Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 04, Number 07 April 15, 2004 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics in Communication Technology Conference at Brown Honoring David Gottlieb Short Course on Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations PhD Student Position at Groningen University Postdoctoral Position at UNC Charlotte Postdoctoral Position at the University of Bristol Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 191:1-2 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 191:3-4 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: Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics in Communication Technology From: Societa Italiana Caos e Complessita Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:16:22 +0200 (CEST) International Workshop NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND COMPLEXITY IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Bologna (Italy), September 6-8, 2004 Organized by Societa Italiana Caos e Complessita (SICC) in cooperation with Centro di Ricerca sui Sistemi Elettronici per l'Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, Universita di Bologna Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Universita di Ferrara Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, CNR AIM AND SCOPE ============= Nonlinear dynamics and complex behaviours in simple systems and in networks have become a subject of great interest in the past decade. After the pioneering works on chaos, fractals, synchronization, self-organization and criticality, various types of nonlinear phenomena have been theoretically studied, experimentally verified, and discovered to be of great value in ICT. The study of these phenomena requires multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary language and tools. The Workshop aims at reviewing the fundamentals and outlining the research perspectives on the use of nonlinear models with complex dynamics in various sectors of ICT. The Workshop consists of five technical sessions and one poster session. In each technical session, invited lectures (50 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion) will alternate with brief communications (25 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion). Invited lectures will be broad in scope, while brief communications will focus on specific problems. English is the official language. Ph.D. students and young researchers from all branches of ICT are encouraged to participate, as well as to submit their work for poster presentation. This will give them the chance of discussing their research with colleagues and outstanding scientists in the field. Notes and/or papers related to the subjects discussed during the Workshop will be made available to participants. Adding to the programme a few special meetings in the late afternoon is not excluded and will actually be encouraged. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ==================== Henry Abarbanel Mario di Bernardo Luigi Fortuna Roberto Genesio Marco Gilli Martin Hasler Tohru Kohda Gianluca Mazzini Louis Pecora Sergio Rinaldi Tamas Roska Riccardo Rovatti Gianluca Setti, Chairman INVITED LECTURERS ================= Pier Paolo Adriani, University of Durham, UK Guanrong Chen, City University of Hong Kong, China Ljupco Kocarev, UCSD, USA Jose Luis Rodriguez Marrero, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain Patrick Thiran, EPFL, Switzerland Ljiljana Trajkovic, Simon Fraser University, Canada Michael Tse, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Ruediger Urbanke, EPFL, Switzerland Manuel Velarde, University Computence Madrid, Spain Chai Wah Wu, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA For detailed informations on application and proposal submission, download the brochure from http://www.stat.unipd.it/sicc/bologna2004.pdf ------ Subject: Conference at Brown Honoring David Gottlieb From: Wei Cai Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:49:36 -0400 An International Conference on the Research Trend in PDE, Modeling and Computation To honor Prof. David Gottlieb's 60th birthday November 7-8, 2004, Brown University Conference website: http://www.math.uncc.edu/gottlieb For information, please contact Prof. Wei Cai, wcai@uncc.edu Invited Speakers: [1] Saul Abarbanel, Tel Aviv University, Numerical solutions of PDE's for problems in infinite space [2] Christine Bernardi, Paris VI, Spectral element methods [3] Claudio Canuto, Politecnico di Torino, Adaptivity and high order methods for PDE's, [4] Mark Carpenter, NASA, [5] Alexandre Chorin, Berkeley, Dimensional reduction and renormalization with an application in fluids or in neuroscience, [6] C. K Chu, Columbia University, [7] Michel Deville, EPFL, Switzerland, Spectral element methods applied to fluid flows [8] Bjorn Engquist, Princeton University, Multiscale Methods [9] Paul Fischer, Argonne