Workshops 2014

 
 

Workshops 2014

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    • 1451 - Variational Methods for Evolution 

      [OWR-2014-57] Workshop Report 2014,57 (2014) - (14 Dec - 20 Dec 2014)
      The workshop brought together researchers from geometry, nonlinear functional analysis, calculus of variations, partial differential equations, and stochastics around a common topic: systems whose evolution is driven by ...

    • 1450 - Mathematics in Undergraduate Study Programs: Challenges for Research and for the Dialogue between Mathematics and Didactics of Mathematics 

      [OWR-2014-56] Workshop Report 2014,56 (2014) - (07 Dec - 13 Dec 2014)
      The topic of undergraduate mathematics is of considerable concern for mathematicians in universities, but also for those teaching mathematics as part of undergraduate studies other than mathematics, for employers seeking ...

    • 1449a - Mini-Workshop: Dynamical versus Diffraction Spectra in the Theory of Quasicrystals 

      [OWR-2014-53] Workshop Report 2014,53 (2014) - (30 Nov - 06 Dec 2014)
      The dynamical (or von Neumann) spectrum of a dynamical system and the diffraction spectrum of the corresponding measure dynamical system are intimately related. While their equivalence in the case of pure point spectra is ...

    • 1449b - Mini-Workshop: Eigenvalue Problems in Surface Superconductivity 

      [OWR-2014-54] Workshop Report 2014,54 (2014) - (30 Nov - 06 Dec 2014)
      The aim of the meeting is to discuss several classes of Schrödinger equations appearing within the Ginzburg-Landau theory of superconductivity. The related problems are discussed from several perspectives including ...

    • 1449c - Mini-Workshop: Reflection Positivity in Representation Theory, Stochastics and Physics 

      [OWR-2014-55] Workshop Report 2014,55 (2014) - (30 Nov - 06 Dec 2014)
      The central focus of the workshop was reflection positivity, its occurrence in physics, representation theory, abstract harmonic analysis, and stochastic analysis. The program was intrinsically interdisciplinary and included ...

    • 1447 - Mathematical Logic: Proof theory, Constructive Mathematics 

      [OWR-2014-52] Workshop Report 2014,52 (2014) - (16 Nov - 22 Nov 2014)
      The workshop “Mathematical Logic: Proof Theory, Constructive Mathematics” was centered around proof-theoretic aspects of current mathematics, constructive mathematics and logical aspects of computational complexity

    • 1446 - Combinatorial Optimization 

      [OWR-2014-51] Workshop Report 2014,51 (2014) - (09 Nov - 15 Nov 2014)
      Combinatorial Optimization is an area of mathematics that thrives from a continual influx of new questions and problems from practice. Attacking these problems has required the development and combination of ideas and ...

    • 1445a - Probability, Trees and Algorithms 

      [OWR-2014-50] Workshop Report 2014,50 (2014) - (02 Nov - 08 Nov 2014)
      The subject of this workshop were probabilistic aspects of algorithms for fundamental problems such as sorting, searching, selecting of and within data, random permutations, algorithms based on combinatorial trees or search ...

    • 1444 - Valuation Theory and Its Applications 

      [OWR-2014-49] Workshop Report 2014,49 (2014) - (26 Oct - 01 Nov 2014)
      In recent years, the applications of valuation theory in several areas of mathematics have expanded dramatically. In this workshop, we presented applications related to algebraic geometry, number theory and model theory, ...

    • 1443 - Dirichlet Form Theory and its Applications 

      [OWR-2014-48] Workshop Report 2014,48 (2014) - (19 Oct - 25 Oct 2014)
      Theory of Dirichlet forms is one of the main achievements in modern probability theory. It provides a powerful connection between probabilistic and analytic potential theory. It is also an effective machinery for studying ...

    • 1441 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Totally Disconnected Groups 

      [OWR-2014-47] Workshop Report 2014,47 (2014) - (05 Oct - 10 Oct 2014)
      Locally compact groups are ubiquitous in the study of many continuous or discrete structures across geometry, analysis and algebra. Every locally compact group is an extension of a connected group by a totally disconnected ...

    • 1440a - Mini-Workshop: Asymptotic Statistics on Stratified Spaces 

      [OWR-2014-44] Workshop Report 2014,44 (2014) - (28 Sep - 04 Oct 2014)
      Statistical analysis of non-Euclidean data such as data on manifolds is an active and established topic of research, for instance, in the statistical analysis of shape. However, many types of data naturally reside in metric ...

    • 1440b - Mini-Workshop: Einstein Metrics, Ricci Solitons and Ricci Flow under Symmetry Assumptions 

      [OWR-2014-45] Workshop Report 2014,45 (2014) - (28 Sep - 04 Oct 2014)
      Symmetry reduction methods play an important role in the study of Einstein metrics, Ricci solitons and Ricci flow. The general aim of this mini workshop was to gather researchers who have expertise in the construction of ...

    • 1440c - Mini-Workshop: Differentiable Ergodic Theory, Dimension Theory and Stable Foliations 

      [OWR-2014-46] Workshop Report 2014,46 (2014) - (28 Sep - 04 Oct 2014)
      The mini-workshop Differentiable Ergodic Theory, Dimension Theory and Stable Foliations brought together experts in thermodynamical formalism, hyperbolic dynamics and dimension theory from several countries. The geographic ...

    • 1439 - Reactive Flows in Deformable, Complex Media 

      [OWR-2014-43] Workshop Report 2014,43 (2014) - (21 Sep - 27 Sep 2014)
      Many processes of highest actuality in the real life are described through systems of equations posed in complex domains. Of particular interest is the situation when the domain is variable, undergoing deformations that ...

    • 1438 - Topologie 

      [OWR-2014-42] Workshop Report 2014,42 (2014) - (14 Sep - 20 Sep 2014)
      The Oberwolfach conference “Topologie” is one of only a few opportunities for researchers from many different areas in algebraic and geometric topology to meet and exchange ideas. The program covered new developments in ...

    • 1437 - New Horizons in Statistical Decision Theory 

      [OWR-2014-41] Workshop Report 2014,41 (2014) - (07 Sep - 13 Sep 2014)
      The classical metric theory of statistical models (experiments) has recently been extended towards an asymptotic equivalence paradigm, allowing to classify and relate problems which are essentially infinite dimensional and ...

    • 1436 - Discrete Geometry 

      [OWR-2014-40] Workshop Report 2014,40 (2014) - (31 Aug - 06 Sep 2014)
      Several significant new developments have been reported in many branches of discrete geometry at the workshop. The area has strong connections to other fields of mathematics for instance topology, algebraic geometry, ...

    • 1435 - Komplexe Analysis 

      [OWR-2014-39] Workshop Report 2014,39 (2014) - (24 Aug - 30 Aug 2014)
      Complex Analysis is a very active branch of mathematics with applications in many other fields. The central aim of our workshop was to present recent results in several complex variables and complex geometry, and to survey ...

    • 1434 - Low-dimensional Topology and Number Theory 

      [OWR-2014-38] Workshop Report 2014,38 (2014) - (17 Aug - 23 Aug 2014)
      The workshop brought together topologists and number theorists with the intent of exploring the many tantalizing connections between these areas.