Workshops 2009
Workshops 2009
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0951 - Material Theories
[OWR-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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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] (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 ... -
0941 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Minimal Surfaces
[OWR-2009-45] (2009) - (04 Oct - 09 Oct 2009)The theory of Minimal Surfaces has developed rapidly in the past 10 years. There are many factors that have contributed to this development: Sophisticated construction methods [14,29,31] have been developed and have ... -
0940 - Complex Algebraic Geometry
[OWR-2009-44] (2009) - (27 Sep - 03 Oct 2009)The Conference focused on several classical and novel theories in the realm of complex algebraic geometry, such as Algebraic surfaces, Moduli theory, Minimal Model Program, Abelian Varieties, Holomorphic Symplectic Varieties, ... -
0939 - Singularities
[OWR-2009-43] (2009) - (20 Sep - 26 Sep 2009)Local/global Singularity Theory is concerned with the local/global structure of maps and spaces that occur in differential topology or theory of algebraic or analytic varieties. It uses methods from algebra, topology, ... -
0938 - PDE and Materials
[OWR-2009-42] (2009) - (13 Sep - 19 Sep 2009)This workshop brought together mathematicians, physicists and material to discuss emerging applications of mathematics in materials science. -
0937 - Noncommutative Geometry
[OWR-2009-41] (2009) - (06 Sep - 12 Sep 2009)Many of the different aspects of Noncommutative Geometry were represented in the talks. The list of topics that were covered includes in particular new insight into the geometry of a noncommutative torus, local index formulae ... -
0936 - Mathematics of Complex Quantum Systems
[OWR-2009-40] (2009) - (30 Aug - 05 Sep 2009)A mathematical physics workshop focusing on the mathematics of complex quantum systems was held at MFO in September 2009. The physcs topics covered included quantum chemistry, nonrelativistic QED, statistical mechanics, ... -
0935 - Challenges in Statistical Theory: Complex Data Structures and Algorithmic Optimization
[OWR-2009-39] (2009) - (23 Aug - 29 Aug 2009)Technological developments have created a constant incoming stream of complex new data structures that need analysis. Modern statistics therefore means mathematically sophisticated new statistical theory that generates or ... -
0934 - Scaling Limits in Models of Statistical Mechanics
[OWR-2009-38] (2009) - (16 Aug - 22 Aug 2009)The workshop brought together researchers interested in spatial random processes and their connection to statistical mechanics. The principal subjects of interest were scaling limits and, in general, limit laws for various ...