Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 09, Number 05 March 15, 2009 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: 2nd Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference Session, Chaotic Dynamics, Control and Applications in Complex Systems Session, Statistical Complexity in Classical and Quantum Systems IOP Nonlinear and Complex Physics Group Postdoctoral Position "Modeling Biology" at University of Namur Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 24:2 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 11:3 Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 6:2 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 238:6 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 238:7 Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control 14:1 Contents, Nonlinearity 22:4 Nonlinearity's Open Problems articles 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: 2nd Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference From: Secretariat CHAOS2009 Conference Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:14:06 +0200 2nd Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS2009), Conference Poster and Information Please find below information regarding the forthcoming Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS2009, June 1-5, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece). Sincerely CHAOS2009 Secretariat secretariat@chaos2009.net www.chaos2009.net 1. A Conference Poster is available at: http://www.chaos2009.net/scientificcommittee/poster.html http://www.chaos2009.net/images/PosterCHAOS2009Conference1.pdf Keynote Talks appear at: http://www.chaos2009.net/keynotetalks.html Special Sessions proposed so far at: http://www.chaos2009.net/specialsessions.html 2. Publications: a) The Book of Abstracts, b) Proceedings: We will follow the proceedings system applied in the previous CHAOS2008 conference. See at http://www.chaos2009.net/previouschaos2008/publications.html http://www.chaos2008.net/zzProceedings/CHAOS2008%20(D)/index.html 3. Post Conference Publications: Journal issues and a book devoted to CHAOS2009 Conference will include the best papers presented (see the Book of the last year conference on CHAOS2008 published by World Scientific titled: 'Topics on Chaotic Systems: Selected Papers from Chaos 2008 International Conference' at http://www.amazon.ca/Topics-Chaotic-Systems-International-Conference/dp/9814271330 4. Abstract/Paper submission and Special Session Proposals may be sent from the conference website page at: http://www.chaos2009.net/abstractpapersubmission.html . 5. Accommodation forms can downloaded at http://www.chaos2009.net/importantdatesprogram/accommodation.html ------ Subject: Session, Chaotic Dynamics, Control and Applications in Complex Systems From: Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:17:00 +0100 Dear Colleagues; It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the Special Session: "Chaotic Dynamics, Control and Applications in Complex Systems", which I am organizing at the ICCSA 2009, The 3rd International Conference on Complex Systems and Applications, University of Le Havre, Le Havre, Normandy, France, June 29 - July 02, 2009 (http://litis.univ-lehavre.fr/~bertelle/iccsa2009/iccsa2009.html), where you can find further information. Further information on the special session: Abstract: The main goal of this special session is to join together physicists, mathematicians and other scientists interested in new developments of chaotic dynamics in its broader sense, the different available methods of controlling chaos and their applications in complex systems arising in many fields of engineering and sciences, and in particular to life sciences such as the analysis of the dynamics of neurons and genetic regulation networks. The topics included, but not limited to, in this session are: * New developments of chaotic dynamics * Novel methods of controlling chaotic and complex dynamics * Hamiltonian and dissipative chaotic systems * Fractal structures in phase space * Chaotic dynamics of neuronal and genetic models * Control and synchronization in neuronal and genetic networks If you are interested to participate in this special session on "Chaotic Dynamics, Control and Applications in Complex Systems", you should contact me and send me a one page abstract by April 27, 2009, besides formal registration at the home page of the conference (http://litis.univ-lehavre.fr/~bertelle/iccsa2009/iccsa2009.html). Please distribute among colleagues you might estimate they could be interested in this meeting. DEADLINE OF ABSTRACTS: APRIL 27, 2009. Yours sincerely, Miguel AF Sanjuan Department of Physics Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid, Spain ------ Subject: Session, Statistical Complexity