Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 05, Number 13 July 15, 2005 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: XIV Latin American School of Mathematics in Uruguay 4th International School on Topics in Non linear Dynamics in Italy BIOMAT V Symposium in Brazil Two Positions at RWTH Aachen, Germany Postdoctoral Positions at Cardiff University Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 207:3-4 Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 3:3 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: XIV Latin American School of Mathematics Roberto Markarian Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 15:39:31 +0200 The XIV ELAM (Escuela Latino Americana de Matematica Latin American School of Mathematics), is going to hold place in Solis, Uruguay, from 1-9 december 2005. ELAM is one of the main events on Mathematics on Latin America, and this edition is devoted to Probability and Dynamical Systems. This event will be also part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the foundation of UMALCA (Union Matematica de America Latina y el Caribe, Mathematical Society for mathematicians from Latin American and Caribbean countries). The organizing commitee is: Pablo Ferrari (USP-Brazil), Roberto Markarian (IMERL-Uruguay), Ernesto Mordeki (CMAT-Uruguay), Gonzalo Perera (IMERL-Uruguay), Martin Sambarino (CMAT-Uruguay), Marcelo Viana (IMPA-Brazil), Mario Wschebor (CMAT-Uruguay), Marcelo Cerminara (Secretary) (IMERL-Uruguay). There will be six courses and eight invited lectures, as well as four sessions devoted to short communications . Invited courses are: Pierre Collet, Ecole Polytechnique, France "Probability and Dynamical Systems" Konstantin Khanin, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. "Ergodic theory, continued fractions and renormalizations" Alain Chenciner, IMCCE & Universite Paris VII-Denis Diderot, France "Conservative dynamics and the calculus of variations" Michael Shub and Charle Pugh, University of Toronto, Canada "Introduction to hyperbolic and partially hyperbolic dynamical systems" Ravi R. Mazumdar, University of Waterloo, Canada "Applications of Probability to Traffic Modeling" David Nualart, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain "Fractional Brownian Motion: Stochastic Calculus and Applications". 10 PLENARY TALKS (50 minutes). Invited speakers (confirmed): Ivar Ekeland (Canada), Jose Antonio de la Pe\~na (Mexico) Rick Durrett (USA), E. Pujals (Brazil) A. Verjoski (Mexico) R.Rebolledo (Chile), C. Landim (Brazil) P. Ferrari (Brazil) M. Viana (Brazil). SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: two sessions of 2 hours for short talks. The organizing committee will probably be able to provide some financial support to postgraduate students and mathematicians from Latin America. No registration fees will be charged to participants in the event. For more information, please contact elam@fing.edu.uy , and see the web site http://imerl.fing.edu.uy/elam ------ Subject: 4th International School on Topics in Non linear Dynamics From: Societa' Italiana Caos e Complessita' Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:11:43 +0200 4th International School TOPICS IN NONLINEAR DYNAMICS: Synchronization of Dynamical Systems and Complex Networks Florence (Italy), September 8th-10th, 2005 Organized by SICC - Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity The 4th International School "Topics in Non linear Dynamics: Synchronization in Non linear Systems and Complex Networks", organized by the Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity (SICC) in cooperation with the Group of dynamicists of the Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata in Florence, is primarily oriented to young researchers and PhD students interested in the theory and applications of the various kind of synchronization of non linear dynamical systems. Aim of the school is to cover both introductory and advanced topics. The basic theory and methods will be introduced through examples and applications will be described in various fields of Physics, Economics, Engineering and Biology. The topics of the school are Theory of phase locking, Constructive effects of noise in non linear systems, Simple and complex attractors, chaotic dynamics, Complete and phase synchronization of periodic and chaotic systems, Models of complex networks, Synchronization of complex networks, Conformal map theory for Laplacian and bi-Laplacian problems in 2 dimensions. People regularly registered at the school will be allowed to download papers, manuscripts and teaching materials from a reserved area of the web page. LECTURERS F. TITO ARECCHI University of Florence (Italy) STEFANO BOCCALETTI Istituto Nazionale di Ottica applicata (Italy) MARIO CHAVEZ CNRS-LENA-La Salpetriere Hospital of Paris (France) MARIO DI BERNARDO University of Sannio (Italy) MARIO FORTI University of Pisa (Italy) MATTIA FRASCA University of Catania (Italy) ROBERTO GENESIO University of Florence (Italy) MARCO GILLI Politecnico di Torino (Italy) DONG-UK HWANG Chung-Buk National University of Korea (South Korea) POLINA LANDA Moscow State University (Russia) VITO LATORA University of Catania (Italy) RICCARDO MEUCCI Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata (Italy) ITAMAR PROCACCIA Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) ANTONELLO PROVENZALE CNR Torino (Italy) SERGIO RINALDI Politecnico di Milano (Italy) MICHAEL ROSENBLUM University of Potsdam (Germany) NOTE: special housing prices are offered for early reservations. For further information and applications, visit the website http://www.ino.it/School ------ Subject: BIOMAT V Symposium in Brazil From: Rui Dilao Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:57:50 +0100 Dear Colleague Since 2001, the BIOMAT Consortium (http://www.biomat.org/) is organizing "The Brazilian Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology". Due to the increasing participation of many researchers from all over the world, in 2004, the fourth Brazilian Symposium became the First International Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology - BIOMAT IV. This year, The Second International Symposium in Mathematical and Computational Biology (http://www.biomat.org/biomat5/abertura.html) will take place in the city of Petropolis, near Rio de Janeiro, from the 3rd to the 8th of December 2005. The first two days will be dedicated to tutorials and mini-courses. Since the first meeting in 2001, the BIOMAT Consortium has been publishing the Proceedings in an Academic Publisher (http://www.biomat.org/biomat/index.html). This year, the proceedings will be also published, and we are negotiating the publication of selected papers in an international journal. We would like to invite you to submit the abstract