• 0709 - Analysis and Numerics for Rate-Independent Processes 

      [OWR-2007-11] Workshop Report 2007,11 (2007) - (25 Feb - 03 Mar 2007)
      This conference brought together the mathematicians and engineers concerned with the study of rate-independent processes. The topics involved the physical and mechanical modeling, the analytical treatment as well as the ...
    • 0739 - Coagulation and Fragmentation Models 

      [OWR-2007-46] Workshop Report 2007,46 (2007) - (23 Sep - 29 Sep 2007)
      Analysis of coagulation and fragmentation is crucial to understanding many processes of scientific and industrial importance. In recent years this has led to intensified research activities in the areas of differential ...
    • 0710b - Inverse Problems in Wave Scattering 

      [OWR-2007-13] Workshop Report 2007,13 (2007) - (04 Mar - 10 Mar 2007)
      The workshop treated inverse problems for partial differential equations, especially inverse scattering problems, and their applications in technology. While special attention was paid to sampling methods, decomposition ...
    • 0735 - Large Scale Stochastic Dynamics 

      [OWR-2007-42] Workshop Report 2007,42 (2007) - (26 Aug - 01 Sep 2007)
      Equilibrium statistical mechanics studies random fields distributed according to a Gibbs probability measure. Such random fields can be equipped with a stochastic dynamics given by a Markov process with the correspondingly ...
    • 0751 - Material Theories 

      [OWR-2007-58] Workshop Report 2007,58 (2007) - (16 Dec - 22 Dec 2007)
      The workshop reviewed classical and recent trends in the modeling of material behavior using a wide spectrum of mathematical tools (stochastic processes, calculus of variations, pde’s). Among the topic covered, the following ...
    • 0707c - Mini-Workshop: Control of Free Boundaries 

      [OWR-2007-8] Workshop Report 2007,8 (2007) - (11 Feb - 17 Feb 2007)
      The field of the mathematical and numerical analysis of systems of nonlinear pdes involving interfaces and free boundaries is a burgeoning area of research. Many such systems arise from mathematical models in material ...
    • 0707a - Mini-Workshop: Multiscale and Variational Methods in Material Science and Quantum Theory of Solids 

      [OWR-2007-6] Workshop Report 2007,6 (2007) - (11 Feb - 17 Feb 2007)
      This workshop brought together 18 scientists from three different mathematical communities: (i) random Schrödinger operators, (ii) quantum mechanics of interacting atoms, and (iii) mathematical materials science. Several ...
    • 0715a - Mini-Workshop: Shape Analysis for Eigenvalues 

      [OWR-2007-18] Workshop Report 2007,18 (2007) - (08 Apr - 14 Apr 2007)
      The main goal of the meeting was to bring together two mathematical communities working on the shape analysis of eigenvalues by quite different methods. On the one hand explicit solutions to optimal shape problems for ...
    • 0748a - Mini-Workshop: Theory and Numerics of Fluid-Solid Interaction 

      [OWR-2007-53] Workshop Report 2007,53 (2007) - (25 Nov - 01 Dec 2007)
      This volume contains the abstracts of a series of talks given at a mini-workshop in Oberwolfach on the theory and numerics of continuum mechanical fluid-solid/structure interaction. The characteristics of these coupled ...
    • 0737 - Nonlinear Waves and Dispersive Equations 

      [OWR-2007-44] Workshop Report 2007,44 (2007) - (09 Sep - 15 Sep 2007)
      The aim of the workshop was to discuss current developments in nonlinear waves and dispersive equations from a PDE based view. Asymptotic properties of solutions (including multi soliton solutions und singular solutions), ...
    • 0730 - Partielle Differentialgleichungen 

      [OWR-2007-35] Workshop Report 2007,35 (2007) - (22 Jul - 28 Jul 2007)
      The workshop dealt with partial differential equations in geometry and technical applications. The main topics were the combination of nonlinear partial differential equations and geometric problems, regularity of free ...
    • 0723 - Phase Transitions 

      [OWR-2007-28] Workshop Report 2007,28 (2007) - (03 Jun - 09 Jun 2007)
      As in the past, the workshop brought together researchers with a background in physics, partial differential equations and continuum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Equilibrium and dynamic phase transitions were ...
    • 0718b - Progress in Surface Theory 

      [OWR-2007-24] Workshop Report 2007,24 (2007) - (29 Apr - 05 May 2007)
      The theory of surfaces has undergone substantial changes in recent years, with many different active areas at this point in time. It has become mainstream to study minimal surfaces and constant mean curvature surfaces in ...
    • 0704 - Trends in Mathematical Imaging and Surface Processing 

      [OWR-2007-3] Workshop Report 2007,3 (2007) - (21 Jan - 27 Jan 2007)
      Motivated both by industrial applications and the challenge of new problems, one observes an increasing interest in the field of image and surface processing over the last years. It has become clear that even though the ...