in Classical and Quantum Systems From: rilopez@unizar.es Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:09:48 +0100 Dear Colleague, we are organizing the Special Session "Statistical Complexity in Classical and Quantum Systems" that will take place in Sousse, Tunisia, on May 3-6, 2010. The information about this Session can be read in this link: http://rilopezruiz2.spaces.live.com/ We invite you to consider submitting a research or critical survey paper for presentation in this meeting. (All presentations will be published in the Book of the Conference Proceedings). P.S.: please, forward to your colleagues who may be interested. Best regards, The Organizing Committee. ------ Subject: IOP Nonlinear and Complex Physics Group From: Lara Finan Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:44 +0000 Nonlinearity is pleased to announce the formation of the Nonlinear and Complex Physics Group of the Institute of Physics. The group is chaired by Professor Thomas Mullin, University of Manchester, UK. For more information on this new IOP group please visit: http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/Nonlinear_and_Complex_Physics/index.html The group will hold its inaugural meeting at the University of Manchester (UK) on 1-2 April 2009, and will feature talks from the following invited speakers: P. Ball (Nature) - Complexity K. Dholakia (University of St Andrews, UK) - Optical trapping J. Gollub (Haverford College, USA) - Nonlinear physics and fluid dynamics S. Hilgenfeldt (University of Illinois, USA) - Foams and biological physics D. Lohse (Twente University, Netherlands) - Bubbles and microfluidics G. -L. Oppo (University of Strathclyde, UK) - Nonlinear optics To find out more about the meeting, and to register, please visit: http://www.iop.org/Conferences/Forthcoming_Institute_Conferences/NCPG/index.html Kind regards Kate Watt Publisher, Nonlinearity non@iop.org ------ Subject: Postdoctoral Position "Modeling Biology" at University of Namur From: timoteo carletti Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:21:37 +0100 *Towards a complete model of minimal cell* CERUNA postdoctoral position A 1 year postdoctoral grant is available on September 2009 at the Department of mathematics University of Namur (Belgium), to work on the project "Towards a complete model of minimal cell". Candidates (not older than 40 years) must have a PhD obtained after September 1, 2004 and before September 1, 2009 from a non-Belgian university in the required field of research (see below). The award will include a two-way airline ticket and health insurances, and is offered with a fellowship of 2100 EUR per month for 12 consecutive months. Encouraging equal opportunities, we encourage both men and women with relevant qualifications to apply. Interested candidates can contact Professor Timoteo Carletti (timoteo.carletti@fundp.ac.be). Application (CV + motivation letter + 3 recommendation letters + any other useful material) can be sent to timoteo.carletti@fundp.ac.be before *April the 6th* and/or to Professor Michel Jadot, Chairman of the Research Council FUNDP - University of Namur- ADRE, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, BELGIUM, secretariat.adre@fundp.ac.be BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: The goal of this project is to obtain a complete model of a minimal cell. The task will be eventually accomplished via three intermediate milestones of increasing complexity. Each step will consist in developing new models, constructed by improving over previous ones and including more details. The project will consist in analytical as well as numerical study of the involved dynamics. The first milestone can be divided into two parts. In the first one we plan to perform a Gillespie stochastic simulation of an autocatalytic set of chemical reactions occurring inside a growing vesicle. The second part will consist in the explicit inclusion of spatial coordinates in the aforementioned model and then by exploiting a van Kampen expansion in the system size. The second milestone will consider a model of vesicle growth, due to the increasing membrane, where the size dynamically adjusts under the simultaneous action of the elastic forces and osmotic/ionic pressures. The goal will be to address the dynamical instabilities eventually giving rise to the vesicle division. With the last milestone of the project we will plan to obtain a self- consistent formulation of a minimal cell where the two previous mechanisms are accommodated for. PROFILE OF THE APPLICANT To perform this project, we are looking for a candidate who should possess an interdisciplinary formation, with a strong background in dynamical systems, modeling (in particular of biological or simple chemical systems) and