NA Digest Saturday, December 4, 2004 Volume 04 : Issue 49

Today's Editor:
Cleve Moler
The MathWorks, Inc.
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From: Etienne Emmrich <emmrich@math.TU-Berlin.DE>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:54:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: New Book on Differential Equations

Dear Colleagues,

May I draw your attention to the new book

Gewöhnliche und Operator-Differentialgleichungen.
Eine integrierte Einführung in Randwertprobleme und
Evolutionsgleichungen für Studierende.
Etienne Emmrich
Vieweg Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2004.
ISBN: 3-528-03213-8

Contents

* Boundary value problems for linear and nonlinear ODEs of 2nd order:
examples and applications, classical solutions, Greens function, maximum
principles, lower and upper solutions, weak solutions, Sobolew spaces,
linear and nonlinear variational problems (Lax-Milgram, monotone
operators, strongly continuous perturbations), Galerkin method and finite
elements (Cea), exercises and references

* Operator differential equations of 1st order:
examples and applications, abstract formulation, classical solutions,
Bochner integral, generalisations of Picard-Lindelöf and Peano, stability
and dissipative systems, time discretisation, weak solutions, weak
derivatives and function spaces, linear evolution problems with positive
bilinear form, nonlinear evolution problems with monotone operators,
regularity, compatibility and smoothing property, exercises and references

* Appendix: analytical and functional analytical tools

The book is mainly addressed to students of mathematics and physics and
can be used in a second course on differential equations.

More information (in German only) can be found at
http://www.vieweg.de/index.php?do=show&sid=81637996241a9df1446b2a156147930&site=v&book_id=8665


Etienne Emmrich
Techn Univ Berlin
emmrich@math.tu-berlin.de


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From: Janice Amar <amar@ipam.ucla.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:02:04 -0800
Subject: Programs at IPAM, UCLA

The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM)at UCLA is a
national research institute supported by The National Science
Foundation. IPAM supports programs of interest to graduate students,
researchers and scholars from mathematics, engineering and computer
science, physical and life science disciplines. We would like to
advertize several of our upcoming programs to your readers. They are as
follows:

1. Multiscale Processes in Fusion Plasmas
January 10 - 14, 2005
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/fus2005

2. Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind,
January 24 - 28, 2005
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/cog2005


3. Mathematics of the Ear and Sound Signal Processing,
January 31 - February 2, 2005
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/progrmas/es2005

4. Mathematical Issues and Challenges in Data Assimilation for
Geophysical Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives,
February 22 - 25, 2005
http/www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/da2005


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From: Vasco Brattka <Vasco.Brattka@FernUni-Hagen.de>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:08:18 +0200
Subject: Special Issue of Theoretical Informatics on Real Numbers

REAL NUMBERS
Special issue of the journal
Theoretical Informatics and Applications
http://www.edpsciences.org/journal/index.cfm?edpsname=ita

Guest editors: Vasco Brattka, Christiane Frougny, Norbert Mueller

Efficient manipulation of real numbers in computers is still a
challenge. Many interesting theoretical and algorithmic problems are
linked with that topic and belong to quite distant fields such as
computer science, number theory, numerical analysis, computer algebra
and logics. Several special issues on real numbers and
computers have been previously published in the journal Theoretical
Computer Science, as follow-up to the RNC meetings on these topics.

The last meeting was RNC6 which took place in Dagstuhl, Germany,
in November 2004, see http://cca-net.de/rnc6/
However, this call for papers is open to authors who did not attend RNC6.

TOPICS
Scientists working on questions related to real computer arithmetic
are encouraged to present the theoretical or algorithmic aspects of
their results, even if they did not attend the RNC6 conference. Survey
and tutorial articles may be suitable if clearly identified as
such. Topics include (but are not restricted to) the following list:

* Foundation and properties of number systems
* Computability and complexity
* Formal aspects and automatic proof checking
* Links with number theory and automata theory
* Basic arithmetic operations
* Implementation of the standard and special functions
* Engineering of floating and fixed point algorithms
* Symbolic manipulation of numbers
* Accuracy and reliability for applications and industry
* Robust geometric algorithms and exact geometric computation
* Hardware design support and implementations


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From: Peter Hertling <hertling@informatik.unibw-muenchen.de>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:58:44 +0100
Subject: Conference in Kyoto on Computability and Complexity in Analysis

First Announcement and Call for Papers

CCA 2005
Second International Conference on
Computability and Complexity in Analysis
August 26-29, 2005, Kyoto, Japan
http://cca-net.de/cca2005

The conference is concerned with the theory of computability
and complexity over real-valued data.

Invited Speakers

Vasco Brattka (Cape Town, South Africa)
Masami Hagiya (Tokyo, Japan)
Daisuke Takahashi (Waseda, Japan)

The conference will be held on the Yoshida Campus of Kyoto University.


