Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 06, Number 02 February 1, 2006 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Graduate course on Dynamical Systems in Barcelona The 95th Statistical Mechanics Conference Conference on Recent Advances on Nonlinear PDE and Applications PhD position at the University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands PhD and Qualifying Scholarships in Berlin Postdoc in Computational Blood Rheology at IST - Lisbon, Portugal Tenure-Track Position in Applied Mathematics at Kent State University Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media, 1:1 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 15:1 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 214:1 Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences, 4:1 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: Graduate course on Dynamical Systems in Barcelona From: "Tere M. Seara" Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:05:09 +0100 The fifth edition of the JORNADES D'INTRODUCCIO ALS SISTEMES DINAMICS I A LES EDP'S (JISD2006), will be held in Barcelona during two weeks: from June 19th to June 23rd, 2006 and from July 10th to July 14th, 2006 at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC). This edition of the JISD2006 will be split in two different weeks. The first week is devoted to non-smooth Dynamical Systems and quantum chaos, and the second one to topics in Partial Differential Equations and its relations with Dynamical Systems. All the courses belong to the Doctoral Programme in Applied Mathematics, inside the Graduate studies at UPC, under the supervision of Prof. Tere M. Seara, coordinator of the Programme. For more information, see the web: http://www.ma1.upc.edu/recerca/seminaris/JISD2006/indexjisd2006.html ------ Subject: The 95th Statistical Mechanics Conference From: Joel LEBOWITZ Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:37:05 -0500 (EST) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT 95TH STATISTICAL MECHANICS CONFERENCE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, BUSCH CAMPUS, HILL CENTER, ROOM 114 SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MAY 7-9, 2006 Dear Colleague: You are cordially invited to participate in the 95th statistical mechanics conference at Rutgers University, May 7-9, 2006. At this meeting we will celebrate the birthdays of our distinguished colleagues Michael Aizenman, Charles Newman and Herbert Spohn. Here is a partial list of tentative speakers: D. Abraham, B. Altshuler, Ph. Anderson, C. Austen Angell, Y. Avron, W. Bialek, M. Biskup, P. Bleher, Th. Bodineau, J. Cardy, P. Chaikin, S. Chen, P. Deift, E. Domany, D. Duerr, F. Dyson, Wienan E, D. Farmer, D. Fisher, G. Kozma, J. Krug, J. Kurchan, P. Leath, R. Levy, M. Loss, J. Machta, B. Nachtergaele, S. Olla, L. Rey-Bellet, A. Ping, P. Sarnak, V. Sidoravicius, Y. Sinai, G. Slade, U. Smilansky, S. Solla, T. Spencer, S. Starr, D. Stein, S. Teufel, F.-L. Toninelli, H. van Beijeren, R. Varadhan, E. Witten, and H.-T. Yau. A more complete program will be sent out soon. You can get updated additional information about ALL ASPECTS of the meeting at our site http://www.math.rutgers.edu/events/smm/index.html. 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: Conference on Recent Advances on Nonlinear PDE and Applications From: LN conference Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 19:07:19 +0100 First Announcement and Call for Posters Conference on Recent Advances on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications Toledo, Spain June 7-11 2006 Dear Colleague, It is a pleasure to inform you that the Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications will be held on June 7-11, 2006, in Toledo, Spain. This event, organized with the cooperation of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS), is held in honor of Peter D. Lax and Louis Nirenberg, on the occasion of their 80th birthday. The conference focuses on the modern theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and their applications. Topics such as conservation laws, transonic flows, relativistic flows, formation of singularities, turbulence, dispersive waves, the ocean-atmosphere system and climate modes, combustion, materials science, brain spatiotemporal dynamics and others, as well as the functional analytic approach to nonlinear PDE stand in the foreground and offer important challenges to be addressed at this conference. There will be PLENARY TALKS (a list of confirmed invited speakers is at the end of this message) and POSTER PRESENTATIONS; people interested in attending are invited to contribute a poster. Participation of researchers at the early stages of their careers is particularly encouraged. We may provide some partial support on local expenses and air-travel. Interested people should apply for support in the registration form provided in the web site. Information on how to participate, register and more, is available at http://www.mat.ucm.es/~ln06 Submission Deadlines February 28, 2006: abstract submission and applications for support. March 31, 2006: early registration. For more information, please send an e-mail to ln06@mat.ucm.es. List of confirmed speakers: L.L. Bonilla - Universidad Carlos III H. Brezis - Universite Paris VI A.J. Chorin - UC Berkeley D. Christodoulou - ETH Zurich C. Dafermos - Brown University A.S. Fokas - University of Cambridge F. Golse - Universite Paris VII A. Grunbaum - UC Berkeley J. Jimenez - Universidad Politecnica de Madrid B. Keyfitz - Fields Institute, Houston University S. Klainerman - Princeton University C.D. Levermore - University of Maryland Y.Y. Li - Rutgers University A. Linan - Universidad Politecnica de Madrid A.J. Majda - Courant Institute, NYU D.W. McLaughlin - Courant Institute, NYU C.S. Morawetz - Courant Institute, NYU P. Sarnak - Princeton University S. Venakides - Duke University Sincerely, The organizers Luis L. Bonilla. