Digest of the Non Linear Science Network, Volume 12, Number 09 May 15, 2012 Editor: Angel Jorba Topics: Postdoctoral position at the University of Warwick Postdoc Position, Gas-liquid two-phase jet flows, Louisville Univ Multiple PhD Positions, Linkoping Univ Faculty Positions, Ozyegin Univ Contents, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 8:2 Contents, The Journal of Geometric Mechanics 4:1 Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 241:13 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: Postdoctoral position at the University of Warwick From: Vassili Gelfreich Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 09:59:58 +0100 Postdoctoral position at the University of Warwick A 3 year postdoctoral position in the field of Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems is available at the Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick (UK) with the expected starting date in September 2012. The application deadline is on Friday 08 June 2012. For more details and application instructions see https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/research/job5005.html For additional information please contact Vassili Gelfreich ------ Subject: Postdoc Position, Gas-liquid two-phase jet flows, Louisville Univ From: Yongsheng Lian Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:57:54 -0400 We are looking for a research associate to work on a project supported by General Electric. The associate is expected to carry out theoretical and computational study of gas-liquid two-phase jet flows from a nozzle. The associate will have the chance to work closely with GE engineers to validate the numerical results with the experimental data. The associate also will advise graduate students. The applicants should have PhD in any of the following field: Aerospace, Mechanical, Applied Mathematics or any related field. The candidate should be a highly motivated researcher with solid foundations in CFD, two-phase flow modeling, level-set method, and high-performance computing. The first appointment is one year and the position is renewable depending on the associate's perforamnce. Applicants should send the following items to recruitlouisvile@gmail.com 1: CV 2: One or two publications in areas similar to the posted job 3: Contact information of at least 3 references ------ Subject: Multiple PhD Positions, Linkoping Univ From: JanNordstrm Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 10:50:57 +0200 One or more PhD positions in Computational Mathematics/Numerical Analysis The student(s) will be member(s) in a new group that develops computational methods for partial differential equations with applications in physics and mechanics. Expertise and interest in theory for initial boundary value problems, high order methods and multi-physics problems is qualifying. See http://www.liu.se/en/job/ for the complete announcement and details on how to apply. For more information, contact Professor Jan Nordstrom, Email: jan.nordstrom@liu.se, Tel: +46-13-28 14 59 Application deadline is 2012-05-24 ------ Subject: Faculty Positions, Ozyegin Univ From: Yasemin Sengul Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:43:15 +0300 I would like to draw your attention to the following job openings in Mathematics at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey. Faculty Positions: Candidates from any area in pure and applied mathematics are encouraged to apply. Special consideration will be given to canditates in applied and computational areas of Mathematics. Faculty members are expected to teach and conduct research. Applicants must have a strong commitment to teach undergraduate students in engineering and business, and are expected to have a track record of high quality research publications. An outstanding research potential is essential. Cross-discipline research activities in collaboration with other faculties are particularly encouraged. The positions are expected to be filled at the Assistant Professor level but exceptionally well-qualified canditates may be considered also in other levels. Instructor Positions: A strong commitment to teaching is essential. Candidates from any area in pure and applied mathematics are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have a strong commitment to teach undergraduate students in engineering and business. The language of education is English at Ozyegin University. You can find more information about the positions through the following link: http://www.ozyegin.edu.tr/Haberler-ve-Duyurular/Duyurular/2012-Duyurular/Matematik-Programina-Ogretim-Uyeleri-Aliniyor ------ Subject: Contents, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization 8:2 From: "Liwei Ning" Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:23 -0500 Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization (JIMO) Volume: 8, Number: 2 May 2012 http://www.aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=513 1. Approximation schemes for scheduling a maintenance and linear deteriorating jobs Pages : 271 - 283 Wenchang Luo and Lin Chen 2. A decision making process application for the slurry production in ceramics via fuzzy cluster and data mining Pages : 285 - 297 Feyza Gurbuz and Panos M. Pardalos 3. Minimizing equilibrium expected sojourn time via performance-based mixed threshold demand allocation in a multiple-server queueing environment Pages : 299 - 323 Sin-Man Choi, Ximin Huang and Wai-Ki Ching 4. Fabric defect detection using multi-level tuned-matched Gabor filters Pages : 325 - 341 Kai-Ling Mak, Pai Peng and Ka-Fai Cedric Yiu 5. Robust portfolio selection with a combined WCVaR and factor model Pages : 343 - 362 Ke Ruan and Masao Fukushima 6. Analysis of airline seat control with region factor Pages : 363 - 378 Yanming Ge 7. A real option approach to optimal inventory management of retail products Pages : 379 - 389 Ximin Huang, Na Song, Wai-Ki Ching, Tak-Kuen Siu and Ka-Fai Cedric Yiu 8. The dependence of assets and default threshold with thinning-dependence structure Pages : 391 - 410 Yinghui Dong and Guojing Wang 9. Calculus rules of generalized ?? subdifferential for vector valued mappings and applications Pages : 411 - 427 Shengjie Li and Xiaole Guo 10. An efficient convexification method for solving generalized geometric problems Pages : 429 - 455 Hao-Chun Lu 11. A new heuristic algorithm for laser antimissile strategy optimization Pages : 457 - 468 Xiangyu Gao and Yong Sun 12. A metaheuristic method for vehicle routing problem based on improved ant colony optimization and Tabu search Pages : 469 - 484 Mingyong Lai and Xiaojiao Tong 13. On a refinement of the convergence analysis for the new exact penalty function method for continuous inequality constrained optimization problem Pages : 485 - 491 Changjun Yu, Kok Lay Teo, Liansheng Zhang and Yanqin Bai 14. Polymorphic uncertain nonlinear programming model and algorithm for maximizing the fatigue life of V-belt drive Pages : 493 - 505 Shaojun Zhang and Zhong Wan 15. A Stackelberg game management model of the urban public transport Pages : 507 - 520 Lianju Sun, Ziyou Gao and Yiju Wang ------ Subject: Contents, The Journal of Geometric Mechanics 4:1 From: "Liwei Ning" Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 16:38:06 -0500 The Journal of Geometric Mechanics (JGM) Volume: 4, Number: 1 March 2012 http://www.aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=514 1. Classical field theories of first order and Lagrangian submanifolds of premultisymplectic manifolds; Pages : 1 - 26 Cedric M. Campos, Elisa Guzman and Juan Carlos Marrero 2. Homogeneity and projective equivalence of differential equation fields; Pages : 27 - 47 Mike Crampin and David Saunders 3. Variational reduction of Lagrangian systems with general constraints; Pages : 49 - 88 Sergio Grillo and Marcela Zuccalli 4. Stable closed equilibria for anisotropic surface energies: Surfaces with edges; Pages : 89 - 97 Bennett Palmer 5. Lagrangian dynamics of submanifolds. Relativistic mechanics; Pages : 99 - 110 Gennadi Sardanashvily ------ Subject: Contents, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 241:13 From: ScienceDirect Message Center Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 05:48:28 -0400 * Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena Volume 241, Issue 13, Pages 1115-1168, 1 July 2012 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/271587-1-s2.0-S0167278912X00101 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) On the effect of invisibility of stable periodic orbits at homoclinic bifurcations Original Research Article, Pages 1115-1122 S.V. Gonchenko, I.I. Ovsyannikov, D. Turaev 2) Filtering with state space localized Kalman gain Original Research Article, Pages 1123-1135 Andreas S. Stordal, Hans A. Karlsen, Geir Naevdal, Dean S. Oliver, Hans J. Skaug 3) Existence of invariant tori in three dimensional maps with degeneracy Original Research Article, Pages 1136-1145 Umesh Vaidya, Igor Mezic 4) Comparison between advected-field and level-set methods in the study of vesicle dynamics Original Research Article, Pages 1146-1157 E. Maitre, C. Misbah, P. Peyla, A. Raoult 5) Periodic orbits in the concentric circular restricted four-body problem and their invariant manifolds Original Research Article, Pages 1158-1167 D. Blazevski, C. Ocampo