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From: Willi Schoenauer <schoenauer@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:53:11 +0100
Subject: Block Lecture in Karlsruhe on Scientific Supercomputing

In the week 21-25 Feb. 2005 there is a block lecture

"Scientific Supercomputing: Architecture and Use of Shared and Distributed Memory Parallel Computers"

with exercises on different supercomputers at the computer center of the
University of Karlsruhe in Germany. There is no fee. Details are given in

http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/veranstaltungen/4751.php

The contents of the lecture and how to obtain the manuscript
(paperback, 309 pages) can be seen via

http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~rz03/book/

Willi Schoenauer
Rechenzentrum der Universitaet Karlsruhe
D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
Tel: +49/721/608-6350
Fax: +49/721/32550
Email: schoenauer@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de


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From: Steffen Boerm <sbo@mis.mpg.de>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:00:38 +0100
Subject: Winter School in Leipzig on Hierarchical Matrices

Second Announcement Winter School "Hierarchical Matrices"

Organizers: Wolfgang Hackbusch, Lars Grasedyck, Steffen Boerm
(Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences,
Leipzig)

Time: February 7th to February 11th, 2005

Registration Deadline: December 6th, 2004

Topic: Hierarchical Matrices can be a useful tool for the treatment of
integral operators as well as the solution of linear systems arising
in the discretisation of elliptic partial differential equations.
Moreover, the representation of matrices in the hierarchical matrix
format is suitable for the efficient solution of matrix equations.

The aim of this winterschool is to teach the necessary theoretical
foundations for hierarchical matrices, but most of all the efficient
implementation of the algorithms. The practical realisation on the
computer will be done during the exercise courses in the afternoons.
The participants will use the HLib library in order to assemble and
solve BEM and FEM systems. Lecture notes are available in electronic
form.

Website: http://www.mis.mpg.de/scicomp/winterschool/
HLib: http://www.hlib.org/
Lecture Notes: http://www.mis.mpg.de/preprints/ln/lecturenote-2103-abstr.html


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From: Jan Chleboun <chleb@math.cas.cz>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:18:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Minisymposium Honoring Ivo Babuska

Dear Colleagues,

This is to remind you that the deadline for submitting an abstract
to a minisymposium organized in honor of Ivo Babuska's 80th birthday
and titled
Uncertainties, Verification and Validation
is January 3, 2005.

To submit your abstract, please visit the minisymposium web site:

https://compmech.ices.utexas.edu/mslist/mslist.pl?recid=gu328500.106

and click on the "Submit and Abstract" button.

The minisymposium is a part of
The 8th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics,
July 25 - July 27, 2005, Austin, TX, USA.

You can find more details at the main 8th USNCCM web site:
http://compmech.ices.utexas.edu

With best regards,
Jan Chleboun
Mathematical Institute
Academy of Sciences
Zitna 25 ( TeX: \v{Z}itn\'a )
115 67 Prague 1
Czech Republic
e-mail: chleb@math.cas.cz


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From: Barb Autterson <barb@sharcnet.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:02:15 -0500
Subject: Symposium in Guelph on High Performace Computing Systems

HPCS 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 3, 2005

HPCS 2005: The New HPC Culture
The 19th International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems
and Applications
http://www.sharcnet.ca/events/hpcs2005/
hpcs2005@sharcnet.ca
May 15-18, 2005, University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, CANADA

Hosted by SHARCNET
Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network

HPCS is a multi-disciplinary meeting to discuss new and exciting
scientific and technical work involving High Performance Computing.
Researchers from all disciplines in the sciences, engineering,
mathematics and applied human sciences are invited to participate. All
papers will be refereed. Both oral presentations and posters sessions
will be available.

To submit papers or for more information, please email
hpcs2005@sharcnet.ca

The 3rd annual OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application Resources)
Symposium will be held in conjunction with HPCS 2005.


OSCAR'05
The 3rd Annual Symposium on Open Source Cluster Application Resources
(OSCAR) http://www.csm.ornl.gov/oscar05/
oscar05@mailhub.ornl.gov

With over 130,000 downloads since its first public release in April
2001, OSCAR's popularity speaks to its effectiveness in providing
cluster installation, management, and computing software stack. OSCAR is
a snapshot of best-known methods for building, programming and using
clusters. OSCAR started as a traditional Beowulf software stack, has
expanded in recent years to embrace numerous cluster computing styles
including diskless, high-availability, scalable systems, and single
system image. The project is an open effort among industry, academic and
research groups to help simplify the setup and management of computing
clusters. Further information is
available at the OSCAR web site, http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/.


