Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 03, Number 10 June 1, 2003 Today's editor: Angel Jorba Today's topics: AIMS 5th Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations Dynamics Days 2003 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain Conference in Beijing Postponed Faculty Position at Freie Universitaet Berlin Postdoctoral Fellowship at CSCB, Univ. College Dublin Postdoctoral Position at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees Staff Position at GlaxoSmithKline Special issue of DCDS devoted to the 80th birthday of Mark Vishik Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 180 3:4 Submissions to nls-net must be addressed to: Comments and suggestions are also welcome. General information about nls-net can be found at: http://www.maia.ub.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nls-net/ This is a service created and maintained in collaboration with the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) http://www.aimsciences.org/ ------ Subject: AIMS 5th Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations From: "Hu_Shouchuan" Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:20:33 -0500 AIMS' fifth international conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (40 miles east of Los Angeles), June 16 - 19, 2004. Plenary Speakers (all confirmed): Peter Bates, Gonduz Caginalp, Peter Constantin, Mark Lewis, Fanghua Lin, Stanley Osher, Ka-kit Tung, Eiji Yanagida, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz Full details about the meeting can be found at http://AiMSciences.org/ ------ Subject: Dynamics Days 2003 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain From: Julyan Cartwright Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 18:59:25 +0200 Dynamics Days 2003 XXIII Annual Conference 4 decades of chaos 1963-2003 http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays 24-27 September Palma de Mallorca, Spain Dynamics Days is an annual interdisciplinary conference designed to stimulate interactions amongst researchers with interests in dynamical systems, particularly those with nonlinear aspects. Dynamics Days 2003 will take place from Wednesday 23 September to Saturday 27 September, on the campus of the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Organizers: Oreste Piro (Palma), Julyan Cartwright (Granada) OPENING SESSION SPEAKER: Edward Lorenz CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS: Michael Berry Oriol Bohigas Leonid Bunimovich Yves Couder Pierre Coullet Theo Geisel Ray Goldstein Celso Grebogi Mogens Jensen Rafael de la Llave Marcelo Magnasco Giorgio Mantica Igor Mezic Heinz Georg Schuster Jorge Tredicce Angelo Vulpiani Apart from the plenary talks by the invited speakers, contributed oral and poster communications by participants are expected to form a large and important part of the meeting. Abstract submissions are therefore enthusiastically encouraged. Most of the accepted oral contributions will be arranged together with the plenary talks in a single session. Additionally, a part of the conference will be devoted to special minisymposium sessions around common selected themes. These sessions will contain both key note talks and contributions. We anticipate having minisymposia on the following themes, but additional ones may be announced later. MINISYMPOSIA Biological systems Socio- and econodynamics Quantum chaos Noise Chaotic communication Mixing and fluids Patterns Deadlines for submissions: To be considered for an oral presentation, abstracts must be received by the organizers by 31st July. No limit will be placed on the number of posters. The registration fee is 250 euros; there is a reduced fee of 150 euros for students. There is a limited amount of funding available to enable students to attend who could not otherwise afford to do so, especially those from eastern Europe. Details of the funding and how to apply for it are given on the conference Web site - see below. Accommodation for participants may be booked through the conference Web site. Online registration and further information can be found on the conference web pages at http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays These pages are being updated as further information is available, so please check them regularly. ------ Subject: Conference in Beijing Postponed From: Shi Zhong-ci Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:47:53 +0800 (CST) Dear Colleagues, Due to the present SARS situation in Beijing, after consulting with related associations, we have decided to postpone the proposed International Conference on Control, Partial Differential Equations and Scientific Computing, dedicated to late Prof. J.-L. Lions, Beijing, Sept 7-11, 2003 (announced in nls-net, volume 03 #05) to Sept 13-16 of 2004. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to all participants. We are expecting that you may accept this considerable change and will be able to attend the conference in the later date. Thank you and best regards, Zhong-Ci Shi and Chi-Wang Shu Co-chairs, Scientific Committee shi@lsec.cc.ac.cn and shu@dam.brown.edu ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Freie Universitaet Berlin From: Bettina Felsner Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:24:18 +0200 FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN ---- DFG RESEARCH CENTER Freie Universitaet Berlin announces an opening in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the newly established position of Professor (C4) of "Mathematics in life sciences". The position is an integral Part of the DFG research Center "Mathematics for key technologies. Modeling, simulation, and optimization of real-world processes" (www.fzt86.de). The rank is Full Professor with tenure (C4). Qualifications: According to =A7 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, a post-doctoral thesis (Habilitation) or comparable qualifications in science and education are obligatory. Specific expertise in mathematics with strong background in its application to the life sciences are required. Further Qualifications: The successful applicant should be an expert in applied stochastics and/or statistics, numerical mathematics, discrete mathematics, or in related aspects of applied mathematics. He or she should have a rich experience with mathematical methods for the solution of real life application problems from the life sciences such as medical or biotechnology, biostatistics, modeling and simulation of complicated dynamical behaviour in biological, biochemical or neural systems, biomechanics or tissue engineering. He or she is expected to collaborate intensively within the DFG research center. Appropriate participation in the self-organization duties of the Center and in the scientific education of younger researchers is essential. Association of a junior research team to the professorship is possible. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and a list of publications, to the following address: Freie Universitaet Berlin Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik DFG-Forschungszentrum Arnimallee 2-6 14195 Berlin Please quote reference number DFG-FZ-C4 in your covering letter. The deadline for receiving applications is July 3rd, 2003 Freie Universitaet Berlin is an equal opportunity employer. Further information can be obtained from Christof Schuette (scientific), schuette@math.fu-berlin.de or Bettina Felsner (administrativ), bfelsner@inf.fu-berlin.de. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship at CSCB, Univ. College Dublin From: "Dr Edward G. Timoshenko" Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 16:47:16 +0100 (IST) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical/Computational Physical Chemistry funded by the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology (CSCB) at the Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin. http://chemistry.ucd.ie/cscb. Supervisor: Dr Edward Timoshenko Project title: `Computational techniques for equilibrium and long timescale simulations of biological macromolecules.' Starting date: 1st of September 2003. Duration: 2 years. Salary per annum: 35,000 Euro, taxable, incl. PRSI (soc.insur.). Contact: Dr Edward G. Timoshenko, Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. Tel: +353-1-716-2821. Fax: +353-1-716-2127. E-mail: Edward.Timoshenko@ucd.ie. Web pages: http://darkstar.ucd.ie, http://chemistry.ucd.ie/timoshenko Research areas: Statistical Mechanics of molecular solutions. Theoretical modelling and computer simulations of biomolecules. Expertise required: PhD in computational Physical Chemistry or related subjects. Experience in Statistical Mechanics methods for molecular solutions (e.g. GSC, (P)RISM), as well as with the Quantum Chemistry techniques, would be an advantage. Familiarity with computer modelling of macromolecules and programming abilities are desired. Knowledge of general computational techniques such as Monte Carlo, Molecular/Stochastic Dynamics would be also useful. Main computational facilities of the Group are two state-of-the-art Beowulf clusters with 62 CPUs in total (http://chemistry.ucd.ie/cscb/cluster, http://darkstar.ucd.ie/cluster). Applications including a full CV and publications list should be sent to Edward.Timoshenko@ucd.ie and a copy to cscb@ucd.ie. Two letters of reference should be posted at the address above or faxed at the number provided. Deadline for applications: 1st of August 2003. Non-EU applicants require a Work Permit issued by the Department of Enterprise and Employment. =============================================================== Dr Edward G. Timoshenko E-mail: Edward.Timoshenko@ucd.ie Lecturer, Physical Chemistry Tel: +353-1-716-2821 Department of Chemistry Fax: +1-7024412774, +353-1-7162127 University College Dublin Web: http://darkstar.ucd.ie/timosh Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland http://chemistry.ucd.ie/timoshenko Public key for GPG: http://darkstar.ucd.ie/timosh/timosh.asc =============================================================== ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees From: Alexandre Ern Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 15:12:17 +0200 Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position at INRIA (www.inria.fr) in the field of Computational Geosciences. The position is offered within the Cooperative Research Action DYNAS funded by INRIA (www-rocq.inria.fr/estime/dynas). DYNAS is a two-year interdisciplinary project launched in January 2003 involving applied mathematicians, modelling experts of subsurface flows and geoscience engineers. The project aims at developping a software tool based on sound physical modelling and robust numerical methods to simulate the dynamics of shallow water tables in variably saturated porous media with a particular emphasis on heavy rainfall episodes. A preliminary series of test cases neglecting surface runoff has been established. Numerical methods have been