Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 05, Number 14 August 1, 2005 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: AIMS News Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems in Paris Three Lectureships at Exeter Faculty Position at University of California, Santa Barbara Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 13:4-5 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 208:1-2 New Book, Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science 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: AIMS News From: Hu_Shouchuan Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:04:29 -0500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPOTLIGHT ON OUR NEW JOURNAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inaugural Issue out soon! Networks and Heterogeneous Media (NHM), an applied math journal This new journal is designed to attract original contributions to solve problems on networks and heterogeneous media, and more generally, in complicated framework. The journal is a breeding ground for research in an area which is presently dispersed across a range of statistical physics, applied mathematics, engineering, biology and medical journals. http://www.iac.rm.cnr.it/%7Epiccoli/NHM.htm A launch meeting for this journal is planned in Italy 2006. Please visit the website at http://www.iac.rm.cnr.it/%7Epiccoli/NHM-LM.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOURNAL NEWS RELEASE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS ranks the top 14th among all math journals, as reported in the most recent ISI Journal of Citation Reports http://aimsciences.org/journals/cpaa/2004DCDSmath.htm DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS SERIES B (modeling and computations) ranks the top 12th among all applied math journals, as reported in the most recent ISI Journal of Citation Reports http://aimsciences.org/journals/dcdsB/2004DCDSapplmath.htm COMMUNICATIONS ON PURE AND APPLIED ANALYSIS ranks the top 44th among all math journals, as reported in the most recent ISI Journal of Citation Reports http://aimsciences.org/journals/cpaa/2004DCDSmath.htm MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING has become an SCI-E journal only six months after its inauguration! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOURNAL UPDATES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't miss these exciting new special issues! DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS Special issues on "Recent Development on Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems", volume 13 number 4 and number 5. Available online now! http://aimsciences.org/journals/dcdsA/online.jsp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6th AIMS International Conference in France, June 25-28, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 6th AIMS Conference, "Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications", will take place in Poitiers, France (one hour and half from Paris). Plenary speakers include Alberto Bressan (USA), Odo Diekmann (Netherlands), Pierre-Louis Lions (France), Alexander Mielke (Germany), Masayasu Mimura (Japan), Peter Polacik (USA), Patrizia Pucci (Italy), Bjorn Sandstede (UK), Lan Wen (China). Find all the details at http://aimsciences.org/AIMS-Conference/2006/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MATHEMATICAL CONFERENCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AIMS maintains a current math conferences page for your convenience at http://aimsciences.org/Meetings/index.htm You may post your meeting at this site by emailing us at: General@aimSciences.org ------ Subject: Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems in Paris From: Fatihcan Atay Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:52:19 +0200 Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems November 17, 2005 - Paris, France (A satellite workshop of the ECCS'05: European Conference on Complex Systems, 14-18 November 2005, Paris.) Organizer: Fatihcan Atay (Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences) Description: The workshop aims to bring together experts on time-delay systems with a view towards combining mathematical ideas from the theory of delay equations with the issues arising in the general framework of complexity and complex systems. Both by formal presentations and informal discussions, we wish to address the role of hereditary dynamics in complexity. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, * Networks with transmission delays * Complexity measures in time-delay systems * Effects of delays on the collective behavior of interacting units * Emergent novel dynamics as a result of delays * Positive uses of delays in control and design * Noise, stability, bifurcations, chaos Invited speakers: Thomas Erneux (Brussels), Michael Mackey (McGill), Juergen Jost (MPI Leipzig), Tibor Kristzin* (Szeged), Andre Longtin* (Ottawa), Sjoerd Verduyn Lunel (Leiden), Michael Rosenblum (Potsdam), Gabor Stepan* (Budapest), Hans-Otto Walther (Giessen) * to be confirmed. Participation: A number of oral and poster contributions will be accommodated. Interested researchers are invited to send a 1-2 page extended abstract (as a plain text or pdf file) by September 4, 2005, via e-mail to "atay (at) member.ams.org" . Registration and accommodation: There is no separate registration fee for the workshop, but the participants should register for the ECCS'05: European Conference on Complex Systems. Please see the ECCS'05 site for details: http://complexsystems.lri.fr For further information: http://personal-homepages.mis.mpg.de/fatay/ctds.html ------ Subject: Three Lectureships at Exeter From: Peter Ashwin Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:42:34 +0100 Three Lectureships/Senior Lectureships/Readerships in Applied Mathematics (Ref. 4772) Applications are invited for the above posts available from 1 January 2006, or earlier by agreement. These posts will be appointed on the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer scale according to age and experience. The Applied Mathematics Group has a strong international reputation in Fluid Dynamics, especially Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, and Dynamical Systems and Control. The group has been strengthened recently by a joint Chair appointment with the Met Office, and a second joint Chair is planned for 2006. Applicants should have a PhD in an area of applied mathematics and be able to demonstrate an excellent track record in research, backed by publications, and relevant teaching experience. Applications from those working in either fluid dynamics/computational fluid dynamics or dynamical systems/control, and who can interact within the applied mathematics group, are particularly encouraged; we expect to make at least one appointment in each of these two fields. Successful applicants will contribute to both undergraduate and post graduate teaching, across a range of topics in Mathematical Sciences and across the School. Additional proleptic posts would be available to applicants holding personal fellowships. If appointed as Lecturer, starting salary will be at an appropriate point on the Lecturer Scale points 8 to 18, GBP23,643 pa to GBP35,883 pa. If appointed as Senior Lecturer, salary will be on scale GBP37,558 to GBP42,573. If appointed as Reader, salary will be dependent on skills and experience. Application packs available from S.J.Discombe@exeter.ac.uk quoting Reference Number 4772. Closing Date for completed applications: 19 August 2005 ------ Subject: Faculty Position at University of California, Santa Barbara From: Hector Ceniceros Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:30:14 -0700 FACULTY POSITIONS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS TENURE-TRACK POSITION: The Department of Mathematics invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position, with the appointment to be effective July 1, 2006. Candidates who best enhance the long-term research plans of the department will be given preference. The department's priorities are applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and stochastic analysis, but all fields of pure and applied mathematics will be considered. Demonstrated research excellence and potential to become an effective teacher are required. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. by September 2006. VISITING POSITIONS: One or more special one-year visiting assistant professorships may be available, with possibility of renewal for additional years, up to three years in total. These positions carry a teaching load of four one-quarter courses per year. Excellence in research, potential for interaction with faculty at UC Santa Barbara, and evidence of good teaching are required. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. by September 2006. To apply for these positions, applicants should submit a vita, statement of research, statement of teaching philosophy, and the American Mathematical Society cover sheet (available online at http://www.ams.org), and arrange for four letters of reference to be sent (at least one of which is directed towards teaching). Materials should either be submitted electronically via http://www.mathjobs.org or sent directly to: Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3080, USA. Applicants will automatically be considered for both positions unless noted otherwise, so duplicate applications are unnecessary. Applications received on or before December 1, 2005 will be given full consideration. The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service. UCSB is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 13:4-5 From: Hu_Shouchuan Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:37:30 -0500 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A http://AIMsciences.org Two special issues of DCDS (Volume 13 numbers 4-5): "Recent Development on Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Part I and Part II", just appeared. The two issues are based on invitation only contributions and a rigorous refereeing process was conducted. Full texts can be viewed and down loaded at http://aimsciences.org/journals/dcdsA/online.jsp Vol. 4: Authors: D.G. Aronson, N.V. Mantzaris and Hans Othmer Pages: 843 - 876 Title: Wave propagation and blocking in inhomogeneous media Authors: P. Baiti, A. Bressan and H. K. Jenssen Pages: 877 - 899 Title: Instability of travelling wave profiles for the Lax-Friedrichs scheme Authors: A. Baker, M. Dellnitz and O. Junge Pages: 901 - 920 Title: Topological method for rigorously computing periodic orbits using Fourier modes Authors: J. L. Bona, H. Chen, S.