National Laboratory, Spectral element methods with applications in vascular flow simulation} [10] Daniele Funaro, Universita degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Nonlinear models in electromagnetism [11] Gene Golub, Stanford University, Iterative methods for linear problems [12] Roland Glowinski, University of Houston, Computational methods for nonlinear PDE's from differential geometry and material Sciences [13] Bertil Gustafasson, Uppsala University, High order difference methods for wave propagation problems [14] Antony Jameson, Stanford [15] Heinz Kreiss, UCLA, Difference approximations of second order wave equations [16] Peter Lax, Courant Insititue, Dispersive systems [17] Yvon Maday, Paris VI [18] Ernest H. Mund , Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Application of high-order methods for ocean wave equations [19] Steve Orszag, Yale, Relationship between high and low-order methods [20] Stanley Osher, UCLA [21] Seymour Parter, Wisconsin, Preconditioning for spectral problems [22] Vladmir Rohklin, Yale, Fast Direct Solvers [23] Alfo Quarteroni, EPFL, Numerical modeling for multiphysics [24] Manny Salas, NASA, Computation of high speed flows with shock waves [25] Joel Shang, AFRL. [26] Eitan Tadmor, University of Maryland, Numerics and applied PDEs [27] Roger Temam, Indiana University, Nonlinear evolution equations [28] Eli Turkel, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Preconditioning with applications to CFD and the Helmholtz equation. ------ Subject: Short Course on Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations From: Martin Kaeser Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:46:39 +0200 Short course: NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 40 hours of lectures and 20 hours of laboratory-based exercises Place: University of Trento, Italy Dates: 7th June to 18th June, 2004 This course is primarily designed for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers in applied mathematics, engineering, physics, computer science and other scientific disciplines. The course may also be of interest to senior researchers in industry and research laboratories, as well as to senior academics. The 40 lectures on the theory will be supplemented with laboratory-based exercises to provide hands-on experience to all participants on the practical aspects of numerical methods for hyperbolic problems and applications using the library NUMERICA. Lecturer: Professor E F Toro More details and registration: Ms Lorena Galante Email : lorena.galante@unitn.it cudam@ing.unitn.it ------ Subject: PhD Student Position at Groningen University From: N. M. Maurits Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:17:59 +0200 PhD student in medical mathematics The graduate school for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), the department of Neurology of Groningen University and the University Hospital Groningen, the Netherlands, currently have an opening for a PhD student who will conduct research on new methodological developments for analysis of multi-channel EEG/EP measurements. The objective is to eventually improve the clinical applicability of the neurophysiological tests (ERP, P300, SEP, VEP, EEG/EMG, EEG/EMG during fMRI) that can be performed during the diagnostic workup of neurological diseases. We are looking for candidates who have completed a masters in Biomedical Engineering or a comparable masters (e.g. Life Sciences) and have a thorough mathematical background. A masters in applied mathematics with a clear interest in medical applications is also a possibility. The relevant mathematical fields are signal analysis, linear algebra, linear analysis and numeral mathematics. The PhD student will be based at the BCN Neuroimaging Center, an interdisciplinary center for neuroimaging that has facilities for both MRI and EEG. Part of the time will be spent at the department of Clinical Neurophysiology at the Groningen University Hospital. Candidates have written an excellent master's thesis, preferably on a theme related to the current project. Some research experience is considered advantageous. Further relevant qualifications are a structured approach to scientific questions, a broad interest and an open mind, communicative and cooperative skills and the ability to prioritize. Conditions of employment The position is offered for a four-year period. Salary is according to university standards, Euro 1702,00 gross per month in the first year to Euro 2283,00 gross per month in the fourth year. After the first year, there will be an assessment of the candidate's results and the project's progress. Part of that is that the PhD student will have to defend his/her research proposal. Based on this, it will be decided whether a project will be continued. Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Dr N.M. Maurits, +31 50 361 2411, n.m.maurits@neuro.azg.nl Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links: About the graduate school www.rug.nl/bcn About the University of Groningen www.rug.nl About the University Hospital Groningen www.azg.nl You can apply for this job before 26-5-2004 by sending your application to: The University of Groningen Personnel & Organisation Department P.O. Box 72 9700 AB Groningen The Netherlands E-mail address: vmp@bureau.rug.nl When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT204087. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at UNC Charlotte From: Wei Cai Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:39:54 -0400 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Mathematics Application is sought for a postdoctoral position starting fall 2004 in the area of computational electromagnetics and photonics. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in time domain methods of Maxwell equations in dispersive media. Please e-mail application to wcai@uncc.edu. Or send the application to Prof. Wei Cai, Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at the University of Bristol From: Yves Tourigny Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:18:02 +0100 (BST) Applications are invited for a 3-year post-doctoral position in the Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis Group at the Univeristy of Bristol, to work on the EPSRC funded project "Series summation and random continued fractions" under the supervision of Drs Yves Tourigny and Jens Marklof. The project will use tools from the theory of dynamical systems to obtain new results on the asymptotics of Pade-type series summation methods, and apply such methods to some problems of fluid mechanics. Applicants should have a background in dynamical systems or approximation theory (rational approximation, orthogonal polynomials, continued fractions) and a keen interest in computing. The appointment will start on August 1 2004, or as soon as possible thereafter, and will be on the RA 1A pay scale. The closing date for applications is May 7. For details of the application procedure, and for informal inquiries, contact y.tourigny@bris.ac.uk ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 191:1-2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:16:34 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Instabilities induced by a weak breaking of a strong spatial resonance J.H.P. Dawes, C.M. Postlethwaite, M.R.E. Proctor pp 1-30 Stick-slip motion in a driven two-nonsinusoidal Remoissenet-Peyrard potential G. Djuidje Kenmoe, A. Kenfack Jiotsa, T.C. Kofane pp 31-48 Variational principles, Lie point symmetries, and similarity solutions of the vector Maxwell equations in non-linear optics G. Webb, M.P. Sorensen, M. Brio, A.R. Zakharian, J.V. Moloney pp 49-80 Assessing coherent feature kinematics in ocean models L. Kuznetsov, C.K.R.T. Jones, M. Toner, A.D. Kirwan pp 81-105 Some remarks on a certain class of axisymmetric fluids of differential type A.V. Busuioc, T.S. Ratiu pp 106-120 Wave equation for sound in fluids with vorticity S.E. Perez Bergliaffa, K. Hibberd, M. Stone, M. Visser pp 121-136 Nonlinear transfer and spectral distribution of energy in @a turbulence C.V. Tran pp 137-155 Davydov soliton evolution in temperature gradients driven by hyperbolic waves J. Herrera, M.A. Maza, A.A. Minzoni, N.F. Smyth, A.L. Worthy pp 156-177 Self-replicating loop with universal construction D. Mange, A. Stauffer, E. Petraglio, G. Tempesti pp 178-192 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 191:3-4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 22:48:07 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Stabilization of solitons of the multidimensional nonlinear Schrodinger equation: matter-wave breathers G.D. Montesinos, V.M. Perez-Garcia, P.J. Torres pp 193-210 Self-similar solutions and collective coordinate methods for nonlinear Schrodinger equations V.M. Perez-Garcia pp 211-218 Quartic normal forms for the periodic nonlinear Schrodinger equation with dispersion management P. Panayotaros pp 219-237 Minimizing the transition time in lasers by optimal control methods - Single-mode semiconductor laser with homogeneous transverse profile J.-H.R. Kim, G.L. Lippi, H. Maurer pp 238-260 Shapes and cycles arising at the steady bifurcation with icosahedral symmetry R.B. Hoyle pp 261-281 Boundary effects and the onset of Taylor vortices A.M. Rucklidge, A.R. Champneys pp 282-296 A statistical model of strains in homogeneous and isotropic turbulence M. Pinsky, M. Shapiro, A. Khain, H. Wirzberger pp 297-313 New exponential stability results for delayed neural networks with time varying delays E. Yucel, S. Arik pp 314-322 Dynamics of a two-neuron system with discrete and distributed delays S. Ruan, R.S. Filfil pp 323-342 Lattice gas cellular automation model for rippling and aggregation in myxobacteria M.S. Alber, Y. Jiang, M.A. Kiskowski pp 343-358