Title: Diffuse Interface Models of Multi-Phase Flows with Large Density Contrast and their Efficient Approximation with Adaptive Multigrid Methods Abstract: In many fluid flow problems, two or more constituents are fully or partially immiscible, leading to multiple phases separated by … Read more
Overall title of the Brauer Lecture Series 2017: Link homology and categorification Lecture 1 Title: The Jones polynomial of links and tangles and its categorification. Abstract: The Jones polynomial is a celebrated invariant of links with roots in the … Read more
Lecture 2 Title: Categorifications of quantum link invariants Abstract: The Jones polynomial has many generalizations, including the two-variable HOMFLYPT polynomial. We will review approaches to the categorification of the HOMFLYPT polynomial and its specializations. Several new ideas proved crucial, … Read more
Lecture 3 Title: Categorification of quantum groups at generic q and at a root of unity Abstract: Quantum link invariants naturally emerge from actions of quantum groups on tensor powers of their irreducible representations. Categorifications of quantum groups and … Read more
Tea at 3:30 pm in 330 Phillips Hall Title: A relaxed discussion of several problems involving Geometry, Dynamics, PDEs, Discretization, Control Theory and such. Abstract: The lecture consists of several mini-talks with just definitions, motivations, some ideas of proofs, and open problems. I … Read more
Title: Self-Propelled Jumping Drops: From Ballistospore Launching to Hotspot Cooling Abstract: When two drops coalesce into one, the overall surface area is reduced and the released surface energy can be converted to kinetic energy, leading to self-propelled jumping motion of the merged drop. In … Read more
Title Lecture 1: Geometric heat equations Abstract: The classical heat equation describes how a temperature distribution changes in time. Over time, the temperature spreads itself out more and more evenly and, as time goes to infinity, the temperature goes to a … Read more
Tea at 3:30 in 330 Phillips Hall Title: Joining of higher rank homogenous actions (j\w M. Einsidler) Title: Higher rank homogeneous actions display subtle rigidity properties that are not yet well understood. One situation where the state of knowledge seems … Read more
Title: Massively Parallel Models of Hemodynamics in the Human Vasculature Abstract: The recognition of the role hemodynamic forces have in the localization and development of disease has motivated large-scale efforts to enable patient-specific simulations. When combined with computational approaches that can extend the … Read more
The Association for Women in Mathematics chapter and the Department of Mathematics are excited to announce the public lecture "Political geometry: how and why shapes matter for voting districts" by Dr. Moon Duchin from Tufts University. The lecture is scheduled for … Read more
Public Lecture: Mathematics & Literature A talk by OuLiPo Author Michèle Aduin Monday, Feburary 12th, 2018, 5:00 pm Location: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall What does it mean to explore literature's potential through imposed limits? How do mathematical tools help us … Read more
Public Lecture: Mathematics & Literature A talk by OuLiPo Author Michèle Aduin Monday, Feburary 12th, 2018, 5:00 pm Location: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall What does it mean to explore literature's potential through imposed limits? How do mathematical tools help us … Read more
