Browsing Workshops 2013 by Title

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    • 1318b - Geometric Knot Theory 

      [OWR-2013-22] Workshop Report 2013,22 (2013) - (28 Apr - 04 May 2013)
      Geometric knot theory studies relations between geometric properties of a space curve and the knot type it represents. As examples, knotted curves have quadrisecant lines, and have more distortion and more total curvature ...

    • 1323 - Geometric Structures in Group Theory 

      [OWR-2013-28] Workshop Report 2013,28 (2013) - (02 Jun - 08 Jun 2013)
      The overall theme of the conference was geometric group theory, interpreted quite broadly. In general, geometric group theory seeks to understand algebraic properties of groups by studying their actions on spaces with ...

    • 1308 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 

      [OWR-2013-10] Workshop Report 2013,10 (2013) - (17 Feb - 23 Feb 2013)
      The workshop “Geophysical Fluid Dynamics” addressed recent advances in analytical, stochastic, modeling and computational studies of geophysical rotating fluids models. Of particular interest on the analytical and stochastic ...

    • 1303 - Graph Theory 

      [OWR-2013-2] Workshop Report 2013,2 (2013) - (13 Jan - 19 Jan 2013)
      This was a workshop on graph theory, with a comprehensive approach. Highlights included the emerging theories of sparse graph limits and of infinite matroids, new techniques for colouring graphs on surfaces, and extensions ...

    • 1334 - Group Theory, Measure, and Asymptotic Invariants 

      [OWR-2013-42] Workshop Report 2013,42 (2013) - (18 Aug - 24 Aug 2013)
      The workshop ‘Group Theory, Measure, and Asymptotic Invariants’ organized by Miklos Abert (Budapest), Damien Gaboriau (Lyon) and Andreas Thom (Leipzig) was held 18 - 24 August 2013. The event was a continuation of the ...

    • 1319 - Heat Kernels, Stochastic Processes and Functional Inequalities 

      [OWR-2013-23] Workshop Report 2013,23 (2013) - (05 May - 11 May 2013)
      The general topic of the 2013 workshop Heat kernels, stochastic processes and functional inequalities was the study of linear and non-linear diffusions in geometric environments: finite and infinite-dimensional manifolds, ...

    • 1338b - High-Resolution Mathematical and Numerical Analysis of Involution-Constrained PDEs 

      [OWR-2013-47] Workshop Report 2013,47 (2013) - (15 Sep - 21 Sep 2013)
      Partial differential equations constrained by involutions provide the highest fidelity mathematical models for a large number of complex physical systems of fundamental interest in critical scientific and technological ...

    • 1324 - Hyperbolic Techniques for Phase Dynamics 

      [OWR-2013-29] Workshop Report 2013,29 (2013) - (09 Jun - 15 Jun 2013)
      The progress in the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws has always been and still is driven strongly by new fields of applications. The workshop addressed aspects of modelling, analysis and numerics for fundamental ...

    • 1306a - Integral Geometry and its Applications 

      [OWR-2013-5] Workshop Report 2013,5 (2013) - (03 Feb - 09 Feb 2013)
      In recent years there has been a series of striking developments in modern integral geometry which has, in particular, lead to the discovery of new relations to several branches of pure and applied mathematics. A number ...

    • 1313 - Interfaces and Free Boundaries: Analysis, Control and Simulation 

      [OWR-2013-15] Workshop Report 2013,15 (2013) - (24 Mar - 30 Mar 2013)
      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 ...

    • 1312 - Interplay of Theory and Numerics for Deterministic and Stochastic Homogenization 

      [OWR-2013-14] Workshop Report 2013,14 (2013) - (17 Mar - 23 Mar 2013)
      The workshop has brought together experts in the broad field of partial differential equations with highly heterogeneous coefficients. Analysts and computational and applied mathematicians have shared results and ideas on ...

    • 1344 - Large Scale Stochastic Dynamics 

      [OWR-2013-52] Workshop Report 2013,52 (2013) - (27 Oct - 02 Nov 2013)
      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 ...

    • 1338a - Lattice Differential Equations 

      [OWR-2013-46] Workshop Report 2013,46 (2013) - (15 Sep - 21 Sep 2013)
      The workshop focused on recent advances in the analysis of lattice differential equations such as discrete Klein-Gordon and nonlinear Schrödinger equations as well as the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam lattice. Lattice differential ...

    • 1351 - Material Theories 

      [OWR-2013-59] Workshop Report 2013,59 (2013) - (15 Dec - 21 Dec 2013)
      The subject of this meeting was mathematical modeling of strongly interacting multi-particle systems that can be interpreted as advanced materials. The main emphasis was placed on contributions attempting to bridge the gap ...

    • 1317a - Mathematical Statistics of Partially Identified Objects 

      [OWR-2013-19] Workshop Report 2013,19 (2013) - (21 Apr - 27 Apr 2013)
      The workshop brought together leading experts in mathematical statistics, theoretical econometrics and bio-mathematics interested in mathematical objects occurring in the analysis of partially identified structures. The ...

    • 1336 - Matrix Factorizations in Algebra, Geometry, and Physics 

      [OWR-2013-44] Workshop Report 2013,44 (2013) - (01 Sep - 07 Sep 2013)
      Let $W$ be a polynomial or power series in several variables, or, more generally, a nonzero element in some regular commutative ring. A matrix factorization of $W$ consists of a pair of square matrices $X$ and $Y$ of the ...

    • 1320b - Mini-Workshop: Constructive Homological Algebra with Applications to Coherent Sheaves and Control Theory 

      [OWR-2013-25] Workshop Report 2013,25 (2013) - (12 May - 18 May 2013)
      The main objective of this mini-workshop is to bring together recent developments in constructive homological algebra. There, the current state already reached a level of generality which allows simultaneous application ...

    • 1330a - Mini-Workshop: Direct and Inverse Spectral Theory of Almost Periodic Operators 

      [OWR-2013-36] Workshop Report 2013,36 (2013) - (21 Jul - 27 Jul 2013)
      This mini-workshop brought together researchers working on direct and inverse spectral theory for Schrödinger operators, Jacobi matrices, and related operators. The talks reported on recent work on these models and related ...

    • 1345b - Mini-Workshop: Inelastic and Non-equilibrium Material Behavior: from Atomistic Structure to Macroscopic Constitutive Relations 

      [OWR-2013-54] Workshop Report 2013,54 (2013) - (03 Nov - 09 Nov 2013)
      The workshop brought together 15 scientists, which included leaders in the fields of mathematics (partial differential equations, statistical mechanics and calculus of variations) and mechanics (continuum mechanics, ...

    • 1320c - Mini-Workshop: Localising and Tilting in Abelian and Triangulated Categories 

      [OWR-2013-26] Workshop Report 2013,26 (2013) - (12 May - 18 May 2013)
      The workshop brought together experts on localisation theory and tilting theory from different parts of mathematics with the aim of fully exploiting the power of some recent developments in so far rather independent contexts. ...