AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:09:51

Associate secretaries:
Bernard Russo, AMS brusso@math.uci.edu

Saturday November 14, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Filaments, Interfaces and Patterns, I
Room 224, Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
Organizers:
Nicholas Ercolani, University of Arizona ercolani@math.arizona.edu
Jerry Moloney, University of Arizona
- 9:00 a.m.
  Phase field theories and material interfaces.
  Chaim Charach, Ben-Gurion Univ
  Paul C Fife*, University of Utah
  (938-82-57)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Boundary Homogenization of Kinetic and Fluid Models for Thin Film Deposition.
  Christian A Ringhofer*, Arizona State University
  (938-70-131)
- 10:15 a.m.
  Atomistic, Continuum and Bulk Models for Epitaxial Growth.
  Russel E. Caflisch*, UCLA
  (938-82-78)

Saturday November 14, 1998, 3:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Special Session on Filaments, Interfaces and Patterns, II
Room 224, Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
Organizers:
Nicholas Ercolani, University of Arizona ercolani@math.arizona.edu
Jerry Moloney, University of Arizona
- 3:00 p.m.
  Modelling bioconvection patterns produced by swimming bacteria.
  Joceline C Lega*, University of Arizona
  Neil H Mendelson, University of Arizona
  (938-92-108)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Convolution based methods for cellular automata models.
  Steven J Ruuth*, Department of Mathematics, UCLA
  Barry Merriman, Department of Mathematics, UCLA
  Stanley Osher, Department of Mathematics, UCLA
  (938-65-118)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Dynamics of axial separation in long rotating drums.
  Igor S Aranson, Argonne National Laboratory
  Lev S Tsimring*, InstituteUniversity of California, San Diego
  (938-35-85)
- 4:45 p.m.
  The stability of waves for modulation equations.
  Todd M Kapitula*, University of New Mexico
  (938-35-95)
- 5:15 p.m.
  Singularities and Defects in Patterns Far from Threshold.
  Nicholas M Ercolani*, University of Arizona
  Robert Indik, University of Arizona
  Alan C. Newell, University of Warwick
  Thierry Passot, CNRS
  (938-35-110)

Sunday November 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Filaments, Interfaces and Patterns, III
Room 224, Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
Organizers:
Nicholas Ercolani, University of Arizona ercolani@math.arizona.edu
Jerry Moloney, University of Arizona
- 9:00 a.m.
  Spectra, multi-phase solutions of vortex filament flow, and knot types.
  Annalisa M Calini*, College of Charleston
  Thomas A Ivey, Ball State University
  (938-35-80)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Pulses, fronts and oscillations of an elastic rod .
  Alain Goriely*, Dept of Mathematics
  Joceline Lega, Department of Mathematics
  (938-73-65)
- 10:15 a.m.
  Viscous Nonlinear Dynamics of Twist and Writhe.
  Raymond E Goldstein*, University of Arizona
  (938-35-36)

Sunday November 15, 1998, 3:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Special Session on Filaments, Interfaces and Patterns, IV
Room 224, Physics & Atmospheric Sciences
Organizers:
Nicholas Ercolani, University of Arizona ercolani@math.arizona.edu
Jerry Moloney, University of Arizona
- 3:00 p.m.
  A Generalized Level Set Method for Computing the Motion of Filaments and Objects of Any Codimension.
  Li-Tien Cheng, UCLA, Dept. of Math
  Paul Burchard, UCLA, Dept. of Math
  Barry Merriman*, UCLA, Dept. of Math
  Stanley J Osher, UCLA, Dept. of Math
  Steven J Ruuth, UCLA, Dept. of Math
  (938-65-128)
- 3:30 p.m.
  A diffusion-generated approach to the curvature motion of filaments.
  Steven J. Ruuth, University of California, Los Angeles
  Barry Merriman, University of California, Los Angeles
  Jack Xin, University of Arizona
  Stanley Osher*, University of California, Los Angeles
  (938-65-32)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Dynamics of the Geodynamo.
  Dieter Armbruster*, Arizona State University
  (938-86-119)
- 4:45 p.m.
  Average dynamics of the optical soliton in communication lines with dispersion management.
  Alejandro B Aceves*, University of New Mexico
  C.K.R.T. Jones, Brown University
  Vadim Zharnitsky, Brown University
  Sergei K Turitsyn, University of Dusseldorf
  (938-78-97)
- 5:15 p.m.
  Role of the Critical Collapse Singularity in Sustaining A Novel Femtosecond Light Guide .
  Jerry V. Moloney*, University of Arizona
  (938-78-135)

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