selected with an emphasis on locally conservative methods such as mixed finite elements, box schemes and cell-centered finite volume schemes. These methods are currently being assessed against the test cases and compared with experimental data. The postdoctoral research will pursue the following objectives: - study appropriate boundary conditions coupling the subsurface water table to the kinematic wave generated by surface runoff, - investigate the impact of the hydrodynamical properties of the soil on model predictions, - based on various numerical tools already available within the DYNAS project, develop a 3D software package designed to simulate the dynamics of shallow water tables and the appearance of surface runoff within rain events. The candidate should have, or receive shortly, a PhD in the field of applied mathematics with a strong background in the numerical solution of partial differential equations and a relevant experience in computer programming. Some background in the modelling of subsurface flows is an important asset. The position will be for twelve months starting in September or October 2003. The postdoctoral fellowship is approximately 1800 euros/month net and includes basic health insurance. The candidate will be located at the Cermics laboratory of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees near Paris (cermics.enpc.fr/equipes/mecflu.html) and will interact frequently with all the teams participating in the DYNAS project, in particular the ESTIME project at INRIA-Rocquencourt (www-rocq.inria.fr/estime) and the Drainage and Barrier Engineering Unit at Cemagref (www.cemagref.fr), both in the Paris metropolitan area. Candidates should submit by e-mail (pdf format preferred) or by post - a cover letter in support of the application, - a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, - one to three publications, - name and address of three references. The material should be sent by June 30 to: Prof. Alexandre Ern CERMICS, ENPC 6 et 8, avenue Blaise Pascal F-77455 Marne la Vallee cedex 2, France ern@cermics.enpc.fr ------ Subject: Staff Position at GlaxoSmithKline From: Frank Tobias Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:02:41 -0400 Mathematical Modeler at GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company with an opportunity available in our Upper Merion, PA facility with the Scientific Computing and Mathematical Modeling group. This position will be responsible for conducting research and developing mathematical models of biological systems for the purposes of advancing drug discovery and development efforts. This will involve understanding the complexities of the biology (e.g. the chemical, genetic, cellular, tissue, spatial, temporal, and geometric aspects), the needs of the drug development team involved, and formulating a proper computational approach. That approach will then be translated into a series of mathematical models which are to be numerically solved and the solutions delivered to the team. This role will require the ability to work with biologists and to convey sophisticated mathematical approaches in a relevant manner. We are looking for that rare individual who can successfully integrate sophisticated mathematics and computer software with biological problems. We seek someone who has the motivation and drive to solve real-world problems. We are looking for an individual with experience in mathematical biology or modelling of complex biological systems and who has an excellent grounding in several of the following: modelling, numerical analysis, differential equations, function approximation, dynamical systems, fractals and stochastic processes, and other modern computational techniques. A good general scientific or engineering background (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, etc.) as well as a biological one is important. While experience with bioinformatics (i.e. sequence analysis), molecular biology, or genetics is a asset, it is not a requirement. An advanced degree (Ph.D.) in a scientific field as well as strong, documented experience in scientific computing are essential. GlaxoSmithKline offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. For confidential consideration and efficient processing, please visit our website: www.gsk.com and apply online indicating Job Code Requisition Number: 10080 ------ Subject: Special issue of DCDS devoted to the 80th birthday of Mark Vishik From: "Hu_Shouchuan" Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:17:31 -0500 Partial Differential Equations and Applications A unique book as a special issue of Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, devoted to the 80th birthday of Mark Vishik, 2003. The book consists of invited contributions from the leading experts in the fields. Details at http://AiMSciences.org TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE BOOK -J.M. Ball (Mathematical Institute, Oxford, England) : Global attractors for damped semilinear wave equations. -J.A. Dubinskii (Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia) : Complex Neuman type boundary problems and decomposition of Lebesgue Space. -A. Babin (University of California, Irvine) : Preservation of spatial patterns by a hyperbolic equation. -J.I. Diaz (University Complutense Madrid, Spain) and J. Fleckinger- Pelle (University Toulouse I, France) : Positivity for large time of solutions of the heat equation : the parabolic antimaximum principle. -I. Moise (Texas Austin), R. Rosa (University of Rio de Janero, Brazil) and X. Wang (Iowa State University) : Attractors for noncompact nonautonomous systems via energy equations. -T. Ma (Sichuan University, China) and S. Wang (Indiana University) : Boundary layer separation and structural bifurcation for 2-D incompressible flows. -B. Paneah (Technion, Haifa, Israel) : On the overdeterminess of some functional equations. -Y. Lou (Ohio State University), W.