Workshops 2006

 
 

Workshops 2006

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    • 0614 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft mit aktuellem Thema: Higher Torsion Invariants in Differential Topology and Algebraic K-Theory 

      [OWR-2006-16] Workshop Report 2006,16 (2006) - (02 Apr - 08 Apr 2006)
      The purpose of this Arbeitsgemeinschaft was to study and—as far as possible—compare three generalisations of the classical Franz-Reidemeister torsion to families E → B of manifolds. Dwyer, Weiss and Williams construct ...

    • 0613 - Representations of Finite Groups 

      [OWR-2006-15] Workshop Report 2006,15 (2006) - (26 Mar - 01 Apr 2006)
      The workshop ”Representations of finite groups” was organized by A. Kleshchev (Eugene), M. Linckelmann (Aberdeen), G. Malle (Kaiserslautern) and J. Rickard (Bristol). It covered a wide variety of aspects of the representation ...

    • 0612 - Geometric Numerical Integration 

      [OWR-2006-14] Workshop Report 2006,14 (2006) - (19 Mar - 25 Mar 2006)
      The subject of this workshop was numerical methods that preserve geometric properties of the flow of an ordinary or partial differential equation. This was complemented by the question as to how preserving the geometry ...

    • 0611 - Analysis and Topology in Interaction 

      [OWR-2006-13] Workshop Report 2006,13 (2006) - (12 Mar - 18 Mar 2006)
      This workshop brought together, on the one side, mathematicians working in areas of global analysis and index theory, which are related with problems in algebraic topology, and on the other side, specialists in fields like ...

    • 0610 - Discrete Differential Geometry 

      [OWR-2006-12] Workshop Report 2006,12 (2006) - (05 Mar - 11 Mar 2006)
      Discrete Differential Geometry is a broad new area where differential geometry (studying smooth curves, surfaces and other manifolds) interacts with discrete geometry (studying polyhedral manifolds), using tools and ideas ...

    • 0609 - Numerical Techniques for Optimization Problems with PDE Constraints 

      [OWR-2006-11] Workshop Report 2006,11 (2006) - (26 Feb - 04 Mar 2006)
      Optimization problems with partial differential equation (PDE) constraints arise in many science and engineering applications. Their robust and efficient solution present many mathematical challenges and requires a tight ...

    • 0608c - Mini-Workshop: On the Reception of Isaac Newton in Europe 

      [OWR-2006-10] Workshop Report 2006,10 (2006) - (19 Feb - 25 Feb 2006)
      A three-volume book on all aspects of the European reception of Isaac Newton’s work is in preparation, for publication in 2008 by Continuum Press (London). This workshop involved the important subset of contributors working ...

    • 0608b - Mini-Workshop: L2-Spectral Invariants and the Integrated Density of States 

      [OWR-2006-9] Workshop Report 2006,9 (2006) - (19 Feb - 25 Feb 2006)
      L2 -spectral invariants play an increasingly important role in the analysis of infinite geometric objects allowing for the action of a group. Typical such objects are covering spaces like Riemannian manifolds and graphs. ...

    • 0608a - Mini-Workshop: Thick Subcategories - Classifications and Applications 

      [OWR-2006-8] Workshop Report 2006,8 (2006) - (19 Feb - 25 Feb 2006)
      Thick subcategories of triangulated categories arise in various mathematical areas, for instance in algebraic geometry, in representation theory of groups and algebras, or in stable homotopy theory. The aim of this workshop ...

    • 0607 - Algorithmic Graph Theory 

      [OWR-2006-7] Workshop Report 2006,7 (2006) - (12 Feb - 18 Feb 2006)
      The main focus of this workshop was on mathematical techniques needed for the development of efficient solutions and algorithms for computationally difficult graph problems. The techniques studied at the workshhop included: ...

    • 0606 - The Arithmetic of Fields 

      [OWR-2006-6] Workshop Report 2006,6 (2006) - (05 Feb - 11 Feb 2006)
      This is the report on the Oberwolfach workshop The Arithmetic of Fields, held in February 2006. Field Arithmetic (MSC 12E30) is a branch of mathematics concerned with studying the inner structure (orderings, valuations, ...

    • 0605 - Convex and Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2006-5] Workshop Report 2006,5 (2006) - (29 Jan - 04 Feb 2006)
      The subjects of convex and algebraic geometry meet primarily in the theory of toric varieties. Toric geometry is the part of algebraic geometry where all maps are given by monomials in suitable coordinates, and all equations ...

    • 0604 - Mechanics of Materials 

      [OWR-2006-4] Workshop Report 2006,4 (2006) - (22 Jan - 28 Jan 2006)
      All up-to-date engineering applications of advanced multi-phase materials necessitate a concurrent design of materials (including composition, processing routes, microstructures and properties) with structural components. ...

    • 0603 - Deformations and Contractions in Mathematics and Physics 

      [OWR-2006-3] Workshop Report 2006,3 (2006) - (15 Jan - 21 Jan 2006)
      Deformations of mathematical structures are not only important in most parts of mathematics but also to a large extend in physics. Contractions are in some respect dual to deformations. The workshop brought together world ...

    • 0602 - Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity 

      [OWR-2006-2] Workshop Report 2006,2 (2006) - (08 Jan - 14 Jan 2006)
      The conference covered mathematical general relativity. The Einstein equations, the key to the subject, can be split into constraints and evolution equations. Many of the talks at the conference concerned the constraints ...

    • 0601 - Combinatorics 

      [OWR-2006-1] Workshop Report 2006,1 (2006) - (01 Jan - 07 Jan 2006)
      This is the report on the Oberwolfach workshop on Combinatorics, held 1–7 January 2006. Combinatorics is a branch of mathematics studying families of mainly, but not exclusively, finite or countable structures – discrete ...