Workshops 2010

 
 

Workshops 2010

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    • 1034c - Mini-Workshop: Exploiting Symmetry in Optimization 

      [OWR-2010-38] Workshop Report 2010,38 (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      The feasible regions of mathematical optimization models quite often exhibit a high degree of symmetry. In recent years, several groups of researchers have independently worked on algorithmic approaches to exploit such ...

    • 1034a - Mini-Workshop: Mechanics of Cell Motion 

      [OWR-2010-36] Workshop Report 2010,36 (2010) - (22 Aug - 28 Aug 2010)
      This mini-workshop brought together established researchers and newer entrants in the field of cell motility, a challenging research area located at the crossroads of biology, mathematics and physics. Cell locomotion ...

    • 1033 - Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory 

      [OWR-2010-35] Workshop Report 2010,35 (2010) - (15 Aug - 21 Aug 2010)
      The workshop on Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory brought together researchers in these areas with the intent of exploring the many tantalizing connections between Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory. Some ...

    • 1032 - Mathematical Theory and Modelling in Atmosphere-Ocean-Science 

      [OWR-2010-34] Workshop Report 2010,34 (2010) - (08 Aug - 14 Aug 2010)
      Participants from around the world gathered to review application and development of mathematics in relation to problems in the atmospheric, oceanic and climate sciences.

    • 1031 - Wavelet and Multiscale Methods 

      [OWR-2010-33] Workshop Report 2010,33 (2010) - (01 Aug - 07 Aug 2010)
      Various scientific models demand finer and finer resolutions of relevant features. Paradoxically, increasing computational power serves to even heighten this demand. Namely, the wealth of available data itself becomes a ...

    • 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 ...

    • 1029 - Calculus of Variations 

      [OWR-2010-31] Workshop Report 2010,31 (2010) - (18 Jul - 24 Jul 2010)
      Since its invention by Newton, the calculus of variations has formed one of the central techniques for studying problems in geometry, physics, and partial differential equations. This trend continues even today. On the one ...

    • 1028 - Geometric Group Theory, Hyperbolic Dynamics and Symplectic Geometry 

      [OWR-2010-30] Workshop Report 2010,30 (2010) - (11 Jul - 17 Jul 2010)
      The main theme of the workshop is the interaction between the speedily developing fields of mathematics mentioned in the title. One of the purposes of the workshop is to highlight new exciting developments which are happening ...

    • 1027 - Homogeneous Dynamics and Number Theory 

      [OWR-2010-29] Workshop Report 2010,29 (2010) - (04 Jul - 10 Jul 2010)
      The theory of flows on homogeneous spaces of Lie groups has emerged as a distinct, rapidly advancing subject over the last few decades incorporating ergodic theory, geometry and number theory. The workshop showcased the ...

    • 1026 - Analysis and Geometric Singularities 

      [OWR-2010-28] Workshop Report 2010,28 (2010) - (27 Jun - 03 Jul 2010)
      The Conference on “Analysis and Geometric Singularities” took place from June 27 to July 3, 2010 and had 53 participants. The organization of the meeting followed the well-established scheme, providing plenty of discussion ...

    • 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, ...

    • 1024 - Geometrie 

      [OWR-2010-26] Workshop Report 2010,26 (2010) - (13 Jun - 19 Jun 2010)
      The program of this meeting covered a wide range of recent developements in geometry such as geometric flows and connections to transport problems, metric and Alexandrov geometry, positively curved manifolds and the positive ...

    • 1023 - Geometry, Quantum Fields, and Strings: Categorial Aspects 

      [OWR-2010-25] Workshop Report 2010,25 (2010) - (06 Jun - 12 Jun 2010)
      Currently, in the interaction between string theory, quantum field theory and topology, there is an increased use of category-theoretic methods. Independent developments (e.g. the categorificiation of knot invariants, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 1020 - Motives and Homotopy Theory of Schemes 

      [OWR-2010-23] Workshop Report 2010,23 (2010) - (16 May - 22 May 2010)
      The 2010 program on Motives and Homotopy Theory of Schemes consisted of a lively and varied series of 19 one-hour lectures on the latest developments in the field, presenting a wide range of aspects of this multifaceted ...

    • 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.

    • 1018 - Progress in Surface Theory 

      [OWR-2010-21] Workshop Report 2010,21 (2010) - (02 May - 08 May 2010)
      The theory of surfaces is interpreted these days as a prototype of submanifold geometry and is characterized by the substantial application of PDE methods and methods from the theory of integrable systems, in addition to ...

    • 1017 - Non-positive Curvature and Geometric Structures in Group Theory 

      [OWR-2010-20] Workshop Report 2010,20 (2010) - (25 Apr - 01 May 2010)
      The focus of this meeting was the use of geometric methods to study infinite discrete groups. Key topics included isometric actions of such groups on spaces of nonpositive curvature, such as CAT(0) cube complexes, buildings, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 1015 - Mathematics and Algorithms in Tomography 

      [OWR-2010-18] Workshop Report 2010,18 (2010) - (11 Apr - 17 Apr 2010)
      This is the eighth Oberwolfach conference on the mathematics of tomography. Modalities represented at the workshop included X-ray tomography, sonar, radar, seismic imaging, ultrasound, electron microscopy, impedance imaging, ...