Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 04, Number 14 August 1, 2004 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Dynamics Days 2004 SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Faculty Position at McGill University PhD/Postdoctoral Position at Heinrich-Heine University Studentships at the University of Wales Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences Supplemental Issue Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 195:1-2 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: Dynamics Days 2004 From: Julyan Cartwright Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:50:27 +0200 Dynamics Days 2004 XXIV Annual Conference 13-17 September Palma de Mallorca, Spain Online registration open at: http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays 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 2004 will take place from Monday 13 September to Friday 17 September, on the campus of the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Organizers: Oreste Piro (Palma), Julyan Cartwright (Granada), and Theo Geisel (Goettingen) 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. Deadlines for submissions: To be considered for an oral presentation, abstracts must be received by the organizers by 31st August. No limit will be placed on the number of posters. The registration fee is 350 euros; there is a reduced fee of 225 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. Online registration and further information, including accommodation and travel options, can be found on the conference web pages at http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays Julyan Cartwright Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalograficos, CSIC, Edificio BIC Granada, Avenida de la Innovacion, 1, P.T. Ciencias de la Salud, E-18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain. tel +34 958 750596, fax +34 958 750597 e-mail julyan@lec.ugr.es, WWW http://lec.ugr.es/~julyan/ ------ Subject: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures From: Connie Young Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:28:45 -0400 The program schedule and registration information is available for this conference at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw04/ Pre-registration deadline: Thursday, September 2, 2004 On-line registration form will be disconnected at 4PM EDT! Visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/NW04/reginfo.htm for more information about registration. Hotel Reservation deadline: Thursday, September 2, 2004 Visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/NW04/htlinfo.htm for more hotel information. CONFERENCE THEMES Nonlinear Waves in Optics and Periodic Structures Waves in Fluids, the Atmosphere and Oceans Coherent Structures in Biology Semiclassical Asymptotics and Multisoliton Turbulence Nonlinear Waves in Bose-Einstein Condensation Stability of Solitary Waves PLENARY SPEAKERS David Cai, Courant Institute, New York University Riemann-Hilbert Methods and Integrable Systems Percy Deift, Courant Institute, New York University Christopher Jones, University of North Carolina Andrew J. Majda, Courant Institute, New York University Vladimir E. Zakharov, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia and the University of Arizona For additional information visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw04/ ------ Subject: Faculty Position at McGill University From: Tony Humphries Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:11:02 +0100 McGill University Department of Mathematics & Statistics The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a tenure-track position in applied mathematics. While the appointment is expected to be made at the level of an Assistant Professor, the Department would consider applicants for a senior position. The appointment is expected to be in the broad area of differential equations (partial, stochastic, or functional) and scientific computing. Applicants should have expertise in both analytical and computational aspects. Candidates must have a doctoral degree at the date of appointment and a strong background in mathematics. They are also expected to have demonstrated the capacity for independent research of excellent quality. Selection criteria include research accomplishments, as well as potential contributions to the educational programs of the Department at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applications with a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research outline, an account of teaching experience, a statement on teaching, and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least four references (with one addressing the teaching record) should be sent to Professor A.R. Humphries, Chair, Applied Mathematics Search Committee, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Qc., Canada. H3A 2K6. E-mail: amjobs@math.mcgill.ca Candidates must arrange to have the letters of recommendation sent directly to the above address. Candidates are encouraged to include copies of up to 3 selected reprints or preprints with their applications. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 30th November, 2004. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. However, all outstanding candidates will be considered. McGill University is committed to equity in employment. ------ Subject: PhD/Postdoctoral Position at Heinrich-Heine University From: Marlis Hochbruck Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:47:12 +0200 (CEST) The Applied Mathematics Group at Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf offers a full PhD or Postdoc position (BAT IIa). Part of the position is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for the project "Iterative methods for time integration schemes". Our group also participates in the interdisciplinary collaborative research center SFB-TR 18 "Relativistic Laser Plasma Dynamics" funded by the DFG. Applicants should have a PhD or Masters/Diploma degree in numerical analysis, preferably in the field of numerical linear algebra. Applications should be sent to: Marlis Hochbruck Mathematisches Institut Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf D-40225 Duesseldorf Germany Email: marlis@am.uni-duesseldorf.de http://www.am.uni-duesseldorf.de ------ Subject: Studentships at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth From: Tim Phillips Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:29:24 +0100 M.Sc. Course in Complex Fluids: Modelling, Simulation and Industrial Applications The Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at The University of Wales Aberystwyth has funding from the EPSRC for a Masters Training Package in Complex Fluids: Modelling, Simulation and Industrial Applications. This is a one- year modular M.Sc. course. The study of complex fluids involves an interdisciplinary approach, which calls upon engineering, physical chemistry and physics as well as mathematics. An understanding of the properties and behaviour of these fluids is important for many industrial processes. The course is run by the Applied Mathematics Group at Aberystwyth which is recognized for having achieved the highest international standards of excellence in the study of complex fluids. The Group is unique in the UK in that it offers a unified approach to the mathematical modelling, computation and analysis of complex fluids, supported by an experimental laboratory devoted to their characterization and analysis The Applied Mathematics Group enjoys close contacts with Industry including a number of collaborative research projects. The industrial relevance of the course will be monitored by a steering group of industrialists. The training aims to equip students with the skills they require to meet the challenge of modelling and simulating complex fluids in scientific and industrial flow applications. These skills are essential in many areas of science and engineering especially with the plethora of new materials being designed, produced and processed today. There are small number of studentships that remain to be filled this year. Applicants should have, or expect to gain, a good honours degree or equivalent in mathematics or any relevant scientific discipline. There is also provision for applicants wishing to embark on the course part-time. For further information please contact either Professor Tim Phillips (Tel: +44 1970 622769, FAX: +44 1970 622777, email: tnp@aber.ac.uk) or Dr. Vass Mavron (Tel: +44 1970 622766, email:vcm@aber.ac.uk). ------ Subject: Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences Supplemental Issue From: Communications in Math Sciences Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:53:10 -0500 (CDT) Communications in Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Supplemental Issue, 2004 * full articles are available at www.intlpress.com/Cms * Direct Simulation of Aggregation Phenomena by Bertrand Maury Modeling of Coalescence in Turbulent Gas-Droplet Flows by P. Villedieu and O. Simonin Some Modelling Issues in the Theory of Fragmentation-Coagulation Systems by Jeancfrancois Collet On a Discrete Boltzmann-Smoluchowski Equation with Rates Bounded in the Velocity Variables by Nicolas Fournier and Stephane Mischler Appearance of Dust in Fragmentations by Benedicte Haas Uniqueness via Probabilistic Interpretation for the Discrete Coagulation Fragmentation Equation by Benjamin Jourdain Macroscopic Limits of the Becker-Doring Equations by Barbara Niethammer Brownian Coagulation by J.R. Norris ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 195:1-2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:45:51 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Non-Gaussian error probability in optical soliton transmission G. Falkovich, I. Kolokolov, V. Lebedev, V. Mezentsev, S. Turitsyn pp 1-28 Difference equations versus differential equations, a possible equivalence for the Rossler system? C. Letellier, S. Elaydi, L.A. Aguirre, A. Alaoui pp 29-49 Bogoyavlensky-Volterra and Birkhoff integrable systems P.A. Damianou, S.P. Kouzaris pp 50-66 System with spatially periodic potential field and subject to multiplicative noise J.-H. Li, Y.X. Han, S.G. Chen pp 67-76 The entwined wiggling of homoclinic curves emerging from saddle-node/Hopf instabilities A.R. Champneys, V. Kirk pp 77-105 A Hamiltonian formulation for long internal waves Y. Lvov, E.G. Tabak pp 106-122 Effect of quintic nonlinearity on soliton collisions in optical fibers J. Soneson, A. Peleg pp 123-140 Time asymptotics for a Becker-Doring-type model of aggregation with collisional fragmentation P. Laurencot, D. Wrzosek pp 141-158 Connection graph stability method for synchronized coupled chaotic systems V.N. Belykh, I.V. Belykh, M. Hasler pp 159-187 Blinking model and synchronization in small-world networks with a time-varying coupling I.V. Belykh, V.N. Belykh, M. Hasler pp 188-206