of your paper and to register online for the next meeting BIOMAT V (http://www.biomat.org/biomat5/registration_2005.html). You can already find in the main page of the consortium a list of the accepted abstracts (http://www.biomat.org/biomat5/abstracts.html), as well as the list of keynote speakers. We are looking forward to meeting you in Brazil Rubem Mondaini Chair of the BIOMAT Consortium, http://www.biomat.org/ ------ Subject: Two Positions at RWTH Aachen, Germany From: Frank Knoben Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:17:04 +0200 At the IGPM (Institut fuer Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik) we are currently developing the new multidimensional flow solver QUADFLOW. This is part of the interdisciplinary collaborative research center SFB401 "Flow Modulation and Fluid-Structure-Interaction" funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). QUADFLOW is an adaptive solver. Multiresolution techniques based on biorthogonal wavelets are employed for grid adaptation. In recent years, this concept has successfully been implemented and validated by numerous CFD applications. In the future the multiscale concept will be employed to design a new multilevel solver for the efficient solution of nonlinear problems arising from implicit time discretization of the Navier-Stokes equations. In this project we can offer a full PhD/Postdoc position which can be filled immediately. The salary is according to BAT IIa. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in numerical analysis. Basic knowledge in computational fluid dynamics are desirable. The successful candidate has good programming skills in C++. Employment equity is one of our goals. We also welcome applications from persons with disabilities. For further details, see http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/www/forschung1_e.html#SFB401:A4 http://www.lufmech.rwth-aachen.de/sfb401/welcome_win.html Applications should be sent to: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Dahmen Institut fuer Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik RWTH Aachen Templergraben 55, 52056 Aachen, Germany Within the bilateral DFG-CNRS research group FOR 563 "Micro-Macro Modelling and Simulation of Liquid-Vapor Flows" we can offer a full PhD/Postdoc position which can be filled immediately. The primary objective of our project "Dynamics of cavitation bubbles in compressible two-phase fluid flow" (http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/~mueller/dfg-cnrs_engl.html) is to provide an accurate description and prediction of all wave and flow phenomena arising in the dynamical two-phase system formed by a collapsing cavitation bubble. These phenomena include waves propagating into the liquid and to the center of the bubble as well as the spatiotemporal evolution of pressure and velocity fields around the bubble, in particular, their interaction with a neighboring solid or free boundary. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in the numerics of partial differential equations. Basic knowledge in computational fluid dynamics and continuum mechanics are desirable. The successful candidate (mathematician, physicist, engineer) has good programming skills in C++. The salary is according to BAT IIa. The appointment covers a period of 3 years, but can be extended for additional 3 years, provided that DFG will continue funding the project. Employment equity is one of our goals. We also welcome applications from persons with disabilities. Applications should be send to Priv.-Doz. Dr.Siegfried Mueller Institut fuer Geometrie und Praktische Mathematik RWTH Aachen Templergraben 55, 52056 Aachen, Germany mueller@igpm.rwth-aachen.de Phone : +49 / 241 / 8096469 http://www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/~mueller Fax : +49 / 241 / 8092317 ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Positions at Cardiff University From: Tim Phillips Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:59:50 +0100 Three Postdoctoral Positions at Cardiff University Successful applicants will undertake research as part of an EPSRC funded Portfolio Partnership on Complex Fluids and Complex Flows, a collaborative inter-disciplinary initiative with the University of Wales Swansea, in the following areas: * Droplet dynamics in complex flows (3 years); * Computational tools for kinetic theory models (3 years); * Computational studies of lubricant flows (2 years). Applicants should have, or expect to obtain in the near future, a PhD in applied mathematics or engineering. An ability to write numerical software would be an advantage. These posts are fixed-term for up to 3 years. Salary: GBP19460 - GBP29128 per annum Further information and details of the application procedure please visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/schoolsanddivisions/divisions/humrs/jobs/academicresearchsenior/ref448.html For further details contact Professor Tim Phillips, School of Mathematics, Tel: +44 (0) 29 2087 4194 or by email at PhillipsTN@cardiff.ac.uk Closing Date: 22 July 2005 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 207:3-4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 13:51:05 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Discrete peakons A. Comech, J. Cuevas, P.G. Kevrekidis pp 137-160 Equivalence of the continuum limit of the generalized Rossler system and the chaotic transmission line oscillator J.N. Blakely, N.J. Corron, S.D. Pethel pp 161-170 A variational approach to singular perturbation problems in reaction-diffusion systems S.I. Ei, M. Kuwamura, Y. Morita pp 171-219 Growth and decay of shock and acceleration waves in a traffic flow model with relaxation P.M. Jordan pp 220-229 Wave collapse in a class of nonlocal nonlinear Schrodinger equations M. Ablowitz, I. Bakirtas, B. Ilan pp 230-253 Effect of time delay on pattern formation: Competition between homogenisation and patterning S.R. Veflingstad, E. Plahte, N.A.M. Monk pp 254-271 ------ Subject: Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences 3:3 From: Communications in Math Sciences Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:35:48 -0500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Communications in Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Vol 3, No.3, 2005 to be published in September 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract is available at www.math.wisc.edu/~jcms full articles will be available at www.intlpress.com/CMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shi Jin and Xin Wen Hamiltonian-Preserving Schemes for the Liouville Equation with Discontinuous Potentials Mauro Garavello and Benedetto Piccoli Source-Destination Flow on a Road Network Patrik O. Kano, Moysey Brio and Jerome V. 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