URL for the World Wide Web:
http://www.netlib.org/na-net/na_home.html
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From vorst@math.uu.nl Tue Oct 3 05:37:00 2000
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:45:12 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Krylov
Mike Botchev (CWI-Amsterdam) has collected some very
nice historical material on the Russian mathematician
A.N. Krylov. You may find this material on my Web page
http://www.math.uu.nl/people/vorst
On this page click either "Krylov" in the text or
"Links+Software"
Henk van der Vorst
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From: "Ouisloumen, Mohamed" <ouislom@westinghouse.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:15:57 -0400
Subject: Need for a faster exponential function approximation
I have a big application code where a none negligible amount of time
is spent in calculating exponentials. I am looking for faster ways to
evaluate exponentials. What I really need is the values of exp(-x) for
x=[0,20)
(x is always positive, and exp(-x) < 10^(-8) is considered negligible).
Is there any known approximating function that can be evaluated faster
than
the built-in general exponential function ? Polynomial or rational
function, or tabulation or ....
Your help will be very much appreciated.
Please reply to: ouislom@westinghouse.com
Thanks.
Mohamed Ouisloumen, Ph.D
Westinghouse Electric Company
ouislom@westinghouse.com
Phone: (412) 374-2148
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From: "Peter Slavkovsky" <comcpsla@savba.sk>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 12:52:05 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: OpenMP version of DPOCO,DPOSL,...
Dear colleagues,
in the special method for the spectral solution
of differential equations we have used subroutines
DPOCO, DPOSL (LINPACK) and DPOTRF, DPOTRS (LAPACK)
for the single processor version.
Using SGI Origin 2000 system (OS Irix 6.5,
MIPSProF77,90 7.3 compilers) we have produced
OpenMP parallel version of the method. We would
appreciate parallel version of DPOCO, DPOSL,
DPOTRF, DPOTRS for OpenMP Fortran Application
Program Interface (version 1.1 or 1.0).
Is it possible to get OpenMP version of mentioned
subroutines ?
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Peter Slavkovsky
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From WilsonChin@aol.com Sat Sep 30 17:13:48 2000
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:21:24 EDT
Subject: New Book/Software for Computational Rheology
Computational Rheology
for Pipeline and Annular Flow
Wilson C. Chin, Ph.D., M.I.T.
Butterworth-Heinemann, Reed Elsevier PLC
A readable text applying modern finite difference methods to general
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highly
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From: Hans Schneider <hans@math.wisc.edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 19:22:43 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: LAA contents
ContentsDirect from Elsevier Science
=====================================
Journal: Linear Algebra and its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 318
Issue : 1-3
Date : 15-Oct-2000
NOTE:
ContentsDirect, which is automatically generated, lists the first author
of each paper and the corresponding author (if different).
Please note that only subscribers can access full text and abstracts
through the provided URLs.
Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738
pp 1-21
Description of the sub-Markov kernel associated to generalized
ultrametric matrices. An algorithmic approach
C. Dellacherie, S. Martnez, J. San Martn
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001932
pp 23-33
A characterization of convex cones of matrices with constant regular
inertia
N. Cohen, I. Lewkowicz
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001269
pp 35-44
Moore-Penrose inverse of set inclusion matrices
R.B. Bapat
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001233
pp 45-52
The algebraic properties of the generalized Pascal functional
matrices associated with the exponential families
X. Zhao, T. Wang
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001324
pp 53-77
The equivalence structure of descriptor representations of systems
with possibly inconsistent initial conditions
U. Baser, J.M. Schumacher
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001579
pp 79-86
On two questions about quaternion matrices
L. Huang
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001543
