• 1510 - Discrete Differential Geometry 

      [OWR-2015-13] Workshop Report 2015,13 (2015) - (01 Mar - 07 Mar 2015)
      This is the collection of extended abstracts for the 26 lectures and the open problem session at the fourth Oberwolfach workshop on Discrete Differential Geometry.
    • 1519 - Cohomology of Finite Groups: Interactions and Applications 

      [OWR-2015-24] Workshop Report 2015,24 (2015) - (03 May - 09 May 2015)
      The cohomology of finite groups is an important tool in many subjects including representation theory and algebraic topology. This meeting was the fourth in a series that has emphasized the interactions of group cohomology ...
    • 1546b - Mini-Workshop: Recent Developments in Statistical Methods with Applications to Genetics and Genomics 

      [OWR-2015-52] Workshop Report 2015,52 (2015) - (08 Nov - 14 Nov 2015)
      Recent progress in high-throughput genomic technologies has revolutionized the field of human genetics and promises to lead to important scientific advances. With new improvements in massively parallel biotechnologies, it ...
    • 1517a - Multivariate Splines and Algebraic Geometry 

      [OWR-2015-21] Workshop Report 2015,21 (2015) - (19 Apr - 25 Apr 2015)
      Multivariate splines are effective tools in numerical analysis and approximation theory. Despite an extensive literature on the subject, there remain open questions in finding their dimension, constructing local bases, and ...
    • 1524 - Free Probability Theory 

      [OWR-2015-28] Workshop Report 2015,28 (2015) - (07 Jun - 13 Jun 2015)
      The workshop brought together leading experts, as well as promising young researchers, in areas related to recent developments in free probability theory. Some particular emphasis was on the relation of free probability ...
    • 1508a - Mini-Workshop: Ideals of Linear Subspaces, Their Symbolic Powers and Waring Problems 

      [OWR-2015-9] Workshop Report 2015,9 (2015) - (15 Feb - 21 Feb 2015)
      It is a fundamental challenge for many problems of significant current interest in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra to understand symbolic powers $I^{(m)}$ of homogeneous ideals $I$ in polynomial rings, particularly ...
    • 1503 - New Discretization Methods for the Numerical Approximation of PDEs 

      [OWR-2015-2] Workshop Report 2015,2 (2015) - (11 Jan - 17 Jan 2015)
      The construction and mathematical analysis of numerical methods for PDEs is a fundamental area of modern applied mathematics. Among the various techniques that have been proposed in the past, some – in particular, finite ...
    • 1531 - Interplay of Analysis and Probability in Applied Mathematics 

      [OWR-2015-35] Workshop Report 2015,35 (2015) - (26 Jul - 01 Aug 2015)
      This workshop brought together analysts and probabilists working on problems at some of the many interfaces of these two fields. Most of the problems discussed during the meeting have their origin in physics or chemistry. ...
    • 1547 - Complexity Theory 

      [OWR-2015-54] Workshop Report 2015,54 (2015) - (15 Nov - 21 Nov 2015)
      Computational Complexity Theory is the mathematical study of the intrinsic power and limitations of computational resources like time, space, or randomness. The current workshop focused on recent developments in various ...
    • 1513 - Subfactors and Conformal Field Theory 

      [OWR-2015-16] Workshop Report 2015,16 (2015) - (22 Mar - 28 Mar 2015)
      Connections between subfactor theory and conformal field theory have been expected since the early days of the former in 1980’s, and recently we see more and more evidence for deeper relations. It was our aim to attract ...
    • 1515 - Representations of Finite Groups 

      [OWR-2015-18] Workshop Report 2015,18 (2015) - (05 Apr - 11 Apr 2015)
      The workshop Representations of Finite Groups was organised by Joseph Chuang (London), Meinolf Geck (Stuttgart), Markus Linckelmann (London), and Gabriel Navarro (Valencia). It covered a wide variety of aspects of the ...
    • 1508b - Mini-Workshop: Coideal Subalgebras of Quantum Groups 

      [OWR-2015-10] Workshop Report 2015,10 (2015) - (15 Feb - 21 Feb 2015)
      Coideal subalgebras of quantized enveloping algebras appear naturally if one considers quantum group analogs of Lie subalgebras. Examples appear in the theory of quantum integrable systems with boundary and in harmonic ...
    • 1528 - Explicit Methods in Number Theory 

      [OWR-2015-32] Workshop Report 2015,32 (2015) - (05 Jul - 11 Jul 2015)
      The aim of the series of Oberwolfach meetings on ‘Explicit methods in number theory’ is to bring together people attacking key problems in number theory via techniques involving concrete or computable descriptions. Here, ...
    • 1506 - Geometric and Algebraic Combinatorics 

      [OWR-2015-5] Workshop Report 2015,5 (2015) - (01 Feb - 07 Feb 2015)
      The 2015 Oberwolfach meeting “Geometric and Algebraic Combinatorics” was organized by Gil Kalai (Jerusalem), Isabella Novik (Seattle), Francisco Santos (Santander), and Volkmar Welker (Marburg). It covered a wide variety ...
    • 1526 - New Perspectives on the Interplay between Discrete Groups in Low-Dimensional Topology and Arithmetic Lattices 

      [OWR-2015-30] Workshop Report 2015,30 (2015) - (21 Jun - 27 Jun 2015)
      This workshop brought together specialists in areas ranging from arithmetic groups to topological quantum field theory, with common interest in arithmetic aspects of discrete groups arising from topology. The meeting showed ...
    • 1509 - Control Theory: A Mathematical Perspective on Cyber-Physical Systems 

      [OWR-2015-12] Workshop Report 2015,12 (2015) - (22 Feb - 28 Feb 2015)
      Control theory is an interdisciplinary field that is located at the crossroads of pure and applied mathematics with systems engineering and the sciences. Recently the control field is facing new challenges motivated by ...
    • 1540 - Computational Engineering 

      [OWR-2015-43] Workshop Report 2015,43 (2015) - (27 Sep - 03 Oct 2015)
      The focus of this Computational Engineering Workshop was on the mathematical foundation of state-of-the-art and emerging finite element methods in engineering analysis. The 52 participants included mathematicians and ...
    • 1539 - The Mathematics and Statistics of Quantitative Risk Management 

      [OWR-2015-42] Workshop Report 2015,42 (2015) - (20 Sep - 26 Sep 2015)
      It was the aim of this workshop to gather a multidisclipinary and international group of scientists at the forefront of research in econometrics, financial time series analysis, extreme value theory, financial mathematics, ...
    • 1549 - Geometric Partial Differential Equations: Surface and Bulk Processes 

      [OWR-2015-55] Workshop Report 2015,55 (2015) - (29 Nov - 05 Dec 2015)
      The workshop brought together experts representing a wide range of topics in geometric partial differential equations ranging from analyis over numerical simulation to real-life applications. The main themes of the conference ...
    • 1542 - Computational Geometric and Algebraic Topology 

      [OWR-2015-45] Workshop Report 2015,45 (2015) - (11 Oct - 17 Oct 2015)
      Computational topology is a young, emerging field of mathematics that seeks out practical algorithmic methods for solving complex and fundamental problems in geometry and topology. It draws on a wide variety of techniques ...