Browsing Workshops 2010 by Issue Date

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    • 1030 - Cohomology of Finite Groups: Interactions and Applications 

      [OWR-2010-32] Workshop Report 2010,32 (2010) - (25 Jul - 31 Jul 2010)
      The cohomology of finite groups is an important tool in many subjects including representation theory and algebraic topology. This meeting was the third in a series that has emphasized the interactions of group cohomology ...

    • 1041 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Topological Robotics 

      [OWR-2010-47] Workshop Report 2010,47 (2010) - (10 Oct - 16 Oct 2010)
      The purpose of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft was to enable PhD students and researchers to study Topological Robotics, a new field investigating topological problems motivated by robotics and engineering as well as problems of ...

    • 1016 - Algebraic Groups 

      [OWR-2010-19] Workshop Report 2010,19 (2010) - (18 Apr - 24 Apr 2010)
      The workshop dealt with a broad range of topics from the structure theory and the representation theory of algebraic groups (in the widest sense). There was emphasis on the following areas: • classical and quantum cohomology ...

    • 1025 - Classical Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2010-27] Workshop Report 2010,27 (2010) - (20 Jun - 26 Jun 2010)
      Algebraic geometry studies properties of specific algebraic varieties, on the one hand, and moduli spaces of all varieties of fixed topological type on the other hand. Of special importance is the moduli space of curves, ...

    • 1036 - Actions and Invariants of Residually Finite Groups: Asymptotic Methods 

      [OWR-2010-40] Workshop Report 2010,40 (2010) - (05 Sep - 11 Sep 2010)
      The workshop brought together experts in finite group theory, L2-cohomology, measured group theory, the theory of lattices in Lie groups, probability and topology. The common object of interest was residually finite groups, ...

    • 1019 - Interactions between Algebraic Geometry and Noncommutative Algebra 

      [OWR-2010-22] Workshop Report 2010,22 (2010) - (09 May - 15 May 2010)
      The aim of this workshop was to communicate the most current developments in the field of noncommutative algebra and its interactions with algebraic geometry and representation theory.

    • 1014 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Mathematical Billards 

      [OWR-2010-17] Workshop Report 2010,17 (2010) - (04 Apr - 10 Apr 2010)
      The workshop Mathematical Billiards, organised by Serge Tabachnikov (Penn State) and Serge Troubetzkoy (Marseille) was held April 4th–April 10th, 2010. This meeting was well attended by over 40 participants including a ...

    • 1042 - Mathematical Challenges in Stochastic Networks 

      [OWR-2010-48] Workshop Report 2010,48 (2010) - (17 Oct - 23 Oct 2010)
      The workshop was devoted to the discussion of recent progress in modern stochastic network theory and to the exploration of open mathematical challenging problems in the field. The workshop covered a wide range of 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 ...

    • 1012 - Combinatorial Representation Theory 

      [OWR-2010-15] Workshop Report 2010,15 (2010) - (21 Mar - 27 Mar 2010)
      The workshop brought together researchers from different fields in representation theory and algebraic combinatorics for a fruitful interaction. New results, methods and developments ranging from classical and modular ...

    • 1011 - Microstructures in Solids: From Quantum Models to Continua 

      [OWR-2010-14] Workshop Report 2010,14 (2010) - (14 Mar - 20 Mar 2010)
      The mathematical theory of solids was studied from the modern perspective of materials with microcstructures. The discussed topics ranged from experimental findings, via numerical simulations and mathematical modeling to ...

    • 1022 - Phase Transitions 

      [OWR-2010-24] Workshop Report 2010,24 (2010) - (30 May - 05 Jun 2010)
      Phase transitions are common phenomena which occur in many fields of material sciences. Models of phase transitions in diverse physical systems often lead to ill-posed mathematical problems whose solutions are characterized ...

    • 1045 - Large Scale Stochastic Dynamics 

      [OWR-2010-50] Workshop Report 2010,50 (2010) - (07 Nov - 13 Nov 2010)
      In focus are interacting stochastic systems with many components, ranging from stochastic partial differential equations to discrete systems as interacting particles on a lattice moving through random jumps. More specifically ...

    • 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 ...

    • 1013 - Modern Nonparametric Statistics: Going Beyond Asymptotic Minimax 

      [OWR-2010-16] Workshop Report 2010,16 (2010) - (28 Mar - 03 Apr 2010)
      During the years 1975-1990 a major emphasis in nonparametric estimation was put on computing the asymptotic minimax risk for many classes of functions. Modern statistical practice indicates some serious limitations of the ...

    • 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 ...

    • 1044a - Operator Theory and Harmonic Analysis 

      [OWR-2010-49] Workshop Report 2010,49 (2010) - (31 Oct - 06 Nov 2010)
      The major topics discussed in this workshop were the Feichtinger conjecture and related questions of harmonic analysis, the corona problem for the ball Bn, the weighted approximation problem, and questions related to the ...