Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 04, Number 18 October 1, 2004 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Winter School on Recent Trends in Nonlinear Science in Barcelona International Workshop on Bifurcations in Milano Conference in Tunisia on Trends in Applied Mathematics Workshop in Helsinki on Computational Problems in Physics Dassault Chair - Call for applications Chair Position at the University of Birmingham Faculty Position at Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada Faculty Position at Wichita State University Faculty Position at Purdue University Faculty Position at West Virginia University Faculty Position at Arizona State University Faculty Positions at Colorado State University Postdoctoral Position at INRIA, Grenoble Postdoctoral Position at University of Grenoble Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship at IBM Yorktown Postdoctoral Position at IST, Lisbon Contents, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis 3:3 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 197 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: Winter School on Recent Trends in Nonlinear Science in Barcelona From: Amadeu Delshams Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:45:13 +0200 RTNS2005: Recent Trends in Nonlinear Science 2005 (http://www.rtns2005.uji.es/) Second Winter School of the Spanish Network DANCE (http://www.dance-net.org/) Castellon, 24-29 January 2005 Courses (http://www.rtns2005.uji.es/courses.html): * John Franks (Nortwestern University, Illinois, USA) Distortion in Lattice Actions on Surfaces * Angel Jorba (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) Numerical methods for invariant objects * Marcelo Viana (IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Lyapunov exponents Registration (http://www.rtns2005.uji.es/registration.html): The registration period for RTNS2005 will start in September 15, 2004 and will end in November 2, 2004. The registration price is 300 Euro. It includes attendance, materials and lunch. People registering before October 15, 2004 are entitled to have reduced registration fee which is 250 Euro. Note: The number of available places in the school is limited. Final admissions will be by the registration order. There will be a number of registration and partial or full accommodation grants for young participants. The deadline for registration which include applications for inscription and/or accommodation grants ends on October 15, 2004. Presentation (http://www.rtns2005.uji.es/presentation.html): This is the second winter school in Dynamical Systems of the Spanish network DANCE (Dinamica, Atractores y Nolinealidad: Caos y Estabilidad). This winter school will be located in the Department of Mathematics of the Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain. The goal of these winter schools is to train their participants to theory and applications in the field of nonlinear science; with the aim that theory and applications enforce each other. This will be done in an atmosphere of informal discussion and interchange of ideas. The idea of these winter schools is to help young researchers for their basic training and open new fields for the senior ones. These courses have received official recognition in the doctorate programs of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. ------ Subject: International Workshop on Bifurcations in Milano From: "Societa' Italiana Caos e Complessita'" Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:39:51 +0200 International Workshop "Bifurcations in Nonsmooth and Hybrid Dynamical Systems" October 21-22 2004, Milano Organized by Societa Italiana Caos e Complessita (SICC) in cooperation with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) This is the second edition of the successful Workshop held for the first time in Milan in April 2002. The Workshop is intended to be an occasion for researchers to exchange ideas and discuss the analysis, control and applications of bifurcations in nonsmooth and hybrid dynamical systems. PhD students, young researchers and all those interested from all branches of science and engineering are encouraged to participate and present their work at the meeting. Six invited tutorial lectures will be given by the following speakers: * Dr Yuri Kuznetsov, University of Utrecht, NL * Prof. John Hogan, University of Bristol, UK * Dr. John Lygeros, University of Patras, Greece * Dr. Piotr Kowalczyk, University of Bristol, UK * Dr. Arne Nordmark, KTH, Sweden (to be confirmed) * Dr Mario di Bernardo, University of Sannio, Italy and University of Bristol, UK For detailed informations on application and proposal submission, visit the website: http://www.ing.unisannio.it/dibernardo/milan/home.htm ------ Subject: Conference in Tunisia on Trends in Applied Mathematics From: Nabil Gmati Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:40:34 +0100 This is the first annoucement of the TAMTAM'05 conference (Trends in Applied Mathematics in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco), to be held in Tunis in April 26-28 2005. TAM-TAM is a Magrebian conference in Applied Mathematics, holding every other year in rotation