Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 06, Number 16 September 1, 2006 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Workshop on Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems UFA Assistant Professorship, WLU, Waterloo, Canada Lectureship in Applied Mathematics, Heriot Watt University, UK Lectureship in Mathematics, Heriot Watt University, UK New Book, Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 3:4 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 220:2 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 221:1 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: Workshop on Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems From: "Dr.K.C.Sivakumar" Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:14:42 -0400 International Workshop on Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems WDSTFFS September 1 - 4, 2006 A four Day international workshop on Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems is being organized by the Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras, Chennai. A range of topics is covered in the workshop and leading experts in this field are coming together to deliberate advancements, scope and applications of Thin Film Flow Systems. Organizers of this four day workshop cordially invite all those interested to participate in the workshop. WDSTFFS - 2006 is a premier international workshop in India in the area of thin liquid films, related process fundamentals and applications. The scope of the workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of recent developments and future directions of the understanding of Thin Film Flow Systems, their stability characteristics and applications. The workshop will highlight on the underlying intricate mechanisms, the necessity for accurate modeling of a variety of dynamic phenomena exhibited by Thin Films with an emphasis on the novel applications, current challenges and opportunities. The main aim of the workshop is to bring together leading experts and researchers working on different problems like surface instabilities of heated or falling film, inertia effects in falling liquid films, influence of surface tension gradients, vapor liquid interface dynamics in film boiling, instability and transport phenomena in thin liquid films, dynamics, stability and pattern formation in surfactant-driven thin film flows, film blowing of polymers, the influence of chemical reactions, Marangoni instability of a binary-liquid film with soret effect or human tear film dynamics.The contributions will report both fundamental and applied research and will cover the range from experimental and theoretical work to applications from engineering to biology. It is the intent of the workshop to provide networking platform for interaction with delegates from a diverse set of backgrounds and promote global exchange of information among scientists and technologists. For further information: www.wdstffs.iitm.ac.in ------ Subject: UFA Assistant Professorship, WLU, Waterloo, Canada From: Roderick Melnik Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:29:23 -0500 The Department of Mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada is seeking to nominate a candidate for a NSERC University Faculty Award (UFA) for the Fall 2006 competition. A successful candidate will be appointed as a regular tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level starting July 1, 2007, conditional upon acceptance into the UFA program and being awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment and a proven research record. The candidate's research may be in any field of mathematics, but areas that can support our graduate program in Mathematics for Science and Finance, including areas of mathematical modeling and numerical analysis, are particularly encouraged. Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vitae, a five-year research plan (1-2 pages in length), a short statement of teaching interests, and the names of three referees to Chair, Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada. Complete applications must be received by September 29, 2006. Under the terms of the NSERC UFA program, the selection is limited to women and Aboriginal peoples. For further details and references see http://cms.math.ca/Employment/acad/637.html ------ Subject: Lectureship in Applied Mathematics, Heriot Watt University, UK From: Gabriel Lord Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:51:30 +0100 (BST) Lectureship (RCUK Academic Fellowship) in Applied Mathematics (Ref. 146/06). Applications are invited for an RCUK Academic Fellowship in Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University. Candidates should have a strong track record of research in applied mathematics, particularly in one or more of the areas of applied analysis, numerical analysis and mathematical modelling. This permanent appointment offers an initial 5-year period with reduced teaching duties to allow the appointee to concentrate on establishing a strong personal research profile. It is only available to individuals who have not already held a permanent academic job. The department has particular strengths in analysis, groups and topology, applied analysis and PDEs, differential equations, numerical analysis, computational mathematics, mathematical physics and mathematical biology and ecology. The department was rated 5 in the last two Research Assessment Exercises. Closing date: 6 October 2006 For further details, including application information, please see http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/maths/jobs06.html Best regards, Gabriel Lord ------ Subject: Lectureship in Mathematics, Heriot Watt University, UK From: Gabriel Lord Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:51:49 +0100 (BST) Lectureship in Mathematics (Ref. 145/06) Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University. The department has particular strengths in analysis, groups and topology, applied analysis and PDEs, differential equations, numerical analysis, computational mathematics, mathematical physics and mathematical biology and ecology. The department was rated 5 in the last two Research Assessment Exercises. Candidates should have a strong track record of research in any branch of mathematics of relevance to our activities. Closing date: 6 October 2006 For further details, including application information, please see http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/maths/jobs06.html Best regards, Gabriel Lord ------ Subject: New Book, Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control From: "Gorenshteyn, Regina, Birkhauser US" Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:51:27 -0400 Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control Huaguang