Browsing Workshops 2012 by Title
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1209 - Control Theory: Mathematical Perspectives on Complex Networked Systems
[OWR-2012-12] (2012) - (26 Feb - 03 Mar 2012)Control theory is an interdisciplinary field that is located at the crossroads of pure and applied mathematics with systems engineering and the sciences. Its range of applicability and its techniques evolve rapidly with ... -
1250 - Convex Geometry and its Applications
[OWR-2012-59] (2012) - (09 Dec - 15 Dec 2012)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 ... -
1217a - Diophantische Approximationen
[OWR-2012-22] (2012) - (22 Apr - 28 Apr 2012)This Number Theoretic conference was focused on the following subjects: the Littlewood conjecture, simultaneous homogeneous and inhomogeneous Diophantine approximation, geometry of numbers, irrationality, Diophantine ... -
1228 - Discrete Differential Geometry
[OWR-2012-34] (2012) - (08 Jul - 14 Jul 2012)This is the collection of extended abstracts for the 24 lectures and the open problems session at the third Oberwolfach workshop on Discrete Differential Geometry. -
1251 - Dynamics of Patterns
[OWR-2012-60] (2012) - (16 Dec - 22 Dec 2012)Patterns and nonlinear waves arise in many applications. Mathematical descriptions and analyses draw from a variety of fields such as partial differential equations of various types, differential and difference equations ... -
1210 - Enveloping Algebras and Geometric Representation Theory
[OWR-2012-13] (2012) - (04 Mar - 10 Mar 2012)The workshop brought together experts investigating algebraic Lie theory from the geometric and combinatorial points of view. -
1202 - Explicit Versus Tacit Knowledge in Mathematics
[OWR-2012-4] (2012) - (08 Jan - 14 Jan 2012)This workshop aimed to bring together an international group of historians of mathematics to reflect upon the role played by tacit knowledge in doing mathematics at various times and places. The existence of tacit knowledge ... -
1211 - Frontiers in Nonparametric Statistics
[OWR-2012-14] (2012) - (11 Mar - 17 Mar 2012)The goal of this workshop was to discuss recent developments of nonparametric statistical inference. A particular focus was on high dimensional statistics, semiparametrics, adaptation, nonparametric bayesian statistics, ... -
1227b - Geometric Aspects of Spectral Theory
[OWR-2012-33] (2012) - (01 Jul - 07 Jul 2012)The workshop “Geometric Aspects of Spectral Theory” brought together leading researchers working in various areas of this vast field of mathematics. The meeting featured presentations on some of the most fascinating recent ... -
1229 - Geometric Group Theory, Hyperbolic Dynamics and Symplectic Geometry
[OWR-2012-35] (2012) - (15 Jul - 21 Jul 2012)The workshop brought together experts in the young and rapidly developing mathematical fields of Geometric group theory, hyperbolic dynamics and symplectic geometry. The activities included talks on recent achievements and ... -
1221 - Geometrie
[OWR-2012-27] (2012) - (20 May - 26 May 2012)During the meeting a wide range of topics in geometry was discussed. There were 18 one hour talks and four half an hour talks which took place after dinner. -
1204 - Interplay of Analysis and Probability in Physics
[OWR-2012-6] (2012) - (22 Jan - 28 Jan 2012)The main purpose of this workshop was to foster interaction between researchers in the fields of analysis and probability with the aim of joining forces to understand difficult problems from physics rigorously. 52 researchers ... -
1223 - Invariants in Low-Dimensional Topology and Knot Theory
[OWR-2012-28] (2012) - (03 Jun - 09 Jun 2012)This meeting concentrated on topological invariants in low dimensional topology and knot theory. We include both three and four dimensional manifolds in our phrase “low dimensional topology”. The intent of the conference ... -
1208b - Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations
[OWR-2012-11] (2012) - (19 Feb - 25 Feb 2012)This workshop brought together mathematicians engaged in different aspects of inverse problems for partial differential equations. Classical topics such as the inverse problems of impedance tomography and scattering theory ... -
1236 - Komplexe Analysis
[OWR-2012-43] (2012) - (02 Sep - 08 Sep 2012)The aim of this workshop was to discuss recent developments in several complex variables and complex geometry. Special emphasis was put on the interaction of analytic and algebraic methods. Topics included Kähler geometry, ... -
1226 - Learning Theory and Approximation
[OWR-2012-31] (2012) - (24 Jun - 30 Jun 2012)Learning theory studies data structures from samples and aims at understanding unknown function relations behind them. This leads to interesting theoretical problems which can be often attacked with methods from Approximation ... -
1235 - Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory
[OWR-2012-42] (2012) - (26 Aug - 01 Sep 2012)The workshop brought together topologists and number theorists with the intent of exploring the many tantalizing connections between these areas. -
1249 - Mathematical and Algorithmic Aspects of Atmosphere-Ocean Data Assimilation
[OWR-2012-58] (2012) - (02 Dec - 08 Dec 2012)The nomenclature “data assimilation” arises from applications in the geosciences where complex mathematical models are interfaced with observational data in order to improve model forecasts. Mathematically, data assimilation ... -
1231 - Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity
[OWR-2012-37] (2012) - (29 Jul - 04 Aug 2012)Mathematical general relativity, the subject of this workshop, is a remarkable confluence of different areas of mathematics. Einstein’s equation, the focus of mathematical relativity, is one of the most fruitful nonlinear ... -
1233 - Mathematical Aspects of Hydrodynamics
[OWR-2012-39] (2012) - (12 Aug - 18 Aug 2012)The workshop dealt with the partial differential equations that describe fluid motion, namely the Euler equations and the Navier-Stokes equations. Many of the lectures concerned questions of existence and regularity of ...