Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 07, Number 21 November 15, 2007 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Course on Nonlinear Strategies for Vibration Mitigation 3rd Training School in Symbolic Computation Workshop on Modeling & identification of cell population dynamics Society for Mathematical Biology Conference PDE positions in Edinburgh Postdoc position in Computational Beam/Plasma Physics at Berkeley Lab PhD opening at the University of Alberta PhD Research Assistantship, Purdue University, USA PhD Studies in San Diego Faculty Positions at San Jose State University Assistant Professor - Applied & Comp. Math. - Colorado School of Mines Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 236:1 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 236:2 Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media 2:4 Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control 12:4 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 9-1 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: Course on Nonlinear Strategies for Vibration Mitigation From: Alex Vakakis Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 06:38:00 +0200 CISM Course No. 329 - Advanced Nonlinear Strategies for Vibration Mitigation and System Identification June 16-20, 2008, Udine, Italy Lecturers: * Alexander F. Vakakis (Coordinator - 6 lectures), National Technical University of Athens * Lawrence A. Bergman (6 lectures), University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign * D. Michael McFarland (6 lectures), University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign * Leonid Manevitch (6 lectures), Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences * Oleg Gendelman (6 lectures), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology * Gaetan Kerschen (6 lectures), University of Liege Description: Advanced methodologies and techniques for analyzing strongly nonlinear systems subjected to transient loads will be discussed, and ways of interpreting complex, multi-frequency transitions in damped nonlinear structural responses will be provided. Recently developed techniques for passive vibration mitigation by means of targeted energy transfer (TET) in coupled oscillators will be discussed, leading to a new paradigm for vibration and shock mitigation. This discussion will include the concept of passive nonlinear energy sink (NES) for vibration mitigation, and the discussion of designs of NESs to act as passive broadband boundary controllers. This will be followed by an outline of strategies for experimentally studying passive TET in dynamical systems, and a presentation of issues related to the design and construction of practical NESs. This will be followed by a presentation of advanced computational methods for nonlinear system identification and signal analysis, combining tools such as Wavelet Transforms, Empirical Mode Decomposition, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, and Complexification - Averaging. Applications of TET to practical problems, including seismic mitigation, vibration and shock isolation, drill-string instability suppression, and passive suppression of aeroelastic instabilities will be presented. Contact Information: CISM Palazzo del Torso - Piazza Garibaldi 18 33100 Udine, Italy Tel. +39 0432 248511, fax +39 0432 248550 e-mail: cism@cism.it home page: http://www.cism.it/ ------ Subject: 3rd Training School in Symbolic Computation From: Temur Kutsia Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:21:37 +0100 European Commission Framework 6 Programme Integrated Infrastructures Initiatives Symbolic Computation in Europe (SCIEnce) THIRD TRAINING SCHOOL IN SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION July 7--20, 2008 RISC, Castle of Hagenberg, Austria http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/projects/science/school After two successful training schools, the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, organizes the next event in the series, the Third RISC/SCIEnce Training School in Symbolic Computation, in July 7--20, 2008 in the Castle of Hagenberg, Austria. The school gives an introduction to the field of symbolic computation and provides training in selected symbolic computation software and techniques for students and researchers from various fields of sciences who are interested in using symbolic computation in their work. Besides the courses and tutorials offered by the school, the participants can attend the tutorials of the ISSAC 2008 conference and the tutorials and sessions of the RTA 2008 conference. GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE! The SCIEnce project provides a number of grants to potential school participants. Please visit the school web page for the details. LECTURES AND TUTORIALS: * Ralf Hemmecke (RISC, Austria). Maple Tutorial. * Temur Kutsia (RISC, Austria). Unification. * Wolfgang Windsteiger (RISC, Austria). Mathematica Tutorial. * Franz Winkler (RISC, Austria). Introduction to Gr\366bner bases and other methods in elimination theory. * Sebastian Freundt, Sylla Lesseni (TU Berlin) KANT/KASH Tutorial * The GAP Group GAP Tutorial IMPORTANT DATES: * February 25, 2008: Deadline for applications. * March 31, 2008: Notification. * May 5, 2008: Deadline for registration. * July 7--20, 2008: Training School. (July 15--17: RTA 2008, July 20: ISSAC 2008 tutorials) APPLICATION PROCEDURE: http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/projects/science/school/third/application.html SCHOOL COORDINATOR: Temur Kutsia, RISC, Johannes Kepler University, Austria kutsia@risc.uni-linz.ac.at ------ Subject: Workshop on Modeling & identification of cell population dynamics From: Tatyana Luzyanina Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:20:34 +0300 Workshop on Modeling and identification of cell population dynamics, March 2008 A three-day workshop on 'Modeling and identification of distributed parameter systems for cell population dynamics', will be organized on Wednesday - Friday 12-14 March 2008 in Leuven, Belgium. The aim of the workshop is to create interaction between applied mathematicians, mathematical biologists and immunologists. The topics include: - modeling cell population dynamics (e.g. age-structured models), - parameter identification of distributed parameter systems (partial differential equations), - flow cytometry based cell turnover experimental studies. Confirmed speakers: - H.T. Banks (Center for Research in Scientific Computation, N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, USA) - Z. Grossman (Tel Aviv Univ. School of Medicine, Israel, and NIH, USA) - A. Meyerhans (Dept. of Virology, Univ. of Saarland, Homburg, Germany) - A. Gandolfi (Univ. of Rome, Italy) - G. Bocharov (Inst. of Numerical Mathematics, Moscow, Russia) - D. Roose ( K.U.Leuven, Belgium) - T. Luzyanina (Inst. of Mathematical Problems in Biology, Pushchino, Russia). If you are interested to participate in this workshop and to give a talk (20-30 min), please send an e-mail to Dirk.Roose@cs.kuleuven.be before 30 November 2007. ------ Subject: Society for Mathematical Biology Conference From: Siv Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:23:54 -0400 (EDT) Call for submissions for: The Society for Mathematical Biology Conference 2008 Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 30 - August 2, 2008 Invited Plenary Speakers: Marty Golubitsky (Houston), Melissa Knothe Tate (Case Western) Natalia Komarova (UC, Irvine), Herb Levine (UC, San Diego) Mark Lewis (Alberta), L. Mahadevan (Harvard) Tim Secomb (Arizona), Yicang Zhou (Xi'an Jiatong University)) The call for minisymposia proposals, submitted talks and posters can be found at: http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/CMM/08-09/SMB/index.html ***Deadlines*** Minisymposia Proposals - January 31, 2008 Contributed talks - May 15, 2008 Poster proposals - July 15, 2008 These will all be reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Committee and a decision made asap (within 3 to 4 weeks of the deadlines). ------ Subject: PDE positions in Edinburgh From: Jim Wright Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:48:33 +0000 (GMT) Dear All, The Maxwell Institute's Centre for Analysis and Nonlinear PDEs is currently advertising two posts in the general area of nonlinear PDE. Candidates with outstandingly strong research records and experience may be considered for appointment at the higher levels of reader or chair. Please bring this opportunity to the attention of suitable candidates. The closing date is 30 November, 2007. Further information at: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/news/jobs/maxwellpos/ Best wishes, Jim Wright ------ Subject: Postdoc position in Computational Beam/Plasma Physics at Berkeley Lab From: Jean-Luc Vay Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:20:54 -0400 An opening is available immediately at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Accelerator and Fusion Research Division, for a post-doctoral researcher who will participate in computer simulations of beams and plasmas. The research will be conducted jointly in the Fusion Energy Research and Ion Beam Technology group and the Center for Beam Physics group. These groups are at the forefront of high-performance modeling of beams (relativistic and non-relativistic) in accelerators and plasmas, and have pioneered some of the most advanced methods. The candidate is expected to participate actively in the development of novel methods for high-performance beam and plasma computer simulations, including all or part of adaptive mesh refinement method(s) for electromagnetic, electrostatic and/or magneto-inductive particle-in-cell simulations; optimum boosted frame simulations of ultra-relativistic interactions; novel methods for the modeling of high-density