Zhang, Northeastern University, Liaoning, China Derong Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Forthcoming - September 2006 / 432 pp. / 161 illus. / Hardcover / $89.95 / ISBN: 0-8176-4491-1 / Birkhaeuser Series - Control Engineering Fuzzy logic methodology has been proven effective in dealing with complex nonlinear systems containing uncertainties that are otherwise difficult to model. Technology based on this methodology has been applied to many real-world problems, especially in the area of consumer products. This book presents the first unified and thorough treatment of fuzzy modeling and fuzzy control, providing necessary tools for the control of complex nonlinear systems. Careful consideration is given to questions concerning model complexity, model precision, and computing time. In addition to being an excellent reference for electrical, computer, chemical, industrial, civil, manufacturing, mechanical and aeronautical engineers, the book may also be appropriate for classroom use in a graduate course in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science. Applied mathematicians, control engineers, computer scientists, and physicists will benefit from the presentation as well. Table of Contents: Preface * Fuzzy Set Theory and Rough Set Theory * Identification of the Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model * Fuzzy Model Identification Based on Rough Set Data Analysis * Identification of the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Basic Methods for Fuzzy Inference and Control * Fuzzy Inference and Control Methods Involving Two Kinds of Uncertainties * Fuzzy Control Schemes via a Fuzzy Performance Evaluator * Multivariable Predictive Control Based on the T-S Fuzzy Model * Adaptive Control Methods Based on Fuzzy Basis Function Vectors * Controller Design Based on the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Fuzzy H-infinity Filter Design for Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems with Multiple Time Delays * Chaotification of the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Feedforward Fuzzy Control Approach Using the Fourier Integral * Index For a full description of the book and ordering information, please visit: http://www.springer.com/0-8176-4491-1 ------ Subject: Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 3:4 From: kuang Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:37:28 -0700 Heiko Enderling, Alexander R.A. Anderson, Mark A.J. Chaplain and Glenn W.A. Rowe, Visualisation of the numerical solution of partial differential equation systems in three space dimensions and its importance for mathematical models in biology pp. 571 -582. Ying-Cheng Lai and Kwangho Park, Noise-sensitive measure for stochastic resonance in biological oscillators pp. 583 -602. C. Connell McCluskey, Lyapunov functions for tuberculosis models with fast and slow progression pp. 603 -614. Donna J. Cedio-Fengya and John G. Stevens, Mathematical modeling of biowall reactors for in-situ groundwater treatment pp. 615 -634. H. T. Banks, V. A. Bokil, Shuhua Hu, A. K. Dhar, R. A. Bullis, C. L. Browdy and F. C. T. Allnutt, Modeling shrimp biomass and viral infection for production of biological countermeasures pp. 635 -660. Gesham Magombedze, Winston Garira and Eddie Mwenje, Modelling the human immune response mechanisms to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the lungs pp. 661 -682. Jiakou Wang, Margaret J. Slattery, Meghan Henty Hoskins, Shile Liang, Cheng Dong and Qiang Du, Monte Carlo simulation of heterotypic cell aggregation in nonlinear shear flow pp. 683 -696. Francesca Sapuppo, Elena Umana, Mattia Frasca, Manuela La Rosa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, Luigi Fortuna and Maide Bucolo, Complex spatio-temporal features in MEG data pp. 697 -716. Bruno Buonomo and Deborah Lacitignola, On the stabilizing effect of cannibalism in stage-structured population models pp. 717 -731. ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 220:2 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:36:08 -0400 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 220, Issue 2, Pages 99-198 (15 August 2006) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2006-997799997-630365 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Editorial Board Page ii 2) Solitary and self-similar solutions of two-component system of nonlinear Schrodinger equations Pages 99-115 Tai-Chia Lin and Juncheng Wei 3) An efficient shooting algorithm for Evans function calculations in large systems Pages 116-126 Jeffrey Humpherys and Kevin Zumbrun 4) Corner bifurcations in non-smoothly forced impact oscillators Pages 127-145 Chris J. Budd and Petri T. Piiroinen 5) Large-scale effects on meso-scale modeling for scalar transport Pages 146-156 M. Cencini, A. Mazzino, S. Musacchio and A. Vulpiani 6) A unified model for studying DNA damage-induced p53???Mdm2 interaction Pages 157-162 Shiwei Yan and Yizhong Zhuo 7) Analysis of grazing bifurcations of quasiperiodic system attractors Pages 163-174 Phanikrishna Thota and Harry Dankowicz 8) On a recursive method for the estimation of unknown parameters of partially observed chaotic systems Pages 175-182 Ines P. Mari\~no and Joaquin Miguez 9) Formation of clumps and patches in self-aggregation of finite-size particles Pages 183-196 Darryl D. Holm and Vakhtang Putkaradze 10) Index of authors and papers to volume 220 Pages 197-198 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 221:1 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:53:17 -0400 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 221, Issue 1, Pages 1-100 (1 September 2006) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2006-997789998-631027 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Editorial Board Page ii 2) Two families of unit analytic signals with nonlinear phase Pages 1-12 Qiuhui Chen, Luoqing Li and Tao Qian 3) Multi-quanta energy relaxation in a nonlinear quantum dimer coupled to a phonon bath Pages 13-30 Vincent Pouthier 4) Similarity transformations for nonlinear Schrodinger equations with time-dependent coefficients Pages 31-36 Victor M. Perez-Garcia, Pedro J. Torres and Vladimir V. Konotop 5) The geometry of neuronal recruitment Pages 37-57 Jonathan Rubin and Amitabha Bose 6) Fast energy transfer mediated by multi-quanta bound states in a nonlinear quantum lattice Pages 58-71 C. Falvo, V. Pouthier and J.C. Eilbeck 7) Phase diagram of the random frequency oscillator: The case of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise Pages 72-83 Kirone Mallick and Pierre-Emmanuel Peyneau 8) Ideal hydrodynamics on Lie groups Pages 84-91 Mikhail V. Deryabin 9) Topological chaos in spatially periodic mixers Pages 92-100 Matthew D. Finn, Jean-Luc Thiffeault and Emmanuelle Gouillart