BBC4 is broadcasting a three-part documentary on the history of weather prediction. The link is here. Ian Roulstone features in parts II and III which will be broadcast in early June. The documentary series is presented by Alok Jha (in photo on left), the science correspondent for ITN. Part II will be broadcast on BBC4 […]
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The paper “Exploring data assimilation and forecasting issues for an urban crime model“, co-authored by David Lloyd, Naratip Santitissadeekorn, and Martin Short (Georgia Tech) has just appeared in the European Journal of Applied Mathematics. A link to the paper is here. The paper is part of a special issue of EJAM on “Mathematical Modelling of […]
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Gianne Derks and Tom Bridges were invited speakers at the Conference on “The Dynamics of Complex Systems: A meeting in honour of the 60th birthday of Robert S MacKay FRS“. The conference took place at the Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick during 18-20 May. A link to the website and programme are here. Gianne Derks […]
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The paper “Monge–Ampère structures and the geometry of incompressible flows” co-authored by B Banos (Université de Bretagne Sud, France), V. Roubtsov (Université d’Angers, France), and Ian Roulstone, has just been published online by Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. A link to the journal page is here. The paper shows how a symmetry reduction […]
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Jon Bevan is in Philadelphia this week for the SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science. He is giving a talk on “Conditions for the Holder regularity of local minimizers of a nonlinear elastic energy in two dimensions” in the Minisymposium on Soft Elastic Materials. A link to the Minisymposium webpage with abstracts is […]
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The paper “From liquid crystal models to the guiding-center theory of magnetized plasmas“, authored by Cesare Tronci, has been accepted for publication in the Annals of Physics. Upon combining Northrop’s picture of charged particle motion with modern liquid crystal theories, the paper provides a new description of guiding center dynamics, to lowest order. A final […]
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