Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 05, Number 18 October 1, 2005 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Winter School on Recent Trends in Nonlinear Science RTNS2006 The 94th Statistical Mechanics Meeting International Congress on Computational and Applied Mathematics New Book, Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 210:3-4 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 RTNS2006 From: Lluis Alseda i Soler Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:53:55 +0200 Winter School RTNS2006 Recent Trends in Nonlinear Science 2006 (http://www.dance-net.org/) Gijon, February 6-10, 2006 This is the Third Winter School in Dynamical Systems of the DANCE (Dinamica, Atractores y Nolinealidad: Caos y Estabilidad) spanish network. This series of winter schools aims at training their participants both theoretically and in applications in the field of the nonlinear science; with the aim that theory and applications enforce each other. This will be done in an atmosphere of informal discussion, interchange of ideas and critical discussion of results. Attention will be paid to the numerical and computational issues. These winter schools should help the basic training of young researchers, whilst opening new fields for senior ones. Courses: * Shui-Nee Chow (Georgia Tech) & John Mallet-Paret (Brown University) Lattice Dynamical Systems and Applications * Rafael Ortega (Universidad de Granada) Topology of the plane and periodic differential equations * Edriss S. Titi (University of California) Finite dimensional long-term dynamics of infinite dimensional dissipative evolution equations and their numerical reduction methods Deadlines: The registration period for RTNS2006 will start in September 26, 2005 and will end in November 5, 2005. The registration price is 300 Euro. It includes attendance, materials and lunch. People registering before October 22, 2005 are entitled to have reduced registration fee which is 250 Euro. 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 22, 2005. Publication of the list of accepted participants: November 25, 2005. Payment of Registration Fee: from November 25 to December 23, 2005. Note: The number of available places in the school is limited. Final admissions will be done by the registration order. Organizers (U. Oviedo): Jose A. Rodriguez, Fatima Drubi, Belen Garcia, Santiago Iba\~nez, Jesus S. Perez del Rio, Antonio Pumari\~no. ------ Subject: The 94th Statistical Mechanics Meeting From: Joel LEBOWITZ Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:26:29 -0400 (EDT) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT 94TH STATISTICAL MECHANICS CONFERENCE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, BUSCH CAMPUS, HILL CENTER, ROOM 114 SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18-20, 2005 Dear Colleague: You are cordially invited to participate in the 94th statistical mechanics conference at Rutgers University, December 18-20, 2005. At this meeting we will celebrate the birthdays of our distinguished colleagues Cirano De Dominicis and Paul Martin. Here is a partial list of tentative speakers: N. Andrei, R. Balian, J. Banavar, L. Barabasi, N. Berker, C. Borgs, J.-P. Bouchaud, E. Brezin, J. Chayes, P. Contucci, O. Costin, H. Werner Diehl, A. Erzan, M. Evans, M. E. Fisher, B. Halperin, P. Hohenberg, C. Jarzynski, L. Kadanoff, L. Koralov, J. Krug, J. Langer, T. Lubensky, K. Mallick, D. Nelson, A. Okounov, H. Orland, D. Richards, B. Shraiman, A. Theumann, A. Tremblay, P. Winkler, F. Wu, A. G. Yodh, L. S. Young, P. Young A more complete program will be sent out soon. You can get additional information about ALL ASPECTS of the meeting at our site http://www.math.rutgers.edu/events/smm/index.html. This site will be updated on a regular basis. Please respond at: http://www.math.rutgers.edu/events/smm/res-formI.html. Looking forward to seeing you here in May, with best wishes, Sincerely yours, Joel L. Lebowitz ------ Subject: International Congress on Computational and Applied Mathematics From: Stefan Vandewalle Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:17:36 +0200 Twelfth International Congress on Computational and Applied Mathematics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium July 10-14, 2006 The Twelfth International Congress on Computational and Applied Mathematics will take place from July 10 to July 14, 2006 at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium. The congress concentrates on the analysis and application of computational techniques for solving scientific and engineering problems. It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Congress and to contribute a talk on the results of your recent research. Abstracts for a short communication (30 min.) should be sent to the conference address before March 30, 2006. The following persons have accepted to present a plenary lecture at the congress: M. Gander (Geneva, Switzerland), W. Govaerts (Ghent, Belgium), M. Jansen (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), A. Ostermann (Innsbruck, Austria), V. Simoncini (Bologna, Italy), L. Vandenberghe (UCLA, USA), and H. Yang (Honk Kong). More details about ICCAM-2006 can be found at: http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/conference/iccam2006/ We hope that the congress will bring together people from different fields in computational and applied mathematics. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Marc Goovaerts, Stefan Vandewalle, Marnix Van Daele Directors of ICCAM-2006 ------ Subject: New Book, Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation From: "Gorenshteyn, Regina, Birkhauser US" Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:17:47 -0400 Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation William M. McEneaney, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Forthcoming - November 2005 /Approx. 256 pp. /Approx. 17 illus. / Hardcover / $79.95/ ISBN: 0-8176-3534-3 / Birkhaeuser Series - Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications The central focus of this book is the control of continuous-time/continuous-space nonlinear systems. Using new techniques that employ the max-plus algebra, the author addresses several classes of nonlinear control problems, including nonlinear optimal control problems and nonlinear robust/H-infinity control and estimation problems. Several numerical techniques are employed, including a max-plus eigenvector approach and an approach that avoids the curse-of-dimensionality. Well-known dynamic programming arguments show there is a direct relationship between the solution of a control problem and the solution of a corresponding Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation (PDE). The max-plus-based methods examined in this monograph belong to an entirely new class of numerical methods for the solution of nonlinear control problems and their associated HJB PDEs; they are not equivalent to either of the more commonly used finite element or characteristic approaches. The potential advantages of the max-plus-based approaches lie in the fact that solution operators for nonlinear HJB problems are linear over the max-plus algebra, and this linearity is exploited in the construction of algorithms. The book will be of interest to applied mathematicians, engineers, and graduate students interested in the control of nonlinear systems through the implementation of recently developed numerical methods. Researchers and practitioners tangentially interested in this area will also find a readable, concise discussion of the subject through a careful selection of specific chapters and sections. Basic knowledge of control theory for systems with dynamics governed by differential equations is required; the material on risk-sensitive stochastic control requires knowledge of systems governed by stochastic differential equations. Table of Contents: Preface * Introduction * Max-Plus Analysis * Dynamic Programming and Viscosity Solutions * Max-Plus Eigenvector Method for the Infinite Horizon Problem * Max-Plus Eigenvector Method Error Analysis * A Semigroup Construction Method * Curse-of-Dimensionality-Free Method * Finite Time-Horizon Application: Nonlinear Filtering * Mixed L-infinity/L2 Criteria * Miscellaneous Proofs * References * Index For ordering information, please visit: http://www.springeronline.com/0-8176-3534-3 ------ Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control From: Romas Baronas Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:17:15 +0300 Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113, Volume 10, Number 3, 2005 A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php TABLE OF CONTENTS Global Observer for Homogeneous Vector Fields, Pages 197-210 M.A. Hammami Apparent Parameters of Enzymatic Plate-Gap Electrode, Pages 211-221 I. Kaunietis, R. Simkus, V. Laurinavicius, F. Ivanauskas Kinetics of Biocatalytical Synergistic Reactions, Pages 223-233 J. Kulys Value Distribution of General Dirichlet Series. VI, Pages 235-246 A. Laurincikas Bose-Einstein Condensation in Financial Systems, Pages 247-256 K. Staliunas Review on some Stefan Problems for Particle Dissolution in Solid Metallic Alloys, Pages 257-292 F.J. Vermolen, C. Vuik, E. Javierre, S. van der Zwaag Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, an official journal of the Lithuanian Association of Nonlinear Analysts (LANA), welcomes contributions from the international community. For a paper submission, please refer to http://www.lana.lt/journal Dr. Romas Baronas, Journal Secretary, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 210:3-4 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:52:47 +0100 (BST) For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Exponentially small separatrix splittings and almost invisible homoclinic bifurcations in some billiard tables R. Ramirez-Ros pp 149-179 Hopf bifurcations in time-delay systems with band-limited feedback L. Illing, D.J. Gauthier pp 180-202 Boundary layers and emitted excitations in nonlinear Schrodinger superflow past a disk C.T. Pham, C. Nore, M.E. Brachet pp 203-226 Self-induced stochastic resonance in excitable systems C.B. Muratov, E. Vanden-Eijnden, W. E. pp 227-240 Dispersive medium's normal coupled modes and low threshold optical bistability in a symmetric one-dimensional photonic crystal Q.h. Liao, N.h. Liu pp 241-248 The quasi-periodic doubling cascade in the transition to weak turbulence L. van Veen pp 249-261 Standing waves in a non-linear 1D lattice: Floquet multipliers, Krein signatures, and stability S. Panda, A. Lahiri, T.K. Roy, A. Lahiri pp 262-283 Randomly chosen chaotic maps can give rise to nearly ordered behavior A. Boyarsky, P. Gora, M. Islam pp 284-294