Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Anton Dzhamay

Feb. 17, 2015

Bäcklund transformations, discrete Painlevé equations, and Sakai’s geometric classification scheme Anton Dzhamay School of Mathematical Sciences , University of Northern Colorado Date and time: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: The goal of this talk is to give a brief introduction into the geometric approach of...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Mark Bradley

Feb. 3, 2015

Undercompressive Shock Formation during Ion Bombardment of Solid Surfaces Mark Bradley Department of Physics , Colorado State University Date and time: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: Bombarding a solid surface with a broad ion beam can produce a remarkable variety of nanoscale patterns. Oblique-incidence bombardment,...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Rich Pawlowicz

Jan. 27, 2015

Propagation and nonlinear oblique interactions in oceanic internal waves (and very shallow-water surface gravity waves) Rich Pawlowicz Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences , The University of British Columbia Date and time: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: When waves are large, their speed starts...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: André Weideman

Jan. 22, 2015

A Computational Study of Painlevé II André Weideman Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University Date and time: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: In this talk we describe a numerical strategy for solving the Painlevé equations. Developed by Bengt Fornberg and the speaker, it allows one...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Aurelian Coillet

Nov. 4, 2014

Modelling of Kerr frequency combs: successes and challenges Aurelian Coillet National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Date and time: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: An optical microresonator exhibits many optical resonance frequencies (modes) that are nearly equidistantly spaced. Coupling a single-frequency high-power laser into...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Boaz Ilan

Oct. 21, 2014

Spectral Mirror Imaging Boaz Ilan School of Natural Sciences ; University of California, Merced Date and time: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: When two pulses with well-separated central frequencies co-propagate in a dispersive medium, their spectral (Fourier) amplitudes can be oppositely-shaped. This phenomenon, called spectral...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Olivier Pinaud

Oct. 14, 2014

Waves in random media: asymptotics and applications Olivier Pinaud Mathematics , Colorado State University Date and time: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: The motivation for this work is the reconstruction of inclusions in complex media. The fine structure of the medium of propagation is here...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Willy Hereman

Oct. 7, 2014

Symbolic Computation of Conservation Laws of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Willy Hereman Applied Mathematics & Statistics , Colorado School of Mines Date and time: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: A method will be presented for the symbolic computation of conservation laws of nonlinear partial differential...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Lake Bookman

Sept. 30, 2014

Perturbations of the Landau-Lifshitz equation Lake Bookman Department of Mathematics , North Carolina State University Date and time: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: The Landau-Lifshitz equation represents a model for the time evolution of the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material. While in (2+1) dimensions the...

Nonlinear Waves Seminar: Igor Rumanov

Sept. 23, 2014

Quantum Painleve II (QPII) and classical Painleve II (PII): beta ensembles for beta = 6. Igor Rumanov Applied Mathematics , University of Colorado Boulder Date and time: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 4:30pm Location: ECOT 226 Abstract: Quantum Painleve equations are Fokker-Planck/non-stationary Schroedinger equations satisfied by certain eigenvalue probabilities of...

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