pp 87-107
Complementary inequalities to inequalities of Jensen and Ando based
on the Mond-Pecaric method
J. Micic, J. Pecaric, Y. Seo
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001609
pp 109-116
Cartesian decompositions and Schatten norms
R. Bhatia, F. Kittaneh
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500002068
pp 117-126
Single elements of matrix incidence algebras
W.E. Longstaff, O. Panaia
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001658
pp 127-144
Partial realization for singular systems in standard form
S. Feldmann, G. Heinig
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001646
pp 145-172
Symmetric failures in symmetric control systems
R. Tanaka, K. Murota
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001610
pp 173-179
A note on affine toric varieties
E. Reyes, R.H. Villarreal, L. Zarate
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S002437950000166X
pp 181-193
Weak crossed products and a generalisation of a result of Sarason
M.R. Alaimia
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001695
pp 195-208
Systems of linear congruences with individual moduli
D.C. Torney, J. Wang
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001737
pp 209-225
Solution of infinite linear systems by automatic adaptive iterations
P. Favati, G. Lotti, O. Menchi, F. Romani
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001774
pp 227
Index
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From eal@aueb.gr Mon Oct 2 04:54:11 2000
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:58:13 +0300 (EET DST)
Subject: ATHENS-HERCMA 2001 CONFERENCE***
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
___________________________________________________
THE FIFTH HELLENIC EUROPEAN RESEARCH ON
COMPUTER MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE
___________________________________________________
*** H E R C M A 2001 CONFERENCE ***
Athens, 20-22 September 2001
Framework-Objectives: The 5th Hellenic European Research on Computer
Mathematics & its Applications (HERCMA) Conference will be held in the
Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB) on September 20-22,
2001,
in Athens, Greece. This biennial Conference is following the success of
the
HERMIS and HERCMA Conference series, which has been held respectively in
1992-94-96-98 in Athens. The HERCMA 2001 Conference is jointly organized
by
the Department of Informatics of AUEB and the Research Group for
Advanced
Computational Mathematics & Parallel Processing. The main theme within
the
Conference will be Computer Mathematics and its Applications and special
emphasis will be given to Computational Mathematics, High Performance
Computing, Operational Research and Statistics, Mathematics in Economics
and
Industry.
Call for Papers: Papers on all aspects of Computer Mathematics and
Scientific Computing are solicited. Plenary lectures by distinguished
Scientists, who have played a significant role in the advancement of
Computer Mathematics and its Applications will be scheduled in the
scientific program of HERCMA 2001. Non plenary lectures will be held in
several parallel sessions, spanning a broad range of Computer
Mathematics
topics. The Authors should list areas to which their papers belong.
Mini-Symposia (Session) Organizers: Persons interested in organizing a
mini-symposium (technical session) in the framework of the HERCMA 2001
should submit a proposal using the suitable form (which can be found in
the
HERCMA web pages). If the proposed session is accepted for presentation
at
the conference, the Session Organizer will become member of the
Organizing
Committee, and he will be authorized to make the final selection of
papers
for his session.
Conference Chairman: Professor Elias A. LIPITAKIS, Department of
Informatics, AUEB. Director of the Research Group for Advanced
Computational
Mathematics and Parallel Processing (RG-ACMPP).
Scientific Programme Committee:
G. AKRIVIS (Ioannina, GR), O. AXELSSON (Nijmegen, Holland),
C. BAKER (Manchester, UK), A. BACOPOULOS (NTUA, GR),
N. BAKHVALOV (Moscow, Russia), R. BEAUWENS (Brussels, Belgium),
J. BUTCHER (Aucland, New Zealand), V.CAPASSO (Milano, Italy),
P. DEUFLHARD (Berlin, Germany), D. DOBKIN (Princeton, USA),
J.DONGARRA (Tennessee, USA), V. DOUGALIS (Athens, GR),
G. DOUKIDIS (AUEB, GR), E. DRANDAKIS (AUEB, GR),
I. DUFF (RAL-Didcot, England), H. ENGL (Linz, Austria),
W. ENRIGHT (Toronto, Canada), D. EVANS (Nottingham, UK),
G. FILOKYPROU (Athens, GR), E. FLITZANIS (AUEB, GR),
