Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 10, Number 23 December 15, 2010 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science Workshop on Multi-Scale Methods for Porous Media Flow Winter School on Multiscale Methods Postdoc Position in Flow Control/Model Reduction Postdoc Position, Bayesian Inverse Problems in Differential Equations Postdoc and studentships in applied an numerical mathematics Tenure Track Position in Appl Math, Minn St Univ, Mankato Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 29:4 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S 4:3 Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S 4:4 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 240:2 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: Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science From: "ammcs conference" Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:53:22 -0500 The International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science (AMMCS-2011) will take place in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada from July 25 - 29, 2011. This is a Laurier Centennial Conference and a satellite meeting of the ICIAM-2011. The conference provides a unique opportunity for in-depth technical discussions and exchange of ideas in mathematical and computational sciences, as well as their applications in natural and social sciences, engineering and technology, industry and finance. It offers to researchers, industrialists, engineers and students to present their latest research, to interact with the experts in the field, and to foster interdisciplinary collaborations required to meet the challenges of modern science, technology, and society. Contributed presentations in lecture or poster format are invited in all areas within the scope of the conference. Prospective special session and minisymposium organizers are encouraged to submit their proposals consisting of a title, a description, and a list of suggested speakers by January 1, 2011 (a list of confirmed speakers is required by March 1, 2011). Submissions of abstracts are now being accepted online. Further information can be found at the conference website: http://www.wlu.ca/ammcs2011 For conference queries please contact ammcs2011@wlu.ca AMMCS-2011 General Chairs I.S. Kotsireas & R.V.N. Melnik ------ Subject: Workshop on Multi-Scale Methods for Porous Media Flow From: "Banas, Lubomir" Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:11:25 -0000 "Novel multi-scale methods for porous media flow II" to be held at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Edinburgh from 14-16 February 2011. http://www.icms.org.uk/workshops/mediaflow11 Confirmed speakers so far include: Ilenia Battiato (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Fluids) Samir Bekri (Institute Francais du Petrole) John Chen (University of Calgary) Andrew Cliffe (University of Nottingham) Alberto Guadagnini (Politecnico di Milano) Rudolf Hilfer (University of Stuttgart) Mike King (Texas A&M University) Ivan Lunati (University of Lausanne) Jan Nordbotten (University of Bergen) Ken Sorbie (Heriot-Watt University) Alexandre Tartakovsky (Pacific Northwest Laboratory) Daniel Tartakovsky (University of California San Diego) The workshop aims to get a number of experts round the table to explore the feasibility of novel mathematical approaches for modelling three-phase flow in porous media, including the validity of Darcy's law, upscaling, and stochastic methods. This is the second workshop organised as part of a collaboration between the Department of Mathematics and the Institute for Petroleum Engineering of Heriot-Watt University. The registration fee is 30 GBP; the registration will be open in early January. For more information contact ICMS (info@icms.org.uk) or visit the link above. The organisers, L. Banas, D. Duncan, S. Geiger, G. Lord, R. Van Dijke ------ Subject: Winter School on Multiscale Methods From: AndrR.Brodtkorb Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 01:37:51 -0500 It is a pleasure to announce that the 11th Geilo Winter School will take place at Dr. Holms Hotel in the week 23-28 January, 2011. Detailed information about the school is available at our webpages, http://www.sintef.no/eVITA , and the registration deadline is December 20, 2010. This years topic is "Mathematical and Numerical Methods for Multiscale Problems", and I hope that many of you will find the topic interesting. We will focus on a few selected and challenging multiscale problem from material science and subsurface flow, and present mathematical and numerical methods suitable for these problems. ------ Subject: Postdoc Position in Flow Control/Model Reduction From: Peter Schmid Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:47:55 +0100 Under the project ECOSEA (Estimation, COntrole et Stabilisation d'Ecoulement Aerodynamique; Estimation, control and stabilization of aerodynamic shear flows) funded by the Fondation de Recherche pour l'Aeronautique et l'Espace (FRAE; Foundation for Aerospace Research) we can offer a one-year postdoctoral position shared between ONERA-DAFE (Departement d'Aerodynamique Fondamental et Experimental) and the Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX) at