Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 04, Number 11 June 15, 2004 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Workshop on Bifurcations in Nonsmooth and Hybrid Dynamical Systems Conference at Stony Brook Honoring James Glimm Postdoctoral position at INRIA-Rocquencourt PhD Studentships at Aston University Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 193:1-4 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 194:1-2 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: Workshop on Bifurcations in Nonsmooth and Hybrid Dynamical Systems From: "Societa' Italiana Caos e Complessita'" Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:39:42 +0200 Dear Colleagues, Please find enclosed the announcement of the International Workshop on BIFURCATIONS IN NONSMOOTH AND HYBRID DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, organized by SICC, to be held in Milano (Italy), 21-22 October, 2004. I hope you will appreciate this initiative. http://www.ing.unisannio.it/dibernardo/milan/home.htm Best regards, Sergio Rinaldi SICC President ------ Subject: Conference at Stony Brook Honoring James Glimm From: Xiaolin Li Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:47:36 -0400 (EDT) Second announcement for Conference on Analysis, Modeling and Computation of PDE and Multiphase Flow Stony Brook University, August 3-5, 2004 In honor of James Glimm's 70th Birthday This conference will be held at the beautiful Stony Brook University Charlse B. Wang Center: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang/index.shtml The conference will bring scientists and mathematicians from the interdisciplinary fields of PDE and multiphase flow. The theme of the conference includes analysis, modeling and computation of hyperbolic and elliptic PDE and application to the multiphase flow problem. The invited speakers include senior as well as young and active researchers for a communication of their new discoveries. We hold this academic convention in celebration of James Glimm's 70th birthday and for his contribution to the field. There will also be an organized sight-seeing during the conference. Speakers include (invited and contributed): Constantine Dafermos (Brown University) Joel Smoller (University of Michigan) Mary Wheeler (University of Texas Austin) Tai-Ping Liu (Stanford University) Alexander Chorin (UC Berkeley) Phil Colella (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Barbara Keyfitz (University of Houston) David Keyes (Columbia University) David Brown (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Gretar Tryggvason (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Chiwang Shu (Brown University) Gui-Qiang Chen (Northwestern University) Bruce Pitman (SUNY at Buffalo) James Sethian (UC Berkeley) Suncica Canic (University of Houston) Dan Marchesin (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Brazil) Carl Gardner (Arizona State University) John W. Grove (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Blake Temple (University of California at Davis) Alberto Bressan (Penn State University) Kevin Zumbrun (Indiana University) Robin Young (University of Massachusetts) Snezha Abarzhi (Stanford University) Yingjie Liu (Georgia Tech) Yanni Zeng (University of Alabama Brimingham) Marc Laforest (Colorado State University) Roman Samulyak (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Fred Furtado (University of Wyoming) JeeYeon N. Plohr (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Cindy Zoldi (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Zhangxin Chen (Southern Methodist University) Tong Li (University of Iowa) Alex Povitsky (University of Akron) Michael Sever (Italy) Nataniel Greene (Stony Brook University) Alexander Kurganov (University of Tulane) Alina Chertock (North Carolina State University) Organizing Committee: Co-Chair: Xiaolin Li (SUNY at Stony Brook) Co-Chair: Gretar Tryggvason (WPI) John Grove (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Conference coordinators: Pamela Wolfskill (SUNY at Stony Brook) Yan Yu (SUNY at Stony Brook) Scientific Committee: Gretar Tryggvason (WPI) Xiaolin Li (SUNY at Stony Brook) John W. Grove (Los Alamos National Laboratory) David H. Sharp (Los Alamos National Laboratory) David Keyes (Columbia University) Gui-Qiang Chen (Northwestern University) Papers are invited for short contributed talks or poster presentations. We particularly encourage graduate students and postdocs to present their paper in the poster session. Please refer to the webpage: http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~mp04 for detailed information of the conference. We have been promised financial support from US DOE and Stony Brook Vice President of Research. We also have another NSF proposal pending. At this time we are able to provide limited support for local lodging expenses in the air-conditioned Stony Brook student dormitry. While registering for the conference, please indicate that you would like to apply for lodging in campus. We plan to give 50 people such support. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral position at INRIA-Rocquencourt From: Dominique Chapelle Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 15:28:32 +0200 INRIA-Rocquencourt has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to work on the modeling and numerical simulations of specific heart diseases (such as ichaemia), using a computational mechanics model of cardiac behavior. The ultimate objective is to provide cardiologists with a decisional tool to investigate the impact of certain treatments (surgical procedure, pacemaker implantation...) on an impaired organ. Hence the work will be carried out in a collaborative environment including medical doctors. Duration: 9-12 months Location: INRIA-Rocquencourt (Paris area) Applicants should have a PhD in numerical analysis or computational mechanics (non-linear solid mechanics more particularly relevant), and a strong motivation for biomedical applications. Non-French candidates from the European Union (and associated states), no more than 30 years old, are particularly encouraged, although all top-level applications will definitely be considered. Applications to be submitted by email to Dominique.Chapelle@inria.fr ------ Subject: PhD Studentships at Aston University From: L. Rebollo-Neira Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 23:15:22 +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: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 193:1-4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:21:52 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd SPECIAL ISSUE Anomalous distributions, nonlinear dynamics, and nonextensivity Santa Fe, USA 20021106/08 Edited by: H.L. Swinney, C. Tsallis Anomalous Distributions, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Nonextensivity H. Swinney, C. Tsallis pp 1-2 What should a statistical mechanics satisfy to reflect nature? C. Tsallis pp 3-34 Superstatistics E.G.D. Cohen pp 35-52 On the (Boltzmann) entropy of non-equilibrium systems S. Goldstein, J.L. Lebowitz pp 53-66 Sources of exponents J.T. Bendler, J.J. Fontanella, M.F. Shlesinger pp 67-72 Statistical mechanical foundations of power-law distributions A.K. Rajagopal, S. Abe pp 73-83 Stability analysis of generalized entropies and q-exponential distributions S. Abe pp 84-89 Generalized dynamical entropies in weakly chaotic systems H. van Beijeren pp 90-95 Power-law decay and self-similar distributions in stadium-type billiards D.N. Armstead, B.R. Hunt, E. Ott pp 96-127 Fractional kinetics: from pseudochaotic dynamics to Maxwell's Demon G.M. Zaslavsky, M.A. Edelman pp 128-147 Mixing and relaxation dynamics of the Henon map at the edge of chaos E.P. Borges, U. Tirnakli pp 148-152 Criticality in nonlinear one-dimensional maps: RG universal map and nonextensive entropy A. Robledo pp 153-160 Effect of non-Gaussian noise sources in a noise-induced transition H.S. Wio, R. Toral pp 161-168 Galilean-invariant multi-speed entropic lattice Boltzmann models B.M. Boghosian, P.J. Love, J. Yepez, P.V. Coveney pp 169-181 On the dependence of the Navier-Stokes equations on the distribution of molecular velocities P.J. Love, B.M. Boghosian pp 182-194 Superstatistics in hydrodynamic turbulence C. Beck pp 195-207 Defect turbulence and generalized statistical mechanics K.E. Daniels, C. Beck, E. Bodenschatz pp 208-217 Multifractal analysis of fluid particle accelerations in turbulence T. Arimitsu, N. Arimitsu pp 218-230 Turbulence and Tsallis statistics T. Gotoh, R.H. Kraichnan pp 231-244 Experimental Lagrangian acceleration probability density function measurement N. Mordant, A.M. Crawford, E. Bodenschatz pp 245-251 Nonextensive statistical mechanics for rotating quasi-two-dimensional turbulence S. Jung, B.D. Storey, J. Aubert, H.L. Swinney pp 252-264 The statistical distributions of one-dimensional ''turbulence'' M. Peyrard pp 265-277 Atmospheric turbulence within and above an Amazon forest F.M. Ramos, M.J.A. Bolzan, L.D. Abreu Sa, R.R. Rosa pp 278-291 Stationary probability distribution in granular media A. Coniglio, A. Fierro, M. Nicodemi pp 292-302 Dynamics and melting of stripes, crystals, and bubbles with quenched disorder C.J. Olson Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt, I. Martin, A.R. Bishop pp 303-309 Statistical similarities between internetquakes and earthquakes S. Abe, N. Suzuki pp 310-314 Metastable states, anomalous distributions and correlations in the HMF model A. Pluchino, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda pp 315-328 Damage spreading in the Bak-Sneppen and ballistic deposition models: critical dynamics and nonextensivity M.L. Lyra, U. Tirnakli pp 329-337 A trade-investment model for distribution of wealth N. Scafetta, S. Picozzi, B.J. West pp 338-352 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 194:1-2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:03:22 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd A stability index for detonation waves in Majda's model for reacting flow G. Lyng, K. Zumbrun pp 1-29 Two-state intermittency near a symmetric interaction of saddle-node and Hopf bifurcations: a case study from dynamo theory P. Ashwin, A.M. Rucklidge, R. Sturman pp 30-48 Ikeda Hopf bifurcation revisited T. Erneux, L. Larger, M.W. Lee, J.-P. Goedgebuer pp 49-64 Numerical computation of @e-entropy for parabolic equations with analytic solutions G.J. Lord, J. Rougemont pp 65-74 On the global dynamics of the anisotropic Manev problem F. Diacu, M. Santoprete pp 75-94 Pattern selection of solutions of the Swift-Hohenberg equation L.A. Peletier, V. Rottschafer pp 95-126 On classification of intrinsic localized modes for the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation G.L. Alfimov, V.A. Brazhnyi, V.V. Konotop pp 127-150