C. FLOUDAS (Princeton, USA), E. GALLOPOULOS (Patras, GR),
W. GANDER (ETH-Zurich, SW), R. GLOWINSKI (Houston, USA),
G. GOLUB (Stanford, USA), B. GUO (Shanghai, China),
A. HADJIDIMOS (Crete, GR), E. HOUSTIS (Purdue, USA),
A. INSELBERG (Tel Aviv, Israel), A. ISERLES (Cambridge, UK),
Y. KEVREKIDIS (Princeton, USA), V. KONSTANTINOU (Westminster, UK),
E. KOUTSOUPIAS (UCLA, USA), P. LIGOMENIDES (Athens, GR),
J-L. LIONS (Paris, France), E.A. LIPITAKIS (AUEB, GR),
V. MAGIROU (AUEB, GR), K. MARGARITIS (Macedonia, GR),
B. MOURRAIN (INRIA-Sophia Antipolis, France), J. PANARETOS (AUEB, GR),
G. PAPAKONSTANTINOU (NTUA, GR), P. PAPAKYRIAZIS (AUEB, GR)
J. PAPADAKIS (Crete, GR), R. PAPADEMETRIOU (Portsmouth, UK),
C. PAPADIMITRIOU (Berkeley, USA), J. PAPADIMITRIOU (Macedonia, GR),
N. PAPAMICHAEL (Nicosia, Cyprus), T. PAPATHEODOROU (Patras, GR),
R. PIESSENS (Leuven, Belgium), O. PIRONNEAU (Paris -INRIA, France),
I. PITAS (Thessaloniki, GR), R. PLEMMONS (Wake-Forest, USA),
A. SAMEH (Purdue, USA),
M. SEPPALA (Helsinki, Finland), A.SIDERIDIS (AU-Athens, GR),
P. SPIRAKIS (Patras, GR), V. THOMEE (Chalmers, Sweden),
J. TSITSIKLIS (MIT-Cambridge, USA), S. TZAFESTAS (NTU-Athens, GR),
H. VAN DER VORST (Utrecht, Holland), R. VARGA (Kent State
University,USA)
B. WEGNER (T.U. Berlin, Germany), E. WELZL (ETH-Zurich, Switzerland),
L. XANTHIS (Westminster, UK), E. XEKALAKI (AUEB, GR),
M. YAMAMOTO (Tokyo, Japan), E. YANNAKOUDAKIS (AUEB, GR)
Submission of Papers
Extended (two pages) abstracts on topics to the themes of the Conference
are
invited by 20th January, 2001. The Authors can submit their abstracts
via
the Conference E-mail and Web Site addresses. Notification of acceptance
will be given by 15th March, 2001 and recommendations concerning the
format
of the accepted papers to be published in the Conference Proceedings
will be
sent to the Authors. The completed (camera-ready) paper will be required
by
30th May, 2001.
Invited Speakers
International authorities, eminent Academicians, Professors and
Researchers
from all over the world have been invited to talk on the most recent
advances on several subjects of the HERCMA 2001 Conference. Among these
the
following distinguished scientists have been invited to talk on related
subjects of their speciality:
Prof. V. CAPASSO, University of Milano, Italy
Prof. R. COIFMAN, Yale University, USA
Prof. P. DIACONIS, Stanford University, USA
Prof. D. KNUTH, Stanford University, USA
Prof. P. LAX, New York University, USA
Prof. P.L. LIONS, University of Paris-Dauphine, France
Prof. K. MEHLHORN, Max Plank Institute, Germany
Prof. R. MERTON*, HBS-University of Harvard, USA
Prof. M. POWELL, University of Cambridge, England
Prof. G. STRANG, M.I.T., USA
Prof. H. VAN DER VORST, University of Utrecht, Holland
(*) Nobel Price 1997 in Economics
Important Dates
Deadline for the submission of the extended abstract 20 January, 2001
Deadline for mini-symposia proposals 20 January, 2001
Notification of acceptance 15 March, 2001
Deadline for the submission of the complete paper 30 May, 2001
Deadline for the early payment 30 May, 2001 =09
Papers submitted after these dates, if they will be accepted, may
presented
in the Conference, but they will not be published in the Conference
Proceedings. The submitted extended abstracts (not over 3-typed A4-pages
with 1.5 spacing, including figures and diagrams) may include the
general
significance of the original research work as well as the detailed
aspects
of the study that is going to be presented, and should be sent to the
HERCMA
2001 scientific committee in the following HERCMA Secretariat address.
For further information please write to:
HERCMA Secretariat
Department of Informatics
Athens University of Economics and Business
76 Patission Street, Athens 10434, Greece
Phone: +(3 01)- 8203 187, Fax: +(3 01)-8203 187 / 8226 204 / 8676
265
E-mail us to: eal@aueb.gr, hercma@aueb.gr,
pek@aueb.gr, mem@aueb.gr, M.Bekakos@aueb.gr
or look at the HERCMA home page at Web:
http://www.aueb.gr/conferences/hercma2001/
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From: Knut-Andreas Lie <Knut-Andreas.Lie@math.sintef.no>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:40:56 +0200
Subject: Winter school in computational mathematics, March 25-30, 2001
WINTER SCHOOL IN COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS 2001: PARALLEL COMPUTING
A winter school on parallel computing with special emphasis on
Beowulf clusters, will be held at Dr. Holms Hotel, Geilo, Norway,
March 25-30, 2001.