numerical simulations. We think that an important atout could be some expertise in stochastic processes and the capability to interact with experimental researchers in biology. Keywords: Mathematical modeling, artificial life, biology, protocells, autocatalytic sets, complex systems, evolution, emergent properties, stochastic processes. Timoteo Carletti ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 24:2 From: Liwei Ning Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:27:42 -0500 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series A (DCDS-A) Volume: 24, Number: 2, June 2009 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-A 24-2. Jorge Cortes, Manuel de Leon, Juan Carlos Marrero and Eduardo Martinez pages{213--271} Nonholonomic Lagrangian systems on Lie algebroids Sorin Micu, Jaime H. Ortega, Lionel Roser and Bing-Yu Zhang pages{273--313} Control and stabilization of a family of Boussinesq systems Jinpeng An pages{315--329} Holder stability of diffeomorphisms Arvind Ayyer, Carlangelo Liverani and Mikko Stenlund pages{331--348} Quenched CLT for random toral automorphism Patrick Bonckaert, Timoteo Carletti and Ernest Fontich pages{349--366} On dynamical systems close to a product of $m$ rotations Yinbin Deng and Qi Gao pages{367--380} Asymptotic behavior of the positive solutions for an elliptic equation with Hardy term Akhtam Dzhalilov, Isabelle Liousse and Dieter Mayer pages{381--403} Singular measures of piecewise smooth circle homeomorphisms with two break points Michael Filippakis, Alexandru Krist\'aly and Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou pages{405--440} Existence of five nonzero solutions with exact sign for a p-Laplacian equation Xuanji Hou and Jiangong You pages{441--454} Local rigidity of reducibility of analytic quasi-periodic cocycles on $U(n)$ Feimin Huang and Yeping Li pages{455--470} Large time behavior and quasineutral limit of solutions to a bipolar hydrodynamic model with large data and vacuum Dan Jane and Gabriel P. Paternain pages{471--487} On the injectivity of the X-ray transform for Anosov thermostats Kousuke Kuto pages{489--509} Stability and Hopf bifurcation of coexistence steady-states to an SKT model in spatially heterogeneous environment Tong Li and Hailiang Liu pages{511--521} Critical thresholds in a relaxation system with resonance of characteristic speeds Xiaoyue Li and Xuerong Mao pages{523--545} Population dynamical behavior of non-autonomous Lotka-Volterra competitive system with random perturbation Felipe Linares and Jean-Claude Saut pages{547--565} The Cauchy problem for the 3D Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation Fran\c{c}oise P\`ene pages{567--587} Asymptotic of the number of obstacles visited by the planar Lorentz process Bin-Guo Wang and Wan-Tong Li pages{589--611} Attractor minimal sets for nonautonomous type-K competitive and semi-convex delay differential equations with applications Thomas Ward and Yuki Yayama pages{613--624} Markov partitions reflecting the geometry of~$\times2,\times3$ Junde Wu and Shangbin Cui pages{625--651} Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a free boundary problem modelling the growth of tumors with stokes equations ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B 11:3 From: Liwei Ning Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:48:58 -0500 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series B (DCDS-B) Volume: 11, Number: 3, May 2009 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-B 11-3. Narcisa Apreutesei, Arnaud Ducrot and Vitaly Volpert pages{541--561} Travelling waves for integro-differential equations in population dynamics Jacek Banasiak and Wilson Lamb pages{563--585} Coagulation, fragmentation and growth processes in a size structured population Kbenesh Blayneh, Yanzhao Cao and Hee-Dae Kwon pages{587--611} Optimal control of vector-borne diseases: Treatment and prevention Ricardo Borges, Angel Calsina and S\'{\i}lvia Cuadrado pages{613--627} Equilibria of a cyclin structured cell population model Piermarco Cannarsa, Hlene Frankowska and Elsa M. Marchini pages{629--653} On Bolza optimal control problems with constraints Eduardo Cerpa and Emmanuelle Crepeau pages{655--668} Rapid exponential stabilization for a linear Korteweg-de Vries equation Lili Ju, Wensong Wu and Weidong Zhao pages{669--690} Adaptive finite volume methods for steady convection-diffusion equations with mesh optimization Urszula Ledzewicz and Heinz Schattler pages{691--715} On the optimality of singular controls for a class of mathematical models for tumor anti-angiogenesis Chjan C. Limf and Junping Shi pages{717--740} The role of higher vorticity moments in a variational formulation of Barotropic flows on a rotating sphere Tian Ma and Shouhong Wang