Nov
8
Fractal Sets and Boundary Theory
Description We discuss how the boundary concept can be used to describe fractal sets. Two examples illustrate this: 1. Polynomial endomorphisms of C2 and their Julia sets; 2. Self-similar fractals...
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Nov
1
An Axiomatic Approach to Numerical Approximation of Stochastic Processes
Speaker Henri Schurz Department of Mathematics, Southern Illinois University http://lagrange.math.siu.edu/Schurz/personal.html Description An axiomatic approach to the numerical approximation of...
Oct
25
A Liar Game for Adaptive Covering Codes
Description Covering codes, which are sets of Hamming balls which cover the discrete hypercube, have been studied in many settings, including betting on football pools with a fixed number of matches...
Oct
18
Development of Material Processing Simulation in TPTC
Description The presentation has two parts. One is about FDM application in the material process. The other is about FEM application ( only several slides). The diffusion equation of carbon...
Oct
4
Efficient Hedging and Pricing of Equity-Linked Life Insurance Contracts
SpeakerAlexander Melnikov Department of Mathematical & Statistical Scienceshttp://www.math.ualberta.ca/Melnikov_A.html Description The talk is devoted to how hedging methodologies developed in the...
Sep
13
Optimal Investment and Consumption Decisions when Time-Horizon is Uncertain
Speaker Monique Jeanblanc Department of Mathematics, Universite d'Evry Val d'Essone http://www.maths.univ-evry.fr/pages_perso/jeanblanc/ Description Many investors do not know with certainty when...
Feb
16
Survey and Recent Development of WENO Schemes
SpeakerChi-Wang ShuDivision of Applied Mathematics, Brown Universityhttp://www.dam.brown.edu/people/shu/home.html Description WENO (weighted essentially non-oscillatory) schemes are high order finite...