in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The submitted papers are expected to deal with the mathematical modelling, numerical analysis, as well as numerical and computer treatment of several physical problems (in biology, fluid and structural mechanics, electromagnetics, image processing, etc.). Further informations: Address: TAM-TAM'05, ENIT-LAMSIN, BP. 37, 1002 Tunis Belvedere, Tunisia. Phone: (+216) 71 874 700 extention: 555 (+216) 71 87 10 22 Fax: (+216) 71 87 27 29 E-mail: tamtam@lamsin.rnu.tn Website: http://tamtam05.tn.refer.org ------ Subject: Workshop in Helsinki on Computational Problems in Physics From: Timo Eirola Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:03:05 +0300 This is a reminder of the approaching deadline for submitting problems to the workshop on Computational Problems in Physics that will be organized in Helsinki, Finland, May 23 - 27, 2005. http://www.math.hut.fi/cpip2005/ Description: The workshop will bring together specialists in computational physics, applied mathematics and numerical analysis with the goal of developing theoretical and computational tools necessary to tackle new problems and applications in computational physics. The aim is to concentrate on a few selected challenging problems. The model of working will be close to the European Study Groups with Industry. There will also be lectures on topics related to the problems. The workshop will also serve as a research training course for PhD students and postdocs. Contributions to problems: We call for problems, specific topics, questions, or applications that the potential participants would like the workshop to focus on. This will help in designing the final program. The deadline for contributions is October 31, 2004. The invitation for participation will be posted in November 2004. For more details, please see the workshop site: http://www.math.hut.fi/cpip2005/ ------ Subject: Dassault Chair - Call for applications From: Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:09:33 -0400 (CLT) DASSAULT CHAIR Call for applications Center for Mathematical Modeling - Universidad de Chile In the framework of an agreement between Dassault Aviation and the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM - UMI+2807-CNRS) of Universidad de Chile in Santiago, we call for applications from outstanding researchers in all areas of mathematics related with research developed at CMM, to fill up the Dassault Chair for 2005. The chair consists of a full time research position at CMM for a period of 3 or 6 months, beginning between March and May 2005, and includes a monthly allowance of US$ 5000. The recipient of the chair is expected to engage in fundamental research, develop collaboration with permanent researchers at CMM, and participate in the activities of the Center, both by delivering seminars and by tutoring students. Applications must include a short letter indicating the expected duration for the chair, a 3 page proposal describing the research program to be developed at CMM, and an abridged Curriculum Vitae. These items should reach CMM before November 15th, 2004, and may be sent either by e- mail or regular mail to: Dassault Chair Selection Committee (c/o Dalia Finkelstein) Center for Mathematical Modeling Universidad de Chile Avda. Blanco Encalada 2120, 7o. piso Santiago, CHILE e-mail : dfinkels@dim.uchile.cl website : www.cmm.uchile.cl The final selection will be made by the International Advisory Board of CMM, and the result will be announced by the middle of December 2004. ------ Subject: Chair Position at the University of Birmingham From: Warren R Smith Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:16:26 +0100 (BST) School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Birmingham The University seeks to appoint an Applied Mathematician of international distinction to a Chair. Applications are invited from strong researchers in any area of Applied Mathematics whose research complements and/or adds breadth to the Applied Mathematics Group. Associated with the Chair will be 3 lectureships in Applied Mathematics. Informal enquiries to Professor J R Blake 0121 414 6577, e-mail J.R.Blake@bham.ac.uk or Professor G R Robinson (Head of School) 0121 414 6581, e-mail: G.R.Robinson@bham.ac.uk. Further details and the procedure for applying for the post can be obtained from Jayne Dowden, Assistant Director of Personnel Services, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT tel: 0121 415 8116, Fax: 0121 414 7043, email: S.A.Johnson.1@bham.ac.uk, web: http://www.personnel.bham.ac.uk/vacancies The closing date for application is 22nd October 2004. Please quote reference S38020. Working towards equal opportunities. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada From: rmelnik Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:24:03 -0400 Tenure Track Faculty Position in Applied Mathematics (Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada) The Department of Mathematics invites applications for one or more tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2005, subject to budgetary approval. The successful candidate will contribute substantially to the department's research in applied mathematics, particularly in areas of modelling, simulation and control of physical and biological systems. Applications from candidates with interest and experience in developing, analysing and implementing mathematical models related to nanotechnology and computational biology are particularly encouraged. Strong skills in scientific computing and visualization, especially computational methods for PDEs, and the ability to adapt to new scientific environments are important assets. Deadline for complete applications is November 19, 2004. Further details on the position and how to apply can be found at http://www.wlu.ca/mmcs/tenure_track2004.html ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Wichita State University From: Tom DeLillo Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:29:12 -0500 Applications are invited for a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor in mathematics August, 2005. The open position is in the area of Applied Mathematics (with strong computational skills). Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences, active in research and strong research potential, strong commitment to excellence in teaching, effective communication skills, and successful experience with diverse populations. Preference given to classroom teaching experience, research area closely related to our doctoral program in applied mathematics or consonant with our current faculty, progress toward a strong research record, and expectations of developing externally funded research grants. Preference will be given to someone working in the traditional areas of numerical analysis including numerical solution of partial differential equations and/or numerical linear algebra. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. Duties of this position will include teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in numerical analysis. The department includes groups working in several areas of applied mathematics including inverse problems, fluid mechanics, computational function theory, and geometric partial differential equations. Completed Application Deadline: December 1, 2004. Position remains open until filled. Send CV, statements about teaching and research, and have three references send letters in writing to: Professor Stephen W. Brady, Search Committee Chair, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0033, USA; email: brady@math.wichita.edu FAX: 316-978-3748. AA/EOE. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Purdue University From: Jie Shen Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:33:49 -0500 The Purdue Mathematics Department invites applications for the position of Professor of Mathematics and Director, Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics. Applicants should have a strong research record in computational/applied mathematics; proven ability to work with graduate students, postdocs, and colleagues; and a record of funding success. Essential duties: Conduct research; direct graduate students. Coordinate the development of applied areas in the department, facilitate research contacts between mathematics faculty and faculty in other departments, oversee the computational/applied mathematics visitor and seminar programs, and help create an atmosphere in which the educational programs of graduate students and post-doctoral staff in computational/applied mathematics can flourish. Applications will be reviewed immediately upon receipt. The search will remain open until the position is filled. Send cover letter, CV, and the names of at least three references to: CCAM Director Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067. Direct inquiries to: goeke@math.purdue.edu Purdue University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Access/Equal Opportunity Employer. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at West Virginia University From: Weifu Fang Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:22:12 -0400 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Position in Applied Mathematics An anticipated tenure-track Assistant Professorship is announced in the area of applied mathematics with an expected starting date of August 16, 2005. The successful applicant should have demonstrated outstanding research potential, excellent communication and classroom skills, and a commitment to undergraduate education, graduate supervision and establishing a thriving funded research program. The appointee should add expertise and research strength to one of our program initiatives, such as the joint undergraduate program in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics, a cooperative Ph.D. program in Computational Computing and Discrete Mathematics, or university wide initiatives in biometrics or nano-technology. An interest in interdisciplinary research connections and/or collaboration with industry and government research lab/agencies will be an advantage. The Federal research presence in the area includes the National Energy Technology Laboratory, a NASA Software Independent Validation and Verification Facility, a FBI Identification Facility in Clarksburg, and a NIOSH facility. Applicants should provide a letter of application, a vita with statements commenting on their research program and teaching philosophy, and names and contact information for references. At least three letters of reference should be sent to the address below. Applications, nominations, and inquires should be sent to Chair, Department of Mathematics 320 Armstrong Hall West Virginia University P.O. Box 6310 Morgantown, WV 26506-6310 (jobs@math.wvu.edu) Priority will be given to applications received by January 15, 2005. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minority, disabled, and women candidates are urged to apply. ------ Subject: Faculty Position at Arizona State University From: Bruce Long Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:26:24 -0700 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COMPUTATIONAL BIOMATHEMATICIAN The Department of Mathematics and Statistics (http://math.asu.edu) at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank in computational biomathematics commencing Fall 2005. All candidates must have an earned doctoral degree in mathematics, computer science, or a closely related area by August 16, 2005, and have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research. Candidates must have research strengths and experience in applying scientific computing/computational mathematics to biological disciplines, for example, molecular or structural biology, nanomedicine, genetics, disease studies, or imaging. Preference will be given to candidates who have relevant post-doctoral experience. The individual selected for this position will be expected to establish an extramurally funded research program. The successful candidate will join thriving groups in computational mathematics and mathematical biology. The applicant will be expected to be an active participant in the graduate program in Mathematics, in particular in the Computational Biosciences program (http://www.asu.edu/compbiosci) on the ASU campus. Departmental facilities include networked clusters of high-end workstations, several graphics computers, and access to the University's central computing facilities. Arizona State University, a Research 1 institution, is rapidly developing a national and international profile in computational biosciences and biotechnology, in addition to the cross-disciplinary Computational Biosciences program. ASU recently founded the Biodesign Institute (http://www.biodesign.org) and has close ties to the expanding genomics community of local Phoenix, including the Translational Genomics Institute (TGen) and the International Genomics Consortium. Applicants must send i) a curriculum vitae, ii) a personal statement addressing their research agenda, iii) a statement of teaching philosophy, iv) an AMS cover sheet (http://www.ams.org/coversheet/), and v) must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Computational Biomathematics Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arizona State University PO Box 871804 Tempe, AZ 85287-1804 Review of the applications will begin on December 1, 2004; if not filled, weekly thereafter or until the search is closed. AA/EOE ------ Subject: Faculty Positions at Colorado State University From: Jerry Taylor Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:09:36 -0600 The Department of Mathematics at Colorado State University invites applications for multiple (up to four) tenure/tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank or above. The department is seeking candidates in partial differential equations, numerical analysis and scientific computation, though exceptional candidates in other areas of mathematics may be considered. The successful applicant will be expected to complement existing faculty research. Colorado State University is a partner in the Colorado grid computing initiative. All candidates must have an earned doctorate in mathematics or a closely related area at the time of appointment, and demonstrate a strong professional background preparing them for teaching and research in Mathematics. The earliest starting date for these positions is August 15, 2005. The Department has over 300 undergraduate majors and 65 graduate students, with 24 tenure-track faculty. Colorado State University has an enrollment of 25,000 students and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. More information may be obtained from the Department's Web page at http://www.math.colostate.edu . Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vita, summary of future research plans, evidence of effective teaching, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent to: Faculty Hiring Committee Department of Mathematics Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 Electronic submissions are welcome and should be sent to search@math.colostate.edu Applications received by December 1, 2004 will receive full consideration, but screening will continue until the positions are filled. All files will be open for review by all faculty of the Department of Mathematics. A job description can be found at http://www.math.colostate.edu/info/jobdesc.html. Colorado State University is an EEO/AA employer (Equal Opportunity Office, 101 Student Services). ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at INRIA, Grenoble From: Jerome Monnier Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:24:39 +0200 Postdoctoral Research Position in Applied Mathematics (RiverHydraulics Context) The applicant will reach an applied mathematics and numerical research team (project-team IDOPT, INRIA) located in Grenoble (French Alps). The study is carried out in collaboration with researchers in river hydraulics (Cemagref Lyon). The final objective is an efficient coupling between existing 1D Shallow Water (SW) model with storage area and a 2D SW model. The applicant will analyse and implement algorithms based on methods of optimal control of PDEs (identification of boundary conditions). One of the difficulties are to communicate consistant and accurate informations between the two models; also, to take into account the difference of time scale between the two models actually used by the hydraulicians. A PhD in applied mathematics is required. Demonstrated experience in optimal control of PDEs, numerical analysis and software development in Fortran 90 is also mandatory. This is a 10 months position with 2500 Euros/month net. The successful candidate will be a willing and effective communicator and committed to team collaboration. The first closing date is 18 october 2004. The expected start date of the appointment is january 2005. Applications with full CV giving names and addresses of two referees should be sent to: J. Monnier LMC-IMAG, BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. Email : Jerome.Monnier@imag.fr Web sites : INRIA, IDOPT Team-Project, http://www.inria.fr Grenoble, http://www.grenoble-isere-tourisme.com ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Grenoble From: Jerome Monnier Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:13:55 +0200 Postdoctoral Research Position in Applied Mathematics (Microfluidics Context) The applicant will reach an applied mathematics and numerical research team (LMC-IMAG) located in Grenoble, French Alps. The study is carried out in collaboration with researchers in fluid mechanics / interfacial phenomena (LEGI, Grenoble) and an industrial partner. The final objective is the numerical modeling of a droplet impact (2D axisymetric) on a solid substrat. The applicant will write the analysis of a dynamic surfactant model (surface PDEs). Then he/she will implement the coupling in our software Micralefe (Microfluidics ALE Finite Element). The code is based on a C++ finite element library (Rheolef). A PhD in applied mathematics is required. Demonstrated experience in PDEs, finite element methods and software development in C++ is also mandatory. This is a 10 months position with ~2000 Euros/month net. The candidate must be EEC citizen. The successful candidate will be a willing and effective communicator and committed to team collaboration. The first closing date is october 25, 2004. The expected start date of the appointment is december 1, 2004. Applications with full CV giving names and addresses of two referees should be sent to: J. Monnier LMC-IMAG BP 53, F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. Email : Jerome.Monnier@imag.fr Web sites : LMC-IMAG http://www.imag.fr Grenoble, http://www.grenoble-isere-tourisme.com ------ Subject: Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship at IBM Yorktown From: Anshul Gupta Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:43:47 -0500 (CDT) The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites applications for its 2005-2006 Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences. Areas of active research in the department include: algorithms, coding theory, cryptography, data mining, dynamical systems and differential equations, high-performance computation, numerical analysis, optimization, probability theory, scientific computing, statistical analysis, supply-chain and operations management, and queueing networks. Fellows interact closely with department members but are free pursue their own research. Candidates must have a Ph.D. after September 2000 or should receive one before the second half of 2005. One fellowship will be awarded with stipend between $95,000 and $115,000 (depending on area and experience). Applications must be received before December 31, 2004. Complete details and the application procedure are available at http://www.research.ibm.com/math/goldstine.html. IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer committed to work-place diversity. ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position at IST, Lisbon From: Adelia Sequeira Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 03:15:42 +0100 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION AT IST - LISBON Computational Blood Rheology The Department of Mathematics/Division of Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis and the Center for Mathematics and its Applications - CEMAT of Instituto Superior Tecnico (Lisbon, Portugal) offers a postdoctoral position to work on the development of numerical techniques and computer software for the simulation of blood flow in small vessels and capillaries. This work involves in particular the numerical simulation of mathematical models in blood rheology. Applicants should have a Doctoral Degree in Applied Mathematics, Physics or Engineering and a sound knowledge in mathematical and numerical