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Energy, Entropy, and Dissipative Dynamics
Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG)
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Weekly Seminar
On Gradient Flows with Obstacles and Euler's Elastica
Marius Müller (Universität Ulm (Germany))
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 • 10:30-11:30h • Pontdriesch 14-16, Room 008 (SeMath)
Joint Analysis Seminar
Superposition principles, continuity equations and curves of measures
Eugene Stepanov (Steklov Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg (Russia))
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 • 10:30-11:30h • Pontdriesch 14-16, Room 008 (SeMath)
Ringvorlesung
Dissipation in Thermodynamics
Manuel Torrilhon (RWTH Aachen University (Germany))
Thu, 24 Jan 2019 • 10:30-12:00h • Pontdriesch 14-16, Room 008 (SeMath)
Joint Analysis Seminar
Hopfions
Paul Sutcliffe (Durham University (United Kingdom))
Tue, 29 Jan 2019 • 10:30-11:30h • Pontdriesch 14-16, Room 008 (SeMath)
Weekly Seminar
Convergence of finite volume schemes for the Euler and the Navier-Stokes equations
Hana Mizerová (Comenius University Bratislava (Slovakia))
Thu, 31 Jan 2019 • 10:30-11:30h • Pontdriesch 14-16, Room 008 (SeMath)
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Projects
Carefully selected research projects will introduce doctoral researchers to relevant and challenging topics at the forefront of current mathematical research.
Publications
No. 2018.03
One-dimensional granular system with memory effects
C. Perrin and M. Westdickenberg
Subject: Granular flows, pressureless gas dynamics
No. 2018.02
Symmetric critical knots for O'Hara's energies
A. Gilsbach and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Knot energy, symmetric criticality, torus knots
No. 2018.01
Optimal L^1-type relaxation rates for the Cahn-Hilliard equation on the line
F. Otto, S. Scholtes, and M. G. Westdickenberg
Subject: Energy–energy–dissipation, nonlinear pde, gradient flow, relaxation rates
No. 2017.02
The elastic trefoil is the doubly covered circle
H. Gerlach, P. Reiter, and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Knots, torus knots, bending energy, ropelength, energy minimiers
No. 2017.01
Existence and properties of certain critical points of the Cahn-Hilliard energy
M. Gelantalis, A. Wagner, and M. G. Westdickenberg
Subject: Variational methods for second-order elliptic equations, homogenization, equations in media with periodic structure
No. 2015.01
Compactness and isotopy finiteness for submanifolds with uniformly bounded geometric curvature energies
S. Kolasinski, P. Strzelecki, and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Menger curvature, tangent-point energies, compactness, semicontinuity, isotopy finiteness, topological constraints
No. 2014.02
Invariant measure of the stochastic Allen-Cahn equation: the regime of small noise and large system size
F. Otto, H. Weber, and M. G. Westdickenberg
Subject: Stochastic partial differential equation, large deviations, invariant measure
No. 2014.01
Flows on networks: recent results and perspectives
A. Bressan, S. Čanić, M. Garavello, M. Herty, and B. Piccoli
Subject: Networks, balance laws, control problems
No. 2013.02
Tangent-point repulsive potentials for a class of non-smooth m-dimensional sets in R^n. Part I: Smoothing and self-avoidance effects
P. Strzelecki and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Non-smooth sets, repulsive potentials, curvature energies, geometric Sobolev–Morrey theorem
No. 2013.01
Menger curvature as a knot energy
P. Strzelecki and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Menger curvature, knot energies
No. 2011.01
Integral Menger curvature for surfaces
P. Strzelecki and H. von der Mosel
Subject: Menger curvature, surface theory, geometric Morrey–Sobolev embedding, uniform Ahlfors regularity, self-avoidance energy
No. 2008.02
Rare events in stochastic partial differential equations on large spatial domains
E. Vanden-Eijnden and M. G. Westdickenberg
Subject: Rare events, metastability, nucleation, phase transformation, small noise, large deviation theory, spatially extended system, stochastic partial differential equation
No. 2008.01
On 2×2 conservation laws at a junction
R. M. Colombo, M. Herty, and V. Sachers
Subject: Hyperbolic systems of conservation laws, p-system, St. Venant equations
No. 2007.02
Finite energy solutions to the isentropic Euler equations with geometric effects
P. G. LeFloch and M. Westdickenberg
Subject: Isentropic Euler equations, spherical symmetry, global existence
No. 2007.01
Existence of Solutions for Supply Chain Models Based on Partial Differential Equations
M. Herty, A. Klar, and B. Piccoli
Subject: Supply chains, networks, front tracking
No. 2006.01
Gas flow in pipeline networks
M. K. Banda, M. Herty, and A. Klar
Subject: Networks, Isothermal Euler equation, gas flow