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| Posted 10.02.07 |
International Mathematics Conference Coming to Campus
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Wesleyan’s Mathematics and Computer Science
Department will host The Wesleyan Dynamical Systems Conference, Oct.13-14 at
the Exley Science Center. The conference is being held in honor of Ethan
Coven, professor of mathematics, emeritus.
Dynamical systems, an extremely broad and central field of mathematics, is,
at its core, the quantitative study of systems evolving over time.
“Scientists in many disciplines have come to realize and use geometric and
quantitative techniques that have been the outgrowth of this field of
study,” says Edward Taylor, associate professor and one of the conference
organizers. “It cross cuts such major areas of mathematical research as
low-dimensional geometry and topology, hyperbolic geometry, analysis and the
theory of ordinary and partial differential equations. Techniques from the
field of dynamical systems have found applications in such diverse fields as
economics, ecology, physics, medicine and biology.”
Taylor adds that, while the conference talks are being given by
internationally recognized experts in the field of dynamical systems, people
with a general interest in mathematics considering attending the conference
would appreciate the breadth and vigor of this field.
The list of speakers is impressive and includes mathematicians from
universities across the United States, as well as Canada and Israel. The
full list of speakers, abstracts and events can be found on the conference
website:
http://dynamicsfest07.wesleyan.edu.
The Mathematics and Computer Science Department will also host a sectional
meeting of the American Mathematics Society next October.
Along with Taylor, The Wesleyan Dynamical Systems Conference organizers
include Petra Bonfert-Taylor, associate professor of mathematics, Adam
Fieldsteel, professor of mathematics, and Michael Keane, professor of
mathematics. The conference is supported by the Philips Corporation and
Wesleyan University.
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By David Pesci, director of Media Relations |
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