modelling in fluid mechanics. Excellent programming skills in C or C++ are required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in computational rheology. A background in medical research or bioengineering is also welcome. This postdoctoral position is available within the EU Research Training Network (RTN) **HaeMOdel - Mathematical and Numerical Modelling of the Cardiovascular System**, http://mox.polimi.it/it/progetti/haemodel coordinated by Prof. Alfio Quarteroni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy and EPFL, Switzerland) and involving the following research teams: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; EPFL-Lausanne, Switzerland; Technische Universitat Graz, Austria; Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK; INRIA Rocquencourt and Universite de Paris VI, France; IST-Lisbon, Portugal. There are no teaching duties associated with this position. General eligibility conditions to be followed by the candidates to a RTN postdoctoral position can be found at the Web page: http://www.cordis.lu/improving/networks/tour3.htm The position is available immediately. To ensure full consideration, interested candidates should send a CV (in Postscript or PDF format) and two letters of recommendation (with contacts information: e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) to Prof. Adelia Sequeira Departamento de Matematica Instituto Superior Tecnico Av. Rovisco Pais,1 1049-001 Lisboa - PORTUGAL adelia.sequeira@math.ist.utl.pt The same address may be used for further information. ------ Subject: Contents, Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis 3:3 From: "Hu, Shouchuan" Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:13:40 -0500 To access the journal online, visit http://www.aimsciences.org/journals/cpaa/current_CPAA.htm The evolution of a tumor cord cell population Janet Dyson, Rosanna Villella-Bressan and G.F. Webb pp 331 - 352 Global existence and regularity for the Lagrangian averaged Navier-Stokes equations with initial data in $H^(1/2)$ Joel Avrin pp 353 - 366 On the Ferromagnetism equations in the non static case G. Carbou, P. Fabrie, O. Gu\`es pp 367 - 393 Remarks on the strong maximum principle for viscosity solutions to fully nonlinear parabolic equations Francesca Da Lio pp 395 - 415 On the Cauchy problem for a coupled systemof KdV equations F. Linares and M. Panthee pp 417 - 431 Kwak Transformation and Navier-Stokes Equations Hyukjin Kwean pp 433 - 446 Upper and lower bounds on Mathieu characteristic numbers of integer orders Armando G. M. Neves pp 447 - 464 Nonradial blow-up solutions of sublinear elliptic equations with gradient term Marius Ghergu and Vicen\c tiu R\u adulescu pp 465 - 474 The existence and asymptotic behavior of the evolution p-Laplacian equations with strong nonlinear sources Zhong Tan and Zheng-an Yao pp 475 - 490 Proper extensions of Noether's symmetry theorem for nonsmooth extremals of the calculus of variations D.F.M. Torres pp 491 - 500 Well-posedness and blow-up phenomena for the periodic generalized Camassa-Holm equation Zhaoyang Yin pp 501 - 508 Convergence of lindstedt series for the nonlinear wave equation G. Gentile and V. Mastropietro pp 509 - 514 Twelve limit cycles in a cubic order planar system with $Z_2$ symmetry P. Yu and M. Han pp 515 - 525 Asymptotic theory for disc-like crystal growth (II): interfacial instability and pattern formation at early stage of growth Jian-Jun Xu and Junichiro Shimizu pp 527 - 543 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 197 3:4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:59:48 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Variational inequalities in critical-state problems L. Prigozhin pp 197-210 The number and probability of canalizing functions W. Just, I. Shmulevich, J. Konvalina pp 211-221 Bifurcation analysis of a class of 'car following' traffic models I. Gasser, G. Sirito, B. Werner pp 222-241 The Keplerian regime of charged particles in planetary magnetospheres M. Inarrea, V. Lanchares, J.F. Palacian, A.I. Pascual, J.P. Salas, P. Yanguas pp 242-268 Complex Ginzburg-Landau equations as perturbations of nonlinear Schrodinger equations - A Melnikov approach G. Cruz-Pacheco, C.D. Levermore, B.P. Luce pp 269-285 Pattern formation and nuclear divisions are uncoupled in Drosophila segmentation: comparison of spatially discrete and continuous models V.V. Gursky, J. Jaeger, K.N. Kozlov, J. Reinitz, A.M. Samsonov pp 286-302 A lattice Boltzmann study of non-hydrodynamic effects in shell models of turbulence R. Benzi, L. Biferale, M. Sbragaglia, S. Succi, F. Toschi pp 303-312 Computation of low energy Earth-to-Moon transfers with moderate flight time K. Yagasaki pp 313-331 Complex balancing motions of an inverted pendulum subject to delayed feedback control J. Sieber, B. Krauskopf pp 332-345 Standing wave description of nearly conservative, parametrically driven waves in extended systems F.J. Mancebo, J.M. Vega pp 346-363 Experimental defect dynamics driven by phase gradient in liquid-crystal electro-convective patterns P. D'Amico, L. Fronzoni, I.A. Maione, L. Palatella pp 364-374 Coupling schemes for cluster synchronization in coupled Josephson equations W.-X. Qin, G. Chen pp 375-391