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Ana Carpio. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Jose M. Vega. ETSI Aeronauticos, Spain Stephanos Venakides. Duke University, USA ------ Subject: PhD position at the University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands From: O Bokhove Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:02:40 +0100 Ph.D. position on "Hamiltonian-based numerical methods for forced-dissipative climate prediction" with Drs. Onno Bokhove (Applied Mathematics, University of Twente) and Jason Frank (Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam). The Ph.D. position will be held in the Numerical Analysis and Computational Mechanics (NACM) group at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands see http://www.math.utwente.nl/nacm/People/employ.html Kind regards, Onno Bokhove. ------ Subject: PhD and Qualifying Scholarships in Berlin From: Soeren Bartels Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:34:40 +0100 (CET) PhD and Qualifying Scholarships in Berlin ( @ HU & WIAS) Profs. C. Carstensen, B. Niethammer, J. Sprekels, A. Mielke, D. Hoemberg, B. Kummer, L. Recke , A. Griewank and nine scientific associates have established the DFG Graduiertenkolleg 1128. All are members of the Humboldt University or the WIAS institute and belong with one exception also to the research center Matheon headed by Martin Groetschel, which has just passed its first review. The Graduiertenkolleg is a temporary graduate school supported by the DFG (German Science Foundation) since last year. It currently comprises 7 doctoral and 4 qualifying students, of whom the majority are non German. Starting April 1st seven more scholarships for a three year period become available. The focus of the study and research program is Analysis, Numerics, and Optimization of Multiphase Problems and we are looking for applicants from mathematics, physics and engineering with a keen interest and strong background in applied mathematics. For more informatioon look at http://multiphase.mathematik.hu-berlin.de Please encourage suitable students to contact us by e-mail and send in a resume, preferably by the middle of February. Andreas Griewank fon: +49-30-2093 5820 sec: +49-30-2093 5833 ( Jutta Kerger ) griewank@math.hu-berlin.de ------ Subject: Postdoc in Computational Blood Rheology at IST - Lisbon, Portugal From: AdliaSequeira Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:11:25 +0000 Postdoctoral Position in Computational Blood Rheology at IST -- Lisbon, Portugal The Department of Mathematics 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, coordinated by Prof. Alfio Quarteroni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy and EPFL, Switzerland) and involving several european research teams (see http://mox.polimi.it/it/progetti/haemodel) There are no teaching duties associated with this position. General eligibility conditions to be followed by the candidates to a RTN postdoctoral position may be found at the Web page: http://www.cordis.lu/improving/networks/tour3.htm This position is available immediately, for a period of 7 months and can be extended using funds from another research project. 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: Tenure-Track Position in Applied Mathematics at Kent State University From: Lothar Reichel Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:09:44 -0500 Kent State University Department of Mathematical Sciences Tenure-Track Position in Applied Mathematics We invite applications for a tenure-track position (pending budget approval) in applied mathematics at the assistant professor level. The appointment is to begin August 20, 2006. Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences. Preference will be given to candidates with some postdoctoral experience. Candidates are expected to have strong potential in research (including the potential to attract external funding) and in teaching. They should also be able to contribute to the interdisciplinary outreach of the department and to support established research strengths. Candidates should have a strong background in classical applied mathematics. Preference will given to candidates with some background in computation. Specializations of interest include biosciences and materials science. The Kent State University is a spacious, residential campus serving more than 24,000 students. For further information about the department, please visit the web site http://www.math.kent.edu Applicants should send a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of reference to the Applied Mathematics Search Committee at the following address: Kent State University Department of Mathematical Sciences Kent, OH 44242-0001 Applicants are also requested to use the AMS standardized application format. Forms are available through the American Mathematical Society (http://www.ams.org). Questions regarding this position may be sent to appl-math-pos@math.kent.edu. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Kent State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. ------ Subject: Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media, 1:1 From: Hu_Shouchuan Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:07:07 -0600 Author(s): F. Baccelli, A. Chaintreau, D. De Vleeschauwer and D. McDonald Title: HTTP turbulence Pages : 1 - 40 Author(s): Mapundi K. Banda, Michael Herty and Axel Klar Title: Gas flow in pipeline networks Pages : 41 - 56 Author(s): G. Bretti, R. Natalini and B. Piccoli Title: Numerical approximations of a traffic flow model on networks Pages : 57 - 84 Author(s): R. Alicandro, A. Braides and M. Cicalese Title: Phase and anti-phase boundaries in binary discrete systems: a variational viewpoint Pages : 85 - 107 Author(s): Antoine Gloria Title: A direct approach to numerical homogenization in finite elasticity Pages : 109 - 141 Author(s): Xu Yang, Francois Golse, Zhongyi Huang and Shi Jin Title: Numerical study of a domain decomposition method for a two-scale linear transport equation Pages : 143 - 166 Author(s): Chiu-Ya Lan, Huey-Er Lin and Shih-Hsien Yu Title: The Green's functions for the Broadwell Model in a half space problem Pages : 167 - 183 Author(s): Mostafa Bendahmane and Kenneth H. Karlsen Title: Analysis of a class of degenerate reaction-diffusion systems and the bidomain model of cardiac tissue Pages : 185 - 218 Author(s): Yacine Chitour, Frederic Grognard and Georges Bastin Title: Equilibria and stability analysis of a branched metabolic network with feedback inhibition Pages : 219 - 239 ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - A 15:1 From: Hu_Shouchuan Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:07:07 -0600 Author(s): Jose F. Alves Title: A survey of recent results on some statistical features of non-uniformly expanding maps Pages : 1 - 20 Author(s): A. Avila, S. Gouezel and M. Tsujii Title: Smoothness of solenoidal attractors Pages : 21 - 35 Author(s): P. Balint and I. P. Toth Title: Hyperbolicity in multi-dimensional Hamiltonian systems with applications to soft billiards Pages : 37 - 59 Author(s): Yongluo Cao, Stefano Luzzatto and Isabel Rios Title: Some non-hyperbolic systems with strictly non-zero Lyapunov exponents for all invariant measures: Horseshoes with internal tangencies Pages : 61 - 71 Author(s): V. Chaumoitre and M. Kupsa Title: k-limit laws of return and hitting times Pages : 73 - 86 Author(s): K. Dajani, C. Kraaikamp and P. Liarde Title: Ergodic properties of signed binary expansions Pages : 87 - 119 Author(s): Thierry de la Rue Title: An introduction to joinings in ergodic theory Pages : 121 - 142 Author(s): Yves Derriennic Title: Some aspects of recent works on limit theorems in ergodic theory with special emphasis on the ``central limit theorem'' Pages : 143 - 158 Author(s): Karla Di az-Ordaz Title: Decay of correlations for non-H\"{o}lder observables for one-dimensional expanding Lorenz-like maps Pages : 159 - 176 Author(s): Soren Eilers Title: C *-algebras associated to dynamical systems Pages : 177 - 192 Author(s): Federico Rodriguez Hertz and Jana Rodriguez Hertz Title: Cohomology free systems and the first Betti number Pages : 193 - 196 Author(s): Oliver Jenkinson Title: Ergodic Optimization Pages : 197 - 224 Author(s): Krerley Oliveira and Marcelo Viana Title: Existence and uniqueness of maximizing measures for robust classes of local diffeomorphisms Pages : 225 - 236 Author(s): Giovanni Panti Title: Dynamical properties of logical substitutions Pages : 237 - 258 Author(s): Benoit Saussol Title: Recurrence rate in rapidly mixing dynamical systems Pages : 259 - 267 Author(s): Jorg Schmeling Title: A notion of independence via moving targets Pages : 269 - 280 Author(s): Brigitte Vallee Title: Euclidean dynamics Pages : 281 - 352 Author(s): Roland Zweimuller Title: Asymptotic orbit complexity of infinite measure preserving transformations Pages : 353 - 366 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 214:1 From: cdmailer@elsevier.co.uk Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:14:11 GMT For more information about this journal visit: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/physd Modulational instability of two pairs of counter-propagating waves and energy exchange in a two-component system S.D. Griffiths, R.H.J. Grimshaw, K.R. Khusnutdinova pp 1-24 On destabilizing effects of two fundamental non-conservative forces R. Krechetnikov, J.E. Marsden pp 25-32 A regularized model equation for discrete breathers in anharmonic lattices with symmetric nearest-neighbor potentials B.F. Feng, Y. Doi, T. Kawahara pp 33-41 Instabilities of one-dimensional trivial-phase solutions of the two-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrodinger equation J.D. Carter, B. Deconinck pp 42-54 Inverse statistics and multifractality of exit distances in 3D fully developed turbulence W.X. Zhou, D. Sornette, W.K. Yuan pp 55-62 Mesa-type patterns in the one-dimensional Brusselator and their stability T. Kolokolnikov, T. Erneux, J. Wei pp 63-77 Break-up of resonant invariant curves in billiards and dual billiards associated to perturbed circular tables R. Ramirez-Ros pp 78-87 Generalized Lyapunov approach for convergence of neural networks with discontinuous or non-Lipschitz activations M. Forti, M. Grazzini, P. Nistri, L. Pancioni pp 88-99 ------ Subject: Contents, Communications in Mathematical Sciences, 4:1 From: Communications in Math Sciences Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:56:34 -0600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Communications in Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Vol 4, No.1, 2006 to be published in December 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract is available at www.math.wisc.edu/~jcms full articles will be available at www.intlpress.com/CMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Martin Burger Surface diffusion including adatoms * Patrick O. Kano, Moysey Brio, and Jerome V. 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