-M. Ni (University of Minesota) and S. Yotsutani (Ryukoku University, Japan) : On a limiting system in the Lotka-Volterra competition with cross-diffusion. -C. Kenig (University of Chicago) and T. Toro : On the free boundary regularity theorem of Alt and Caffarelli. -P. Rabinowitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison) : A new variational characterization of spatially heteroclinic solutions of a semilinear elliptic PDE. -J. Hubbard and Y. Illiashenko (Cornell University) : A proof of Kolmogorov's theorem on the conservation of invariant tori. -A. Bahri (Rutgers University) : Recent results in contact form geometry. -J. Greer and A. Bertozzi (Duke university) : $H^1$ solutions of a class of fourth order nonlinear equations for image processing. -C. Coclici (University of Keiserslautern, Germany), J. Heiermann (University of Stuttgart, Germany), G. Morosanu (Central European University, Hungary) and W. Wendland (University of Stuttgart, Germany) : Asymptotic analysis of a two-dimensional coupled problem for compressible viscous flows. -J. Wu (Oklahoma State University) : Regularity results for weak solutions of the 3D MHD equations. -V. Imaikin (University of Vienna, Austria), A. Komech (Moscow State University, Russia) : Scattering theory for a particle coupled to a scalar field. -S. Friedlander and N. Pavlovic (University of Illinois at Chicago) : Remarks concerning a modified Navier-Stokes equation. -E. Feireisl (Institute of Mathematics, Czech Republic), F. Issard- Roch (University of Paris Sud, France) and H Petzeltova (Institute of Mathematics, Czech Republic) : Long-time behaviour and convergence towards equilibria for a conserved phase field model. -A. Fursikov (Moscow State University, Russia) : Stabilization for the 3D Navier-Stokes system by feedback boundary control. -M. Grasselli, V. Pata and G. Prouse (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) : Longtime behavior of a viscoelastic timoshenko beam. -D. Hilhorst (University of Paris Sud, France), L. Peletier, A. Rotariu (Leiden University, the Netherlands) and G. Sivashinsky (Tel-Aviv Uni- versity, Israel) : Global attractor and inertial sets for a nonlocal Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation. -P. Fabrie, C. Galusinski (University of Bordeaux-I, France), A. Miranville and S. Zelik (University of Poitiers, France) : Uniform exponential attractors for a singularly perturbed damped wave equation. -P. Kloeden (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany) and V. Kozyakin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) : Uniform nonautonomous attractors under discretization. -B. Birnir (University of California, Santa Barbara) and N. Svanstedt (Goteberg University, Sweden) : Existence theory and strong attractors for the Rayleigh-Benard problem with a large aspect ratio. -A. Shirikyan (University of Paris Sud, France) and L. Volevivh (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) : Qualitative properties of solutions of linear and nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs. -G. Da Prato (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy) : Transition semigroups corresponding to Lipschitz dissipative systems. -V. Chepyzhov and A. Ilyin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) : On the fractal dimension of invariant sets; applications to Navier- Stokes equations. -H. Gajewski (Weierstrass Institut Berlin, Germany) and I. Skrypnik (Ukraine) : To the uniqueness problem for nonlinear parabolic equations. -J. Bourgain (Institute for advance studies) : On quasi-periodic lattice Schroedinger operators. -M. Cabral (University of Rio de Janero, Brazil), R. Temam (University of Paris Sud, France, and Indiana University) and R. Rosa (University of Rio de Janero, Brazil) : Existence and dimension of the attractor for the Benard problem on channel-like domains. -P. Constantin (University of Chicago) : Transport in rotating fluids. -C. Foias (Texas A\&M and Indiana University), M. Jolly (Indiana University) and O. Manley : Recurrence in the 2-D Navier-Stokes equations. ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 180 3:4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 15:48:48 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd The origin of diffusion: the case of non-chaotic systems F. Cecconi, D. del-Castillo-Negrete, M. Falcioni, A. Vulpiani pp 129-139 Torus maps and the problem of a one-dimensional optical resonator with a quasiperiodically moving wall N.P. Petrov, R. de la Llave, J.A. Vano pp 140-184 Pattern formation in a simple chemical system with general orders of autocatalysis and decay. I. Stability analysis J.A. Leach, J.C. Wei pp 185-209 Clustering in neural networks with heterogeneous and asymmetrical coupling strengths Y.-X. Li pp 210-234 Demonstration of the stability or instability of multibreathers at low coupling J.F.R. Archilla, J. Cuevas, B. Sanchez-Rey, A. Alvarez pp 235-255 Nonlinear charge transport mechanism in periodic and disordered DNA D. Hennig, J.F.R. Archilla, J. Agarwal pp 256-272