Oberwolfach Reports: Recent submissions

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    • 1006b - Noncommutative Geometry and Loop Quantum Gravity: Loops, Algebras and Spectral Triples 

      [OWR-2010-9] Workshop Report 2010,9 (2010) - (07 Feb - 13 Feb 2010)
      Spectral triples have recently turned out to be relevant for different approaches that aim at quantizing gravity and the other fundamental forces of nature in a mathematically rigorous way. The purpose of this workshop was ...

    • 1005 - New Directions in Simulation, Control and Analysis for Interfaces and Free Boundaries 

      [OWR-2010-7] Workshop Report 2010,7 (2010) - (31 Jan - 06 Feb 2010)
      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 ...

    • 1004 - Statistical Issues in Prediction: what can be learned for individualized predictive medicine? 

      [OWR-2010-6] Workshop Report 2010,6 (2010) - (24 Jan - 30 Jan 2010)
      Error is unavoidable in prediction. And it is quite common, often sizable, and usually consequential. In a clinical context, especially when dealing with a terminal illness, error in prediction of residual life means that ...

    • 1003c - Mini-Workshop: Semiparametric Modelling of Multivariate Economic Time Series With Changing Dynamics 

      [OWR-2010-5] Workshop Report 2010,5 (2010) - (17 Jan - 23 Jan 2010)
      Modelling multivariate time series of possibly high dimension calls for appropriate dimension-reduction, e.g. by some factor modelling, additive modelling, or some simplified parametric structure for the dynamics (i.e. the ...

    • 1003b - Mini-Workshop: Valuations and Integral Geometry 

      [OWR-2010-4] Workshop Report 2010,4 (2010) - (17 Jan - 23 Jan 2010)
      As a generalization of the notion of measure, valuations have long played a central role in the integral geometry of convex sets. In recent years there has been a series of striking developments. Several examples were ...

    • 1003a - Mini-Workshop: History of Mathematics in Germany, 1920 - 1960 

      [OWR-2010-3] Workshop Report 2010,3 (2010) - (17 Jan - 23 Jan 2010)
      The Mini-Workshop dealt with the history of mathematics in Germany between 1920 and 1960, with a particular focus on the social history of mathematics. For the period under discussion research in the history of mathematics ...

    • 1002 - Moduli Spaces in Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2010-2] Workshop Report 2010,2 (2010) - (10 Jan - 16 Jan 2010)
      The workshop on Moduli Spaces in Algebraic Geometry aimed to bring together researchers from all branches of moduli theory, in order to discuss moduli spaces from different points of view, and to give an overview of methods ...

    • 1001 - Model Theory: Around Valued Fields and Dependent Theories 

      [OWR-2010-1] Workshop Report 2010,1 (2010) - (03 Jan - 09 Jan 2010)
      The general topic of the meeting was “Valued fields and related structures”. It included both applications of model theory, as well as so-called “pure” model theory: the classification of first order structures using new ...

    • 0951 - Material Theories 

      [OWR-2009-57] Workshop Report 2009,57 (2009) - (13 Dec - 19 Dec 2009)
      This biennial workshop brings together mathematicians, mechanicians and theoretical physicists interested in developing new mathematical models of complex materials, medias and systems. The workshop covers a wide range of ...

    • 0950b - Mini-Workshop: Modeling and Understanding Random Hamiltonians: Beyond Monotonicity, Linearity and Independence 

      [OWR-2009-55] Workshop Report 2009,55 (2009) - (06 Dec - 12 Dec 2009)
      The mini-workshop was devoted to the spectral analysis of random Schrödinger-type operators. While this topic has been intensively studo ied by physicists and mathematicians for several decades, more recently there has ...

    • 0950a - Mini-Workshop: The Escaping Set in Transcendental Dynamics 

      [OWR-2009-54] Workshop Report 2009,54 (2009) - (06 Dec - 12 Dec 2009)
      The escaping set of a transcendental entire or meromorphic function consists of all points which tend to infinity under iteration. Its importance in transcendental dynamics has increased significantly in recent years. The ...

    • 0950c - Mini-Workshop: Geometry of Quantum Entanglement 

      [OWR-2009-56] Workshop Report 2009,56 (2009) - (06 Dec - 12 Dec 2009)
      The workshop aimed at developing interactions between researchers from quantum information theory and from asymptotic geometric analysis. A central notion discussed was the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, which naturally ...

    • 0949 - Convex Geometry and its Applications 

      [OWR-2009-53] Workshop Report 2009,53 (2009) - (29 Nov - 05 Dec 2009)
      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 ...

    • 0947 - Complexity Theory 

      [OWR-2009-52] Workshop Report 2009,52 (2009) - (15 Nov - 21 Nov 2009)
      Computational Complexity Theory is the mathematical study of the intrinsic power and limitations of computational resources like time, space, or randomness. The current workshop focused on recent developments in various ...

    • 0946a - Mini-Workshop: Spectrum of Transfer Operators: Recent Developments and Applications 

      [OWR-2009-49] Workshop Report 2009,49 (2009) - (08 Nov - 14 Nov 2009)
      Transfer operators and their spectral theory provide a unifying framework for studying stochastic properties of chaotic deterministic dynamical systems. The goal of this workshop was to widen the class of systems that can ...

    • 0946c - Mini-Workshop: Feinstrukturtheorie und Innere Modelle 

      [OWR-2009-51] Workshop Report 2009,51 (2009) - (08 Nov - 14 Nov 2009)
      This workshop presented recent advances in fine structure and inner model theory. There were extended tutorials on hod mice and the Mouse Set Conjecture, suitable extender sequences and their fine structure, and the construction ...

    • 0946b - Mini-Workshop: Formal Methods in Commutative Algebra: A View Toward Constructive Homological Algebra 

      [OWR-2009-50] Workshop Report 2009,50 (2009) - (08 Nov - 14 Nov 2009)
      The purpose of the mini-workshop is to bring into the same place different mathematical communities that study constructive homological algebra and are motivated by different applications (e.g., constructive algebra, symbolic ...

    • 0945 - Design and Analysis of Infectious Disease Studies 

      [OWR-2009-48] Workshop Report 2009,48 (2009) - (01 Nov - 07 Nov 2009)
      This workshop gathered 45 participants from 16 countries and had a correspondingly multifaceted program covering various infectious diseases, public health applications, and methodological innovations. The discussions and ...

    • 0944a - History and Philosophy of Mathematical Notations and Symbolism 

      [OWR-2009-47] Workshop Report 2009,47 (2009) - (25 Oct - 31 Oct 2009)
      The conference aimed to discuss the nature of mathematical language with the focus set on the history of mathematical symbolism and symbolisation in a wide sense. Its contents were arranged along three main topics—symbolization ...

    • 0942 - Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity 

      [OWR-2009-46] Workshop Report 2009,46 (2009) - (11 Oct - 17 Oct 2009)
      Mathematical relativity, the subject of this conference, has recently become more and more devoted to the theory of nonlinear evolution equations, with global questions becoming ever more accessible. This is reflected by ...