the Ecole Polytechnique. The project is concerned with the design and implementation of algorithms for the reduced description of the input-output behavior of flow models arising in aeronautical applications. Special emphasis will be directed towards (i) adaptive multi-point Krylov techniques for the efficient extraction of transfer functions directly from numerical simulations, and (ii) the development and application of the Discrete Empirical Interpolation Method for the reduction of nonlinear fluid systems. The candidate will be part of a research group on flow control and model reduction jointly headed by Denis Sipp (ONERA/DAFE) and Peter Schmid (LadHyX) and is expected to interact and actively participate in the research activities of the group. Knowledge and previous exposure to concepts of flow control and model reduction are desirable, but any candidate with an appropriate background will be given due consideration. Applications for the position should include a letter of motivation, a CV and a list of publications and should be sent to D. Sipp (Denis.Sipp@onera.fr) or P. Schmid (peter@ladhyx.polytechnique.fr). For questions and more information, please do not hesitate to contact D. Sipp or P. Schmid. ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, Bayesian Inverse Problems in Differential Equations From: andrew stuart Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:19:48 +0000 (GMT) Postdoctoral Position Bayesian Inverse Problems in Differential Equations Warwick University Mathematics Institute October 2011 for 21 months http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~masdr/postdoc.html Andrew Stuart a.m.stuart@warwick.ac.uk Mathematics Institute Office: +UK (0)24-7652-2685 University of Warwick Department: +UK (0)24-7652-4661 Coventry CV4 7AL Fax: +UK (0)24-7652-4182 England http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/~stuart/ ------ Subject: Postdoc and studentships in applied an numerical mathematics From: Colin Macdonald Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:35:35 +0000 We invite applications for three postdoctoral research positions in applied and numerical mathematics at the Oxford Centre for Collaborative Applied Mathematics: * Mathematical modelling of membrane filtration of water; * A framework for hybrid discrete/continuous multiscale modelling of biological tissues; * Brain mechanics, cortex folding, and pattern formation in growing tissues. For details see http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/groups/occam/vacancies. Closing dates are in early January. Studentships are also available on: cell aggregate self-assembly, water purification, and defects in liquid crystals. Closing dates in early February, with more details available at the above URL. Colin Macdonald, University of Oxford ------ Subject: Tenure Track Position in Appl Math, Minn St Univ, Mankato From: "Lee, Namyong" Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 04:17:45 +0000 Tenure Track Position in Applied Mathematics Minnesota State University, Mankato Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Mathematics position (tenure-track) in Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Applicants need to have an earned doctorate in mathematics with emphasis in applied mathematics. Strong applicants in all applied mathematics areas will be considered. Applicants also need to demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, and superior communication skills. For more information and online application go to http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mankato/default.cfm. Job Title: Mathematics, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor PRF #12011 AA/EOE and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 29:4 From: "Liwei Ning" Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:31:16 -0600 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series A (DCDS-A) Volume: 29, Number: 4 April 2011 http://aimsciences.org/journals/displayPapers1.jsp?pubID=404 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-A 29-4. A special issue "Trends and Developments in DE/Dynamics Part III" Pablo Aguirre, Eusebius J. Doedel, Bernd Krauskopf and Hinke M. Osinga Investigating the consequences of global bifurcations for two-dimensional invariant manifolds of vector fields; pages{1309--1344} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1309 Toyohiko Aiki and Adrian Muntean On uniqueness of a weak solution of one-dimensional concrete carbonation problem; pages{1345--1365} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1345 Andrea L. Bertozzi, Ning Ju and Hsiang-Wei Lu A biharmonic-modified forward time stepping method for fourth order nonlinear diffusion equations; pages{1367--1391} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1367 Luis A. Caffarelli and Juan Luis Vazquez Asymptotic behaviour of a porous medium equation with fractional diffusion; pages{1393--1404} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1393 Laura DeMarco and Kevin Pilgrim Hausdorffization and polynomial twists; pages{1405--1417} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1405 Lorenzo J. Diaz and Todd Fisher Symbolic extensions and partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms; pages{1419--1441} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1419 Qiang Du and Jingyan Zhang Asymptotic analysis of a diffuse interface relaxation to a nonlocal optimal partition problem; pages{1443--1461} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1443 Yoshikazu Giga, Yukihiro Seki and Noriaki Umeda On decay rate of quenching profile at space infinity for axisymmetric mean curvature flow; pages{1463--1470} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1463 Holger Heumann and Ralf Hiptmair Eulerian and semi-Lagrangian methods for convection-diffusion for differential forms; pages{1471--1495} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1471 Christopher Hoffman Subshifts of finite type which have completely positive entropy; pages{1497--1516} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1497 Cyril Imbert and Sylvia Serfaty Repeated games for non-linear parabolic integro-differential equations and integral curvature flows; pages{1517--1552} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1517 Steffen Klassert, Daniel Lenz and Peter Stollmann Delone measures of finite local complexity and applications to spectral theory of one-dimensional continuum models of quasicrystals; pages{1553--1571} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1553 Hiroshi Matano and Yoichiro Mori Global existence and uniqueness of a three-dimensional model of cellular electrophysiology; pages{1573--1636} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1573 Walid K. Abou Salem, Xiao Liu and Catherine Sulem Numerical simulation of resonant tunneling of fast solitons for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation; pages{1637--1649} doi:10.3934/dcds.2011.29.1637 ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S 4:3 From: "Liwei Ning" Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:47:35 -0600 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series S (DCDS-S) Volume: 4, Number: 3 June 2011 http://aimsciences.org/journals/displayPapers1.jsp?pubID=402 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-S 4-3. A special issue on new trends in direct, inverse, and control problems for evolution equations Francesca Bucci and Irena Lasiecka Regularity of boundary traces for a fluid-solid interaction model; pages{505--521} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.505 Mustapha Cheggag, Angelo Favini, Rabah Labbas, Stephane Maingot and Ahmed Medeghri Complete abstract differential equations of elliptic type with general Robin boundary conditions, in UMD spaces; pages{523--538} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.523 Gabriella Di Blasio and Alfredo Lorenzi Direct and inverse problems in age--structured population diffusion; pages{539--563} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.539 Mauro Fabrizio, Claudio Giorgi and Angelo Morro Isotropic-nematic phase transitions in liquid crystals; pages{565--579} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.565 Angelo Favini, Gisele Ruiz Goldstein, Jerome A. Goldstein and Silvia Romanelli Selfadjointness of degenerate elliptic operators on higher order Sobolev spaces; pages{581--593} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.581 Angelo Favini and Yakov Yakubov Regular boundary value problems for ordinary differential-operator equations of higher order in UMD Banach spaces; pages{595--614} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.595 Genni Fragnelli and Dimitri Mugnai Stability of solutions for nonlinear wave equations with a positive--negative damping; pages{615--622} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.615 Gisele Ruiz Goldstein, Jerome A. Goldstein and Abdelaziz Rhandi Kolmogorov equations perturbed by an inverse-square potential; pages{623--630} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.623 Victor Isakov Increasing stability for the Schrodinger potential from the Dirichlet-to Neumann map; pages{631--640} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.631 Kazufumi Ito, Karim Ramdani and Marius Tucsnak A time reversal based algorithm for solving initial data inverse problems; pages{641--652} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.641 Stig-Olof Londen and Hana Petzeltova Convergence of solutions of a non-local phase-field system; pages{653--670} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.653 Alfredo Lorenzi and Ioan I. Vrabie An identification problem for a linear evolution equation in a Banach space and applications; pages{671--691} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.671 Serge Nicaise, Cristina Pignotti and Julie Valein Exponential stability of the wave equation with boundary time-varying delay; pages{693--722} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.693 Noboru Okazawa and Kentarou Yoshii Linear evolution equations with strongly measurable families and application to the Dirac equation; pages{723--744} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.723 Luciano Pandolfi Riesz systems, spectral controllability and a source identification problem for heat equations with memory; pages{745--759} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.745 Judith Vancostenoble Improved