Universität Wien

250088 VU Gamma-Convergence and Phase Transitions of Heterogeneous Materials (2024S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 25 - Mathematik
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Erwin Schrödinger Institut für Mathematik und Physik,
Boltzmanngasse 9, 1090 Vienna
Erwin Schrödinger Hörsaal

Thursday 11.4.2024, from 11.00 to 13.00;
Friday 12.4.2024, from 11.00 to 13.00;
Tuesday 16.4.2024, from 11.00 to 13.00;
Wednesday 17.4.2024, from 11.00 to 13.15;
Thursday 25.4.2024, from 11.00 to 13.15.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course in intended to provide an invitation to some actual research directions in the calculus of variations, especially in relation with materials science. Variational models and methods for the description of phase change, homogenization, and high-contrast materials will be presented. Variational approximation by Gamma-convergence will be the overarching technical setting.

Assessment and permitted materials

The students will be asked to attend and interact during the lectures. Moreover, they will be asked to read a paper, describe its motivation, new mathematical ideas and concepts, open problems and possible follow-ups

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students will prove to having absorbed the basic content of the course and to be able to report on the assigned material.

Examination topics

The material for the oral discussion will be provided to the students at the beginning of the course.

Reading list

The course will be based on scientific papers, which will be provided at the beginning of the course.
As general reference on the subject one can indicate the classical monographs:
1) Dal Maso, Gianni. An introduction to Gamma-convergence. (English summary)
Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and their Applications, 8. Birkhäuser Boston, Inc., Boston, MA, 1993.
2) Dacorogna, Bernard. Introduction to the calculus of variations. Third edition. Imperial College Press, London, 2015.
3) Fonseca, Irene; Leoni, Giovanni Modern methods in the calculus of variations: Lp spaces. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, New York, 2007.

Association in the course directory

MANV; MAMV

Last modified: We 31.07.2024 12:06