The workshop was devoted to the analytical and numerical investigation of nonlinear evolution equations. The main aim was to stimulate a closer interaction between experts in analytical and numerical methods for areas such ...

    • 1411 - Adaptive Statistical Inference 

      [OWR-2014-13] Workshop Report 2014,13 (2014) - (09 Mar - 15 Mar 2014)
      This workshop in mathematical statistics highlights recent advances in adaptive methods for statistical estimation, testing and confidence sets. Related open mathematical problems are discussed with potential impact on the ...

    • 1410 - Enumerative Combinatorics 

      [OWR-2014-12] Workshop Report 2014,12 (2014) - (02 Mar - 08 Mar 2014)
      Enumerative Combinatorics focusses on the exact and asymptotic counting of combinatorial objects. It is strongly connected to the probabilistic analysis of large combinatorial structures and has fruitful connections to ...

    • 1409c - Mini-Workshop: Batalin-Vilkovisky Algebras, Operads, and Hopf Algebroids 

      [OWR-2014-11] Workshop Report 2014,11 (2014) - (23 Feb - 01 Mar 2014)
      This workshop brought together 17 researchers whose work involves Batalin–Vilkovisky algebras, operads, and related structures such as Gerstenhaber algebras and cyclic homology. It featured introductory lectures on some ...