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From: Basem Attili <B.Attili@uaeu.ac.ae>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:22:33 +0400
Subject: Faculty Positions at United Arab Emirates University

The Department of Mathematics at United Arab Emirates University invites
applications for a number of openings in the following areas:

1. Faculty member, all ranks are invited to apply and in any area of
mathematics (job# 4020109).

2. Faculty member at the full professor or associate professor rank in
Financial Mathematics (job# 4020108).

3. Instructor with master in mathematics (job# 4020106) and/or master in
computer science (job# 4020110).

Positions available as of Sept., 2005. Applications are on line and are
available at http://academics.uaeu.ac.ae and for more information on the
University see the site http://www.uaeu.ac.ae

For more information you can contact the chairman of the department
Prof. M. Anwar at m.anwar@uaeu.ac.ae


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From: Anshul Gupta <anshul@watson.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:58:05 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Goldstine Fellowship at IBM Watson Research Center

The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research
Center invites applications for its 2005-2006 Herman Goldstine Memorial
Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences.
Areas of active research in the department include: algorithms,
coding theory, cryptography, data mining, dynamical systems and
differential equations, high-performance computation, numerical analysis,
optimization, probability theory, scientific computing, statistical analysis,
supply-chain and operations management, and queueing networks.
Fellows interact closely with department members but are free pursue their
own research.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. after September 2000 or should receive one
before the second half of 2005. One fellowship will be awarded with stipend
between $95,000 and $115,000 (depending on area and experience).

Applications must be received before December 31, 2004.
Complete details and the application procedure are available at
http://www.research.ibm.com/math/goldstine.html.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer committed to work-place
diversity.


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From: John Maddocks <john.maddocks@epfl.ch>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 11:51:29 +0100
Subject: PhD Position at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne

A PhD Position at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne

Applications are invited for a position to work toward a PhD within the
area of the Analysis, Geometry, and Computation of Ideal Knot Shapes.

Further details concerning this position and the application procedure
can be found at the site http://lcvmwww.epfl.ch/Positions.html

Professor John H. Maddocks
IMB-FSB-EPFL
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
CH-1015 Lausanne
email: john.maddocks@epfl.ch http://lcvmwww.epfl.ch
Tel: +41 21 693 2762 FAX: +41 21 693 5530
Secretary: carine.tschanz@epfl.ch +41 21 693 2787


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From: Anna-Karin Tornberg <tornberg@CIMS.nyu.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:28:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at Courant Institute, NYU

Postdoctoral Position Available at the Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, New York University.

We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to work with M. Shelley and A.-K.
Tornberg on problems of the interaction of flexible bodies with flowing
fluids with an emphasis on low Reynolds flows. The start date for this
position is negotiable; It will be open from Spring 2005 until it is
filled. Successful candidates will have a background in scientific
computing, specifically in the area of numerical solution of partial
differential equations. It will be helpful to also have expertise in fluid
dynamics and boundary integral methods.

Candidates should send a statement of interest and curriculum vitae to
shelley@cims.nyu.edu and tornberg@cims.nyu.edu.

N.Y.U. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.


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From: Are Magnus Bruaset <arem@simula.no>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:48:55 +0100
Subject: Research Positions at Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway

Open Positions in Computational Geology
Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway

Simula Research Laboratory plans to build a strong research group in
Computational Geology. This group will address geological processes
that are important to the oil and gas industry, such as structural
reconstruction of basins, depositional history, rock mechanics, and
porous media flow.

We are currently looking for highly skilled personnel for positions at
Ph.D. and Postdoc levels in this group. Your qualifications must
include:

* M.Sc. or Ph.D. degrees in geoscience, with special emphasis
on petroleum-related branches

* Good understanding of mathematical models for geological
and geophysical processes

* Experience with development of computer codes for simulation
of geological or geophysical processes

The new research group will have close collaboration with industrial
partners in the oil and gas sector. In this team, one of your special
responsibilities will be to act as a scientific liason between pure
geoscientists and specialists on numerical methods and software.

With a reservation concerning the final level of funding, we now
accept applications for the open positions. Please send your CV and
publication list by email to Are Magnus Bruaset (arem@simula.no).

Simula Research Laboratory was established in 2001, and conducts basic
research in selected areas within information and communication
technology. The Computational Geology group will be part of the
Department of Scientific Computing, which is an internationally
recognized research unit within its target fields. The department has
a particular focus on simulation of cardiac processes, and on
middleware tools for large-scale simulations based on partial
differential equations. The laboratory is located in modern office
facilities at Lysaker, just outside the city of Oslo, Norway. See
http://www.simula.no for further information about the laboratory.

Professor Are Magnus Bruaset
Simula Research Laboratory
PO Box 135
NO-1325 Lysaker, Norway
Email: arem@simula.no


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From: John Barrett <j.barrett@imperial.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 14:34:19 -0000
Subject: Chapman Fellowships at Imperial College, London

Imperial College, London is advertising two Chapman Fellowships in
Mathematics, a 2 year Temporary Lectureship with a Reduced Teaching Load.
(Closing date 15th January 2005)

For details see www.ma.ic.ac.uk


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