pages{741--784} Cahn-Hilliard equations and phase transition dynamics for binary systems Carmen Rocsoreanu, Mihaela Sterpu, Luis Fernando Mello and Denis de Carvalho Braga pages{785--803} Lyapunov coefficients for non-symmetrically coupled identical dynamical systems. Application to coupled advertising models ------ Subject: Contents, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering 6:2 From: Liwei Ning Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:46:02 -0500 Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE) Volume: 6, Number: 2, April 2009 From the Guest Editors i--ii Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Yang Kuang and Baojun Song Juan Pablo Aparicio and Carlos Castillo-Chavez pages{209--237} Mathematical modelling of tuberculosis epidemics Tom Burr and Gerardo Chowell pages{239--259} The reproduction number $R_t$ in structured and nonstructured populations Ariel Cintr\'{o}n-Arias, Carlos Castillo-Ch\'{a}vez, Lu\'{i}s M. A. Bettencourt, Alun L. Lloyd and H. T. Banks pages{261--282} The estimation of the effective reproductive number from disease outbreak data S. Eikenberry, S. Hews, J. D. Nagy and Y. Kuang pages{283--299} The dynamics of a delay model of hepatitis b virus infection with logistic hepatocyte growth Xinli Hu, Yansheng Liu and Jianhong Wu pages{301--319} Culling structured hosts to eradicate vector-borne diseases James M. Hyman and Jia Li pages{321--332} Epidemic models with differential susceptibility and staged progression and their dynamics Zindoga Mukandavire, Abba B. Gumel, Winston Garira and Jean Michel Tchuenche pages{333--363} Mathematical analysis of a model for HIV-malaria co-infection Jeff Musgrave and James Watmough pages{363 - 376} Examination of a simple model of condom usage and individual withdrawal for the HIV epidemic Timothy C. Reluga, Jan Medlock and Alison Galvani pages{377 - 393} The discounted reproductive number for epidemiology Muntaser Safan and Klaus Dietz pages{395 - 407} On the eradicability of infections with partially protective vaccination in models with backward bifurcation 10.3934/mbe.2009.6.395 Yicang Zhou and Zhien Ma pages{409 - 425} Global Stability Of A Class Of Discrete Age-Structured SIS models with immigration ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 238:6 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:24:47 -0500 New Volume/Issue is now available on ScienceDirect! * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 238, Issue 6, Pages 603-724 (1 April 2009) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2009-997619993-954057 TABLE OF CONTENTS Review 1) Stability and instability of periodic travelling wave solutions for the critical Korteweg-de Vries and nonlinear Schrodinger equations Pages 603-621 Jaime Angulo Pava, Fabio M. Amorin Natali Regular Papers 2) A hydrodynamic approach to multidimensional dissipation-based Schrodinger models from quantum Fokker-Planck dynamics Pages 622-644 Jose L. Lopez, J. Montejo-Gamez 3) Ring pattern solutions of a free boundary problem in diblock copolymer morphology Pages 645-665 Xiaosong Kang, Xiaofeng Ren 4) Highly nonlinear solitary waves in heterogeneous periodic granular media Pages 666-676 Mason A. Porter, Chiara Daraio, Ivan Szelengowicz, Eric B. Herbold, P.G. Kevrekidis 5) Cooperativity of multiple kinesin-1 motors mechanically coupled through a shared load Pages 677-686 Adam G. Hendricks, Bogdan I. Epureanu, Edgar Meyhofer 6) Bifurcation structures and dominant modes near relative equilibria in the one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation Pages 687-698 C.L. Pando L., E.J. Doedel 7) Symmetric periodic orbits near a heteroclinic loop in R3 formed by two singular points, a semistable periodic orbit and their invariant manifolds Pages 699-705 Montserrat Corbera, Jaume Llibre, Marco Antonio Teixeira 8) Stability analysis of explosive crystallization front in the ESPE mode Pages 706-723 Irina Smagin, Alexander Nepomnyashchy ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 238:7 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:07:22 -0400 New Volume/Issue is now available on ScienceDirect! * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 238, Issue 7, Pages 725-782 (15 April 2009) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2009-997619992-977051 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) On the asymptotic behavior of average energy and enstrophy in 3D turbulent flows Pages 725-736 R. Dascaliuc, C. Foias, M.S. Jolly 2) The topology of nested homoclinic and heteroclinic tangles Pages 737-763 Kevin A. Mitchell 3) On a comparative study between dependence scales determined by linear and non-linear measures Pages 764-770 Silvio M. Duarte Queiros 4) Synchrony due to parametric averaging in neurons coupled by a