Hardy-Poincare inequalities and sharp Carleman estimates for degenerate/singular parabolic problems; pages{761--790} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.761 ------ Subject: Contents, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S 4:4 From: "Liwei Ning" Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:33:03 -0600 Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series S (DCDS-S) Volume: 4, Number: 4 August 2011 http://aimsciences.org/journals/displayPapers1.jsp?pubID=403 We offer a couple of weeks free online access to the full paper of DCDS-S 4-4. A special issue on geometric properties for parabolic and elliptic PDE's Virginia Agostiniani and Rolando Magnanini Symmetries in an overdetermined problem for the Green's function; pages{791--800} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.791 Angelo Alvino, Roberta Volpicelli and Bruno Volzone A remark on Hardy type inequalities with remainder terms; pages{801--807} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.801 Elvise Berchio and Filippo Gazzola Positive solutions to a linearly perturbed critical growth biharmonic problem; pages{809--823} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.809 Barbara Brandolini, Carlo Nitsch and Cristina Trombetti Shape optimization for Monge-Ampere equations via domain derivative; pages{825--831} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.825 Kazuhiro Ishige and Yoshitsugu Kabeya Hot spots for the two dimensional heat equation with a rapidly decaying negative potential; pages{833--849} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.833 Kazuhiro Ishige and Paolo Salani On a new kind of convexity for solutions of parabolic problems; pages{851--864} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.851 Tetsuya Ishiwata On the motion of polygonal curves with asymptotic lines by crystalline curvature flow with bulk effect; pages{865--873} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.865 Takayoshi Ogawa The degenerate drift-diffusion system with the Sobolev critical exponent; pages{875--886} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.875 Shigeru Sakaguchi A Liouville-type theorem for some Weingarten hypersurfaces; pages{887--895} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.887 Shota Sato and Eiji Yanagida Singular backward self-similar solutions of a semilinear parabolic equation; pages{897--906} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.897 Futoshi Takahashi An eigenvalue problem related to blowing-up solutions for a semilinear elliptic equation with the critical Sobolev exponent; pages{907--922} doi:10.3934/dcdss.2011.4.907 ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 240:2 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:43:45 -0500 New Volume/Issue is now available on ScienceDirect! * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 240, Issue 2, Pages 99-248 (15 January 2011) "Nonlinear Excursions" Symposium and Volume in Physica D to honor Louis N. Howard's scientific career Edited by Oliver Buhler and Neil Balmforth http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5537-2011-997599997-2728739 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Nonlinear Excursions - Louis Norberg Howard Pages 99-100 Oliver Buhler, Neil Balmforth 2) An interacting particle model with compact hierarchical structure Original Research Article, Pages 101-113 N.J. Balmforth, W.R. Young 3) A kinetic theory and benchmark predictions for polymer-dispersed, semi-flexible macromolecular rods or platelets Original Research Article, Pages 114-130 Jun Li, M.G. Forest, Qi Wang, R. Zhou 4) Instability and freezing in a solidifying melt conduit Original Research Article, Pages 131-139 Miranda C. Holmes-Cerfon, J.A. Whitehead 5) Shear flow, phase change and matched asymptotic expansions: Pattern formation in mushy layers Original Research Article, Pages 140-149 Jerome A. Neufeld, J.S. Wettlaufer 6) A diagrammatic derivation of (convective) pattern equations Original Research Article, Pages 150-165 Y.-P. Ma, E.A. Spiegel 7) Capturing eddy shedding in the Gulf of Mexico from Lagrangian observations Original Research Article, Pages 166-179 Guillaume Vernieres, Christopher K.R.T. Jones, Kayo Ide 8) The mixing efficiency of open flows Original Research Article, Pages 180-186 Jean-Luc Thiffeault, Charles R. Doering 9) Continuous symmetry reduction and return maps for high-dimensional flows Original Research Article, Pages 187-198 Evangelos Siminos, Predrag Cvitanovic 10) Nonlinear excursions of particles in ideal 2D flows Original Research Article, Pages 199-207 H. Aref, J. Roenby, M.A. Stremler, L. Tophoj 11) Zonal flow induced by longitudinal librations of a rotating cylindrical cavity Original Research Article, Pages 208-211 F.H. Busse 12) Hamiltonian-Dirac simulated annealing: Application to the calculation of vortex states Original Research Article, Pages 212-232 G.R. Flierl, P.J. Morrison 13) The diurnal cycle and the meridional extent of the tropics Original Research Article, Pages 233-240 Paul A. Milewski, Esteban G. Tabak 14) Low-dimensional models from upper bound theory Original Research Article, Pages 241-248 Gregory P. Chini, Navid Dianati, Zhexuan Zhang, Charles R. Doering