Instability of Certain Equilibrium Solutions of the Euler Equations on a Toroidal Domain Joachim Worthington School of Mathematics and Statistics , The University of Sydney Date and time: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: The 2D Euler Equations can be written on a toroidal domain as...
Pattern formation and collective behavior in bacterial colonies in stressed environments Sean Shaheen Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering ; University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Bacterial colonies are capable of highly sophisticated collective behavior in order to...
Dynamics of sleep-wake regulation Cecilia Diniz Behn Department of Applied Math & Statistics , Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Sleep and wake states are regulated by the coordinated activity of neuronal populations in the brainstem and hypothalamus. Synaptic...
Using networks to analyze rapid genetic recombination in malaria parasites Daniel Larremore Harvard School of Public Health Date and time: Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: Newton Lab Abstract: Despite extensive research and public health efforts, there remain hundreds of millions of malaria cases annually, causing over half a...
Spatially Random Processes in One-Dimensional Maps Amy Le Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: In this talk, I explore the characteristics of two spatially perturbed one-dimensional maps: the logistic map and the Arnold circle map. The...
The Ince equation, Painlevé-VI, and the elliptic vortex instability Robert Maier Mathematics and Physics , University of Arizona Date and time: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Hill's equation is a periodic differential equation that arises in the modeling of parametric resonance. Cases include the Mathieu...
Vintage and heterogeneity in online social network assembly Abigail Jacobs Department of Computer Science , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Online social networks represent a popular and highly diverse class of social media systems. Each such system begins...
Two Integrable Systems related to the Euler fluid equations on a rotating sphere Holger Dullin School of Mathematics and Statistics , The University of Sydney Date and time: Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: The Euler fluid equations on a rotating sphere can be projected to...
Perturbing the Cat Map: Mixed Elliptic and Hyperbolic Dynamics James D. Meiss Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: Arnold’s cat map is a prototypical dynamical system on the torus with uniformly hyperbolic dynamics. Since the famous...
The McIntyre Instability in stratified swirling flows Benjamin Miquel Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 2:00pm Location: ECCR 257 Abstract: The McIntyre instability is a viscous instability which exists in swirling stratified flows, where the density of the fluid varies spacially:...