shared signal Pages 771-781 Anmar Khadra ------ Subject: Contents, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control 14:1 From: Romas Baronas Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:31:19 +0200 Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, ISSN 1392-5113, Volume 14, Number 1, 2009 A free on-line edition is available at: http://www.lana.lt/journal/issues.php TABLE OF CONTENTS Transient Magnetohydrodynamic Free Convective Heat and Mass Transfer Flow with Thermophoresis past a Radiate Inclined Permeable Plate in the Presence of Variable Chemical Reaction and Temperature Dependent Viscosity, pp. 3-20, M.S. Alam, M.M. Rahman, M.A. Sattar. Steady Flow over a Rotating Disk in Porous Medium with Heat Transfer, pp. 21-26, H.A. Attia, MHD Flow of a Micropolar Fluid past a Stretched Permeable Surface with Heat Generation or Absorption, pp. 27-40, M.-E.M. Khedr, A.J. Chamkha, M. Bayomi. Regularities of Signal and Sensitivity Variation of a Reflection Fiber Optopair Sensor Dependent on the Angle between Axes of Fiber Tips, pp. 41-49, Kleiza, J. Verkelis. A Modified Holling-Tanner Model in Stochastic Environment, pp. 51-71, A. Maiti, S. Pathak. Free Convection MHD Flow with Thermal Radiation from an Impulsively- Started Vertical Plate, pp. 73-84, G. Palani, I.A. Abbas. Computational Modelling of Biosensors with an Outer Perforated Membrane, pp. 85-102, K. Petrauskas, R. Baronas. Effect of Peripheral Layer on Peristaltic Transport of a Micropolar Fluid, pp. 103-113, K.M. Prasad, G. Radhakrishnamacharya. Numerical Analysis of the Eigenvalue Problem for One-Dimensional Differential Operator with Nonlocal Integral Conditions, pp. 115-122, S. Sajavieius, M. Sapagovas. Quasistatic Adhesive Contact of Piezoelectric Cylinders, pp. 123-142, M. Sofonea, L. Chouchane. For a paper submission, please refer to http://www.lana.lt/journal Dr. Romas Baronas, Journal Secretary, Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control ------ Subject: Contents, Nonlinearity 22:4 From: Emma Avery Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:53:09 +0000 NONLINEARITY Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2009 Individual articles are free for 30 days following their publication on the web. This issue is available at: URL: http://stacks.iop.org/0951-7715/22/i=4 Pages: 711--946 PAPERS 711 Linear embeddings of finite-dimensional subsets of Banach spaces into Euclidean spaces James C Robinson 729 Expansive homoclinic classes Dawei Yang and Shaobo Gan} 735 A simple proof of uniqueness of the particle trajectories for solutions of the Navier--Stokes equations M Dashti and J C Robinson 747 Effective dynamics of solitons in the presence of rough nonlinear perturbations Walid K Abou Salem 765 Asymptotic symmetry in strongly monotone skew-product semiflows with applications Yi Wang 783 Unique resonant normal forms for area-preserving maps at an elliptic fixed point Vassili Gelfreich and Natalia Gelfreikh 811 Continuum electrostatics for ionic solutions with non-uniform ionic sizes Bo Li 835 Strangely dispersed minimal sets in the quasiperiodically forced Arnold circle map P A Glendinning, T J\"ager and J Stark 855 A review of linear response theory for general differentiable dynamical systems David Ruelle 871 Hirota bilinear formalism and ultra-discrete singularity analysis N Joshi, S Lafortune and A Ramani 889 Exponential stabilization of switched stochastic dynamical networks Jianquan Lu, Daniel W C Ho and Ligang Wu 913 A note on the energy conservation of the ideal MHD equations Xinwei Yu 923 Boundary effects on the dynamics of chains of coupled oscillators D Bambusi, A Carati and T Penati ------ Subject: Nonlinearity's Open Problems articles From: Lara Finan Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:31:17 +0000 Nonlinearity's Open Problems articles - free to read To celebrate Nonlinearity's 20th anniversary, a series of Open Problems articles was published in issues throughout 2008. These short, commissioned articles present personal selections of interesting and/or important problems and challenges, large and small, from leaders in the field. We took great pleasure in inviting these articles and our hope is that they will contribute to setting the agenda for future research. You can read these articles for free online until the end of 2009 at http://herald.iop.org/NONOPcom/m36/avh/link/2390 Additionally, you can buy your personal copy of the Reprint Collection containing all 30 Open Problems for just GBP 15/USD $28.50 per copy (including postage and packaging) via the online order form. Go to http://herald.iop.org/NONOPorder/m36/avh/link/2391 I hope you enjoy reading these articles as much as we have. Best wishes Kate Watt Publisher, Nonlinearity www.iop.org/journals/non non@iop.org