- M. Sun and B.-Y. Zhang Pages: 921 - 940 Title: Comparison of quarter-plane and two-point boundary value problems: the BBM-equation Authors: Z. Chen,W. Deng and Huang Ye Pages: 941 - 960 Title: New upscaling method for the solute transport equations Authors: B. Dacorogna, G. Pisante and A.M. Ribeiro Pages: 961 - 983 Title: On non quasiconvex problems of the calculus of variations Authors: D. Damjanovic and A. Katok Pages: 985 - 1005 Title: Periodic cycle functions and cocycle rigidity for certain partially hyperbolic Rk actions Authors: Li Desheng and P.E. Kloeden Pages: 1007 - 1034 Title: Robustness of asymptotic stability to small time delays Authors: R. L. Devaney and D. M. Look Pages: 1035 - 1046 Title: Buried Sierpinski curve Julia sets Authors: John Erik Fornaess Pages: 1047 - 1056 Title: Periodic points of holomorphic twist maps Authors: N. Guglielmi and C. Lubich Pages: 1057 - 1067 Title: Numerical periodic orbits of neutral delay differential equations Authors: F. Hamel, R. Monneau and J.-M. Roquejoffre Pages: 1069 - 1096 Title: Existence and qualitative properties of multidimensional conical bistable fronts Vol. 5: Authors: Fengbo Hang and Fanghua Lin Pages: 1097 - 1124 Title: Topology of Sobolev mappings IV Authors: V. Horita and M. Viana Pages: 1125 - 1152 Title: Hausdorff dimension for non-hyperbolic repellers II: DA diffeomorphisms Authors: Thomas Y. Hou, Danping Yang and Hongyu Ran Pages: 1153 - 1186 Title: Multiscale analysis in Lagrangian formulation for the 2-D incompressible Euler equation Authors: Yuri Kifer Pages: 1187 - 1201 Title: Another proof of the averaging principle for fully coupled dynamical systems with hyperbolic fast motions Authors: Carlangelo Liverani Pages: 1203 - 1215 Title: Fredholm determinants, Anosov maps and Ruelle resonances Authors: James Nolen and Jack Xin Pages: 1217 - 1234 Title: Existence of KPP type fronts in space-time periodic shear flows and a study of minimal speeds based on variational principle Authors: B. Perthame and P. E. Souganidis Pages: 1235 - 1246 Title: Front propagation for a jump process model arising in spacial ecology Authors: Mark Pollicott Pages: 1247 - 1256 Title: Local Holder regularity of densities and Livsic theorems for non-uniformly hyperbolic diffeomorphisms Authors: A. Rousseau, R. Temam and J. Tribbia Pages: 1257 - 1276 Title: Boundary conditions for the 2D linearized PEs of the ocean in the absence of viscosity Authors: M. Schonbek and T. Schonbek Pages: 1277 - 1304 Title: Moments and lower bounds in the far-field of solutions to quasi-geostrophic flows Authors: A. M. Vershik Pages: 1305 - 1324 Title: Polymorphisms, Markov processes, quasi-similarity Authors: Hans-Otto Walther Pages: 1325 - 1342 Title: Convergence to square waves for a price model with delay ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 208:1-2 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:37:08 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Global exponential stability and periodic solutions of Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with continuously distributed delays J. Sun, L. Wan pp 1-20 Local discontinuous Galerkin methods for two classes of two-dimensional nonlinear wave equations Y. Xu, C.W. Shu pp 21-58 Bifurcation analysis of magnetic reconnection in Hall-MHD-systems H. Homann, R. Grauer pp 59-72 Localized periodic patterns for the non-symmetric generalized Swift-Hohenberg equation C.J. Budd, R. Kuske pp 73-95 Chaotic dynamics of a free particle interacting linearly with a harmonic oscillator S. De Bievre, P.E. Parris, A. Silvius pp 96-114 Discriminating differing types of synchrony in neural systems R. Dzakpasu, M. Zochowski pp 115-122 Theoretical time series analysis from electric field oscillations generated by rate equations of generation-recombination processes in n-type semiconductors H.A. Albuquerque, R.L.d. Silva, R.M. Rubinger, A.G.d. Oliveira, G.M. Ribeiro, W.N. Rodrigues pp 123-130 ------ Subject: New Book, Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science From: Alwyn Scott Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:59:33 -0700 Dear Nonlinear Scientists, This is to call your attention to the Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science, which has recently been published. Details are available at the following site. http://www.routledge-ny.com/nonlinearsci/ Sincerely, Alwyn Scott Emeritus Professor of Mathematics University of Arizona http://personal.riverusers.com/~rover