non-neutral plasmas; and multiscale methods. For consideration, go to http://jobs.lbl.gov to apply online, select "Search Jobs", and enter 2115 in the keyword search field. Select the "Upload your Resume" option, and follow the on-line instructions to complete the application process. For more information, please send an email to jlvay@lbl.gov ------ Subject: PhD opening at the University of Alberta From: Peter Minev Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:32:03 -0600 An opening for a Ph.D. student is available at the University of Alberta with a start date in September 2008. The student will be enrolled in the graduate program in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences,and will work with Professor Minev on modelling and simulation of red blood cells in shear flows. Candidates should have an M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a relevant engineering discipline. For further details, including admission procedures and requirements and a description of the Applied Mathematics programs, please consult the URL: www.math.ualberta.ca. Inquiries should be directed to Professor Minev at: Peter Minev, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 1J8; e-mail: minev@ualberta.ca. ------ Subject: PhD Research Assistantship, Purdue University, USA From: Melvin Leok Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:20:17 -0400 PhD Research Assistantship, Geometric Integration, Mechanics, and Control, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. Partial research assistantships are available for students interested in pursuing a PhD in one of the following areas of research: i) Geometric numerical integration in large-scale scientific computing ii) Computational geometric mechanics and discrete differential geometry iii) Computational geometric control theory More information about the proposed research area can be found at: http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mleok/ Students will be fully supported for up to five years with tuition and fee remissions and a stipend though a combination of fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. It is anticipated that students will be funded by a teaching assistantship while pursuing their coursework in preparation for the qualifying examinations, and be transitioned to research assistantships as their research progresses. At the moment, a total of 4.5 student-academic years of research assistantship funding is available. The successful candidate will have a good first degree in mathematics, computer science, or a related field with a substantial mathematical and computational component. The student will be affiliated with the Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Purdue University, as well as Computational Science and Engineering graduate program. Please contact Dr. Melvin Leok for more information: Dr. Melvin Leok Department of Mathematics Purdue University Tel: +1 765 496 3578 E-mail: mleok@math.purdue.edu URL: http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mleok/ Interested students should apply directly to the Mathematics graduate program through the following online application: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions/ The admission deadline, for admission to the graduate program in Fall 2008, is February 1 (for fellowship consideration), and March 1 (for assistantship consideration). If you are responding to this announcement, you should also send a copy of your application materials to Dr. Melvin Leok. ------ Subject: PhD Studies in San Diego From: Jose Castillo Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:10:03 -0800 The Computational Science Research Center at San Diego State University is looking for qualified applicants for its interdisciplinary Ph.D. program (joint with Claremont Graduate University) in Computational Science. We have financial support in the form of Teaching, Graduate and Research Assistantships and Fellowships. Areas of interest include Nonlinear Dynamics, Biomathematics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Relativistic Astrophysics, General Relativity, Scientific Computing, Material Sciences, Geophysics, Nuclear Physics and Physical Oceanography. Please see our web page (www.csrc.sdsu.edu) for details about our program including application process, deadlines and faculty research interest. http://www.csrc.sdsu.edu/csrc/education/graduate_programs/phd/ ------ Subject: Faculty Positions at San Jose State University From: Leslie Foster Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:59:02 -0800 The Mathematics Department at San Jose State University invites applications for two full time tenure track faculty positions in Applied Mathematics. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Applied Math or closely related field by August 2008. An interest in numerical analysis, mathematical modeling, mathematical biology, financial math, partial differential equations, optimization, dynamical systems, applied discrete math, or operations research would be desirable. The faculty member is expected to supervise graduate students on their master's theses and student teams working on industrial research projects, to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Mathematics, to maintain a program of scholarly activity, to work on curriculum development, and be involved in departmental governance. For consideration by the first screening date, apply through MathJobs.org or send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy and research plans, and at least three original letters of reference with contact information by December 12, 2007 to: Dr. Brad Jackson Chair, Dept. of Mathematics San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0103. See www.math.sjsu.edu/faculty_position/ for more information. ------ Subject: Assistant Professor - Applied & Comp. Math. - Colorado School of Mines From: "Veronica Graves" Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:02:18 -0700 Applications are invited for an anticipated tenure-track Assistant Professor position in applied and computational mathematics beginning in August 2008. Faculty research interests in applied and computational mathematics include numerical analysis and scientific computing, symbolic computing, nonlinear PDEs, wave theory, integral equations and inverse problems. Applicants in areas of applied and computational mathematics compatible with these areas are encouraged to apply. More information about the department can be obtained from the department's home page at http://www.mines.edu/Academic/macs. An earned Ph.D. in mathematics or a closely related field by the time of appointment is required. Evidence of interest or successful involvement in interdisciplinary collaborative research and one or more years of postdoctoral experience is desirable. Candidates must provide evidence of teaching competence and research accomplishments. The successful candidate will be expected to have strong interpersonal and communications skills and have the potential to become an excellent teacher and scholar. Interested individuals are asked to visit our web page to obtain a complete job announcement and further information on how to apply: http://www.is.mines.edu/hr/Faculty_Jobs.shtm. CSM is an EEO/AA employer. ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 236:1 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:29:24 -0400 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 236, Issue 1, Pages 1-80 (1 December 2007) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2007-997639998-672576 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Editorial Board Page ii 2) Multiscale analysis of a spatially heterogeneous microscopic traffic model Pages 1-12 Jonathan Ward, R. Eddie Wilson and Peter Berg 3) Well-posedness for solid-liquid phase transitions with a fourth-order nonlinearity Pages 13-21 V. Berti, M. Fabrizio and C. Giorgi 4) One-parameter localized traveling waves in nonlinear Schrodinger lattices Pages 22-43 Dmitry E. Pelinovsky, Thomas R.O. Melvin and Alan R. Champneys 5) Interactions of dispersive shock waves Pages 44-64 M.A. Hoefer and M.J. Ablowitz 6) Spatial and temporal feedback control of traveling wave solutions of the two-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation Pages 65-74 Claire M. Postlethwaite and Mary Silber 7) Identity and its robustness according to second person descriptions Pages 75-80 Taichi Haruna and Yukio-Pegio Gunji ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 236:2 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:21:33 -0500 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 236, Issue 2, Pages 81-152 (15 December 2007) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2007-997639997-672985 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Editorial Board Page ii 2) An inverse problem for a parabolic integrodifferential model in the theory of combustion Pages 81-89 Fabrizio Colombo 3) The effects of unequal diffusion coefficients on periodic travelling waves in oscillatory reaction-diffusion systems Pages 90-103 Matthew J. Smith and Jonathan A. Sherratt 4) Self-replication of mesa patterns in reaction-diffusion systems Pages 104-122 T. Kolokolnikov, M.J. Ward and J. Wei 5) Relative equilibrium and collapse configurations of heterogeneous vortex triple rings Pages 123-130 Kevin A. O'Neil 6) A mathematical model for wave propagation in elastic tubes with +inhomogeneities: Application to blood waves propagation Pages 131-140 R.A. Kraenkel, S. Noubissie and P. Woafo 7) Soliton dynamics in the complex modified KdV equation with a periodic potential Pages 141-151 A. Espinosa-Ceron, J. Fujioka, B.A. Malomed and R.F. Rodriguez ------ Subject: Contents, Networks and Heterogeneous Media 2:4 From: Liwei Ning Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:58:24 -0600 Networks and Heterogeneous Media (NHM) Volume: 2, Number: 4, December 2007 http://aimsciences.org/journals/NHM/nhm_online.jsp D. Sun, I. S. Strub and A. M. Bayen pages: 569--595 Comparison of the performance of four Eulerian network flow models for strategic air traffic management Sujit Nair and Naomi Ehrich Leonard pages: 597--626 Stable synchronization of rigid body networks Luca Schenato and Sandro Zampieri pages: 627--646 On rendezvous control with randomly switching communication graphs J. J. P. Veerman, B. D. Sto\v si\'c and A. Olvera pages: 647--660 Spatial instabilities and size limitations of flocks G. Bretti, C. D'Apice, R. Manzo and B. Piccoli pages: 661--694 A continuum-discrete model for supply chains dynamics P. Cannarsa, G. Fragnelli and D. Rocchetti pages: 695--715 Null controllability of degenerate parabolic operators with drift X. Litrico, V. Fromion and G. Scorletti pages: 717--731 Robust feedforward boundary control of hyperbolic conservation laws Michael Herty and Veronika Sachers pages: 733--750 Adjoint calculus for optimization of gas networks G. Bastin, B. Haut, J-M. Coron and B. D'andr\'ea-Novel pages: 751--759 Lyapunov stability analysis of networks of scalar conservation laws G. Buttazzo and F. Santambrogio pages: 761--777 Asymptotical compliance optimization for connected networks ------ Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control 12:4 From: Romas Baronas Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:17:26 +0200 Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113, Volume 12, Number 4, 2007 A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php TABLE OF CONTENTS Similarity Solutions for Hydromagnetic Free Convective Heat and Mass Transfer Flow along a Semi-Infinite Permeable Inclined Flat Plate with Heat Generation and Thermophoresis, pp. 433-445, M.S. Alam, M.M. Rahman, M.A. Sattar Viscous Dissipation Effects on MHD Natural Convection Flow over a Sphere in the Presence of Heat Generation, pp. 447-459, Md.M. Alam, M.A. Alim, Md.M.K. Chowdhury Quantum Chemical Calculations by Parallel Computer from Commodity PC Components, pp. 461-468, S. Bekesiene, S. Serikoviene. Stabilizing Unstable Periodic Orbits of the Multi-Scroll Chua's Attractor, pp. 469-477, A. Boukabou, A. Chebbah, A. Belmahboul. A Prey-Predator Model with a Reserved Area, pp. 479--494, B. Dubey. The Effectiveness of Synergistic Enzymatic Reaction with Limited Mediator Stability, pp. 495-501, J. Kulys, Z. Dapkunas. A Joint Limit Theorem for Laplace Transforms of the Riemann Zeta-Function, pp. 503-510, A. Laurincikas. Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Eutrophication of Water Bodies Caused by Nutrients, pp. 511-524, A.K. Misra. Unsteady Laminar Natural Convection from a Non-Isothermal Vertical Cone, pp. 525-540, B. Pullepu, K. Ekambavanan, A.J. Chamkha. Numerical Investigation of Combined Buoyancy and Surface Tension Driven Convection in an Axi-Symmetric Cylindrical Annulus, pp. 541-552, M. Sankar, M. Venkatachalappa. For a paper submission, please refer to http://www.lana.lt/journal ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 9-1 From: Liwei Ning Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:24:47 -0600 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B (DCDS-B) Volume: 9, Number: 1, January 2008 Special Issue on Variational Problems and Applications http://aimsciences.org/journals/dcdsB/dcdsb_online.jsp Table of Contents: Roberto C. Alamino and Nestor Caticha pages{1--10} Bayesian online algorithms for learning in discrete hidden Markov models C. Besse, R. Carles, N. J. Mauser and H. P. Stimming pages{11--36} Monotonicity properties of the blow-up time for nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations: numerical evidence Leonid A. Bunimovich and Alex Yurchenko pages{37--46} Deterministic walks in rigid environments with aging Graeme D. Chalmers and Desmond J. Higham pages{47--64} Convergence and stability analysis for implicit simulations of stochastic differential equations with random jump magnitudes Keng Deng pages{65--73} On a nonlocal reaction-diffusion population model J. L. G. Guirao and M. Lampart pages{75--82} Transitivity of a Lotka--Volterra map Miaohua Jiang and Qiang Zhang pages{83--101} A coupled map lattice model of tree dispersion Doron Levy and Tiago Requeijo pages{103--128} Modeling group dynamics of phototaxis: from particle systems to PDEs Zhenhai Liu and Stanis{\l}aw Mig\'orski pages{129--143} Noncoercive damping in dynamic hemivariational inequality with application to problem of piezoelectricity Stefan Martignoli and Ruedi Stoop pages{145--162} Phase-locking and Arnold coding in prototypical network topologies Zhong-Ci Shi, Xuejun Xu and Zhimin Zhang pages{163--182} The patch recovery for finite element approximation of elasticity problems under quadrilateral meshes H. Torikai pages{183--198} Basic spike-train properties of a digital spiking neuron