Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 04, Number 10 June 1, 2004 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Course on Dynamical Systems in Barcelona Workshop on Quasi-periodic Dynamics in Barcelona Faculty Position at Stanford University PhD Studenships at Aston University Special Issue of ETNA on Saddle Point Problems Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 2:2 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: Course on Dynamical Systems in Barcelona From: Tere M-Seara Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 21:28:30 +0200 Announcement of the third JORNADES D'INTRODUCCIO ALS SISTEMES DINAMICS (JISD2004) Barcelona, June 28- July 2, 2004 The third edition of the /JORNADES D'INTRODUCCIO ALS SISTEMES DINAMICS/ (*JISD2004*), will be held from June 28 to July 2, 2004 at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) , in Barcelona. The *JISD2004* will be devoted to the two courses * Asymptotic Methods In Dynamical Systems (48114), by Prof. Luigi Chierchia , Universita degli Studi ``Roma Tre", on the topic /Quasi-periodic solutions for the three-body problem/. * Seminar of Hamiltonian Systems and Celestial mechanics (48036), by Prof. Alain Chenciner , Institut de Mecanique Celeste, Paris, on the topic /Calculus of variations and introduction to weak KAM theory/. of the Doctoral Programme in Applied Mathematics , inside the Graduate studies at UPC , under the supervision of Prof. Tere M. Seara , coordinator of the Programme. The courses will be delivered from June 28 to July 2, and will consist on 5 hours lectures every day. The *JISD2004*, as well as the Doctoral Programme in Applied Mathematics, is supported by a Spanish grant / Mencion de calidad en programas de doctorado /. More information in http://www-ma1.upc.es/recerca/seminaris/JISD2004/indexjisd2004.html ------ Subject: Workshop on Quasi-periodic Dynamics in Barcelona From: Carles Simo Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 17:18:31 +0200 (MEST) On June 21-23 a Workshop on "Quasi-periodic Dynamics" will be held at the Facultat de Matem\`atiques, Universitat de Barcelona, organised by the Dynamical Systems Group of the UB. Speakers: Henk Broer, Hakan Eliasson, Alejandra Gonz\'alez, \`Alex Haro, \`Angel Jorba, Rafael de la Llave (to be confirmed), Carmen Nu\~nez, Rafael Obaya, Dmitry Treschev (to be confirmed) People interested in attending are welcome. For additional information contact \`Alex Haro (haro@mat.ub.es) or Joan Carles Tatjer (jcarles@maia.ub.es) with a copy to Carles Sim\'o (carles@maia.ub.es). ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Stanford University From: Carrie Bannai Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 10:32:25 -0700 Computational Seismology/Imaging/Geodynamics: The Department of Geophysics at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure track position in seismology, geophysical imaging, or geodynamics, preferably at the global scale. Priority will be given to candidates who use and develop advanced computational methods and apply them to model geophysical processes or to interpret geophysical data sets. We are looking for an individual with a commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. Strong preference will be given to appointments at the junior level. Stanford University has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, we particularly encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Applications, including curriculum vitae, a statement outlining research and teaching experience and interests that would materially contribute to related programs in the School of Earth Sciences, and the names and addresses of three referees should be sent in either paper or electronic (.pdf only) format to arrive by August 31, 2004. Send paper applications to: Chair, Geophysics Search Committee Department of Geophysics Stanford University 397 Panama Mall, Mitchell Bldg Stanford, CA 94305-2215, USA Send electronic applications to: geophysics_search@pangea.stanford.edu ------ Subject: PhD Studenships at Aston University From: L. Rebollo-Neira Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:42:50 +0100 The NCRG http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk at Aston University, Birmingham, UK, is inviting applications to a number of PhD studentships across its research areas. Full Studentships are open to EU students.Partial support for overseas students is also possible. In particular, graduated or about to graduate students in mathematics, theoretical physics or related disciplines, who could be interested in pursuing a PhD in mathematical aspects of signal processing, involving numerical analysis and time-frequency / time scale-techniques, are welcome to contact Laura Rebollo-Neira email:rebollol@aston.ac.uk http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/~rebollol for further details on the proposed projects in the area. Alternatively, a list of different project areas can be found at: http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/PhdProjects.html For further information on any of those projects please contact Vicky Bond email: v.j.bond@aston.ac.uk ------ Subject: Special Issue of ETNA on Saddle Point Problems From: Michele Benzi Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:27:59 -0400 (EDT) Special issue of ETNA on "Saddle point problems: numerical solution and applications" Dear Colleagues, The journal Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA) will devote a special issue to the solution of saddle point problems. These problems arise in systems of PDEs with conservation laws (including Stokes and Navier-Stokes equations, incompressible linear elasticity, magnetostatics, etc.), in constrained optimization problems, in generalized least squares problems, and elsewhere. Such problems pervade computational science and engineering, and their efficient numerical solution is of paramount importance. However, to compute accurate solutions to saddle point problems at a reasonable cost has proved difficult. As a consequence, a significant effort has been devoted to define proper formulations, (stabilized) discretizations, and fast solution methods for discretized saddle point problems and their generalizations. The present issue aims to attract papers on the continuous and discrete formulation of saddle point problems in all aspects of computational science, both for specific problems and in general, and on efficient solution techniques for the resulting systems of equations. Papers describing novel applications leading to saddle point problems are also of interest. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to one of the special issue editors listed below. The deadline for submission of papers is December 15, 2004. All submissions will undergo the standard refereeing process used for regular ETNA papers. The issue is expected to appear by the end of 2005. For more information on ETNA, see the web site http://etna.mcs.kent.edu/ If you have any questions, please contact the editors of the special issue. Michele Benzi (benzi@mathcs.emory.edu) Richard B. Lehoucq (rblehou@sandia.gov) Eric de Sturler (sturler@cs.uiuc.edu) ------ Subject: Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 2:2 From: Communications in Math Sciences Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:02:13 -0500 (CDT) Communications in Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Vol 2, No. 2, 2004 Abstract is available at www.math.wisc.edu/~jcms full articles will be available at www.intlpress.com/CMS Tian Ma and Shouhong Wang Dynamic bifurcation and stability in the Rayleigh-Benard convection Thomas Y. Hou, Xiao-Hu Wu and Yu Zhang Removing the cell resonance error in the multiscale finite element method via a Petrov-Galerkin formulation Gerhard Rein Global weak solutions to the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system revisited F. Colimbini, Tao Luo and Jeff Rauch Nearly Lipschitzean divergence free transport propagates neither continuity nor BV regularity Stanley Osher and Otmar Scherzer G-norm properties of bounded variation regularization Eitan Tadmor Burgers' equation with vanishing hyper-viscosity Philippe LeFloch and Konstantina Trivisa Continuous Glimm-type functionals and spreading of rarefaction waves Tiejun Li, Pingwen Zhang and Xiang Zhou Analysis of 1+1 dimensional stochastic models of liquid crystal polymer flows Markos A. Katsoulakis, Andrew J. Majda, Alexandros Sopasakis Multiscale couplings in prototype hybrid deterministic/stochastic systems: Part I, deterministic closures