Preliminary program:
Monday:
introduction to parallel computers
performance analysis
Tuesday:
programming of parallel computers
MPI/OpenMP/PVM
Wednesday:
Domain Decomposition
theory/programming
Thursday:
Beowulf clusters
A Linux cluster will be built on site!
Friday:
Challenging applications
Lecturers:
Professor Gabriel Wittum,
Technical Simulation Group, University of Heidelberg
Professor Aslak Tveito,
Assistant Professor Xing Cai
Scientific Programmer Aasmund Odegaard
Department of Informatics, University of Oslo
Research Director Knut-Andreas Lie
Department of Numerical Simulation, SINTEF Applied Mathematics
Professor Tor Sorevik
Department of Informatics, University of Bergen
More information can be found on the URL address:
http://www.oslo.sintef.no/am/vskoler/
About the winter schools
------------------------
"Winter schools in computational mathematics" is a four-year project
(2001-2004) funded by the Research Council of Norway. The winter
schools will
be held annually and last one week. The schools are aimed at graduate
students and researchers at universities, research institutes and
industry. Advanced undergraduate students are also welcome. The number
of
participants is limited.
The winter schools are held at Norwegian ski resorts and there will be
time in the program for skiing and for other social activities in the
evenings. The winter schools should therefore provide a perfect arena
for
making new contacts with other researchers.
Registration and Accommodation
------------------------------
Please send your registration before February 1 2001 to:
Janet Skallerud, SINTEF Applied Mathematics,
Address: P.O. Box 124 Blindern, N-0314 Oslo, Norway.
Phone : (+47) 22 06 75 49
Fax : (+47) 22 06 73 50
Email : Janet.Skallerud@math.sintef.no
The participants must pay for travel and accommodation. We have reserved
rooms
for 25 persons at Dr. Holms Hotel; 17 single and 4 double rooms. The
costs for
these are 890 NOK for single rooms and 850 NOK for double rooms, all
meals
included. The rooms are paid directly to the hotel.
Undergraduate students may apply for a (limited) partial support.
About Geilo and Dr. Holms Hotel
-------------------------------
Geilo is renowned as one of the best winter sports resorts in Northern
Europe,
located in the mountains between Oslo and Bergen (approximately 4 hours
by
train from each city).
Geilo lies at an altitude of 800 meters with its highest alpine slope
starting
at 1178 meters above sea level. This ensures good snow conditions
throughout the winter. Geilo offers 35 varied and well groomed downhill
slopes
and 18 lifts with a capacity of 22000 persons pr. hour. Moreover, there
are excellent possibilities for cross country, with approximately 500 km
of
trails, both in the valley and in the mountains.
For more information, take a look at:
http://www.skiinfo.no/geilo/engelsk/
Dr. Holms Hotel is a distinguished hotel, with traditions back to 1909,
located almost on top of the ski slopes.
For more information, take a look at: http://www.drholms.no/eframes.html
Knut-Andreas Lie
Department of Numerical Simulation
SINTEF Applied Mathematics
P.O. Box 124 Blindern,
N-0314 OSLO, NORWAY
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From: Thomas Hogan <hogan@math.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:54:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: J. Approx. Th. - sep00 TOC
Table of Contents: J. Approx. Theory, Volume 106, Number 1, September
2000
Carl de Boor and Allan Pinkus
Preface
1
V. L. Goncharov
The theory of best approximation of functions
2--57
Vladimir M. Tikhomirov
Commentary: On the article by V. L. Goncharov, ``The theory of the best
approximation of functions''
58--65
M. I. Gil'
Approximations of zeros of entire functions by zeros of polynomials
66--76
Michael I. Ganzburg
Polynomial inequalities on measurable sets and their
applications II. Weighted measures
77--109
Wolfgang Gehlen
Unboundedness of the Lipschitz constants of best polynomial
approximation
110--142
G. Grammel
Approximating with Lipschitz controls
143--154
X.-C. Li and R. Wong
A uniform asymptotic expansion for Krawtchouk polynomials
155--184
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Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 10:34:12 -0500
From: Anastassiou <anastasg@msci.memphis.edu>
Subject: NEW BOOK:QUANTITATIVE APPROXIMATIONS
NEW RESEARCH MONOGRAPH:QUANTITATIVE APPROXIMATIONS,pp.617,Sept.2000
Author:George Anastassiou,University of Memphis
Publisher:Chapman & Hall/CRC,price:$89.95
Suitable: for Math/Engineering libraries,for research and seminars
and advanced Math./Math.-related courses,applied or pure.
Features of book:Addresses both theory and methods of Quantitative
Approximations in detail,from pure to applied mathematics.
Exposes the relevance of quantitative methods and how they apply to many
active research areas.
For the first time is put in book form the greatest variety of
applications of quantitative approximation methods all over mathematics.
Namely applications and research interaction is exhibited in the
following
areas:Neural Networks,Wavelets,Partial Differential Equations,
Semigroups,Stochastics/Statistics,Functional Analysis,
Approximation Theory,Classical Analysis.
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From: bogardo@siam.org
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 10:18:58 -0400
Subject: Call for Nominations: SIAG/CST Prize
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for
SIAM ACTIVITY GROUP ON CONTROL AND SYSTEMS THEORY PRIZE
The SIAG/CST Prize
-----------------
The SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory will present
the
award at the SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications,
July 12-14, in San Diego. The prize, the second to be given, is
awarded to a young researcher for outstanding research
contributions,
as determined by the prize committee, to mathematical control or
systems theory. The contributions must be contained in a paper or
papers published in English in peer-reviewed journals.
Eligibility
-----------
The awardee's work must be a significant research contribution to
the
mathematical theory of systems and control, as commonly defined in
the
mathematical and engineering literature. At least one of the
papers
containing this work must be published in English in a
peer-reviewed
journal, bearing a publication date within the award period, and
such
that at least one of the following two requirements is met at the
publication date: either (1) the author is not more than 35 years
old,
or (2) not more than six years have elapsed since the author
received
a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
Description of Award
--------------------
The award consists of a plaque and a certificate containing the
citation. The awardee is expected to attend the award ceremony and
to
present the award-winning work at the meeting.
Nominations
-----------
Nominations including a copy of the nominated paper(s) should be
sent by
February 28, 2001 to:
Professor Mary Ann Horn
Chair, SIAG/CST Prize Selection Committee
c/o A. G. Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org
Selection Committee
-------------------
The members of the selection committee for the award are Mary Ann
Horn, Chair (Vanderbilt University);Marc Q. Jacobs (Air Force
Office of
Scientific Research); Daniel E. Koditschek (University of
Michigan);
Arthur J. Krener (University of California, Davis); and Steven I.
Marcus
(University of Maryland).
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From bogardo@siam.org Fri Oct 6 12:35:32 2000
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 12:36:36 -0400
Subject: Call for Nominations: The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
Call for Nominations
The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
SIAM will present the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the SIAM Annual
Meeting in San Diego, July 9-13, 2001. The award honors the late
Ralph E. Kleinman, a long-time SIAM member and UNIDEL Professor of
Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware and Director of
the Center for the Mathematics of Waves.
Eligibility
-----------
The prize, established in 1998, is awarded to an individual for
outstanding research or other contributions that bridge the gap
between mathematics and applications. Work that uses high-level
mathematics and/or invents new mathematical tools to solve applied
problems from engineering, science, and technology is particularly
appropriate. The prize may be awarded for a single notable
achievement or for a collection of such achievements. Any member
of
the scientific community who meets the general criteria for the
prize
is eligible to receive the prize.
Description of the Award
------------------------
The prize will consist of a hand-calligraphed, framed certificate
and
a cash award of $5,000 plus travel expenses to the meeting.
Nominations
-----------
A letter of nomination, including a curriculum vita and description
of
the achievement(s) should be sent by February 15, 2001, to:
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize Selection Committee
Professor Michael S. Vogelius, Chair
c/o A. G. Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Supporting letters, or names of knowledgeable persons from whom
such
letters might be solicited, also are welcome.
Selection Committee
-------------------
The members of the selection committee for the award are Michael S.
Vogelius, Chair (Rutgers University); Douglas N. Arnold (The
Pennsylvania State University); Robert V. Kohn (Courant Institute
of
Mathematical Sciences, New York University); Jean Claude Nedelec
(Ecole Polytechnique, France); and Ivar Stakgold (University of
Delaware).
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From: Oleg Burdakov <olbur@mai.liu.se>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 20:17:25 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Contents, Optimization Methods and Software
Table of Contents
Optimization Methods and Software (OMS)
Volume 14, Numbers 1-2 (October, 2000) - a part of the 2001 subscription
block
Special Issue. The International Conference on Nonlinear Programming
and Variational Inequalities. December 15-18, 1998 (Hong Kong).
Guest Editors: Yaxiang Yuan and Jianzhong Zhang
Ioannis Akrotirianakis and Berc Rustem
A primal-dual interior point algorithm with an exact and
differentiable merit function for nonlinear programming
1-35
P. Charnsethikul
The constrained minimax linear assignment problem
37-48
G. Di Pillo, S. Lucidi and L. Palagi
A superlinearly convergent primal-dual algorithm model for constrained
optimization problems with bounded variables
49-73
N.I.M. Gould, S. Lucidi, M. Roma and Ph.L. Toint
Exploiting negative curvature directions in linesearch methods for
unconstrained optimization
75-98
Stephen G. Nash
A multigrid approach to discretized optimization problems
99-116
Jiri V. Outrata
On mathematical programs with complementarity constraints
117-137
Yufei Yang, Donghui Li and Shuzi Zhou
A trust region method for a semismooth reformulation to variational
inequality problems
139-157
Jinghao Zhu
Applying optimal control method in the optimization of smooth functions
159-168
Forthcoming papers and complete table of contents for the journal OMS:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/OMS.contents
Instructions for authors, subscription information, free sample copies:
http://www.gbhap.com/Optimization_Methods_Software/
Latex style files:
http://www.mai.liu.se/~olbur/STYLES/
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From: Chen Bai <k3sleep@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 11:22:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Discovering Wavelets Grand Valley State Univ
Discovering Wavelets
Edward Aboufadel
Steven Schlicker (Both of Grand Valley State Univ.,
Allendale, Michigan)
ISBN: 0-471-33193-7
Hardcover
Price: US$59.95
Pages: 144
Published: Sep 1999
Copyright: 1999
Imprint: Wiley-Interscience
An accessible and practical introduction to wavelets.
With applications in image processing, audio
storation, seismology, and elsewhere, wavelets have
been the subject of growing excitement and interest
over the past several years. Unfortunately, most books
on wavelets are accessible primarily to research
mathematicians. Discovering Wavelets presents basic
and advanced concepts of wavelets in a way that is
accessible to anyone with only a fundamental knowledge
of linear algebra. The basic concepts of wavelet
theory are introduced in the context of an explanation
of how the FBI uses wavelets to compress fingerprint
images. Wavelet theory is further developed in the
setting of function spaces. The book then moves on to
present more advanced topics such as filters,
multiresolution analysis, Daubechies
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From: Stefan Turek <ture@Math.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 15:16:02 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Position (FEATFLOW Group, University of
Dortmund)
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Dortmund has the
following
open position:
Post-doc in Numerical Analysis and/or Scientific Computing
The position is integrated in the Numerical Analysis Research Group, and
the duties include independent research in the field of numerical
analysis
for solving PDEs with a view towards further scientific qualification.
Participation in current research projects of the Numerical Analysis
Group
(FEATFLOW/FEAST projects http://www.featflow.de) and in their teaching
activities (see http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/LS3) is required.
Pre-requisites: Ph.D. in mathematics or computational science, or
closely
related science or engineering disciplines, and research experience in
the
field of mathematical modelling, numerical analysis and computational
simulation of free boundary problems and fluid interfaces for
incompressible
flows.
The salary will be according to the BAT IIa (see
http://www.ukl.uni-freiburg.de/verwalt/dez4/abt_1/bat_text/bat.html),
which roughly amounts to DM 5,500 per month, before taxes. Social
security
and health care is fully covered and staff is entitled to about five
weeks
of paid holidays per year.
For further information please contact:
Prof. Dr. S. Turek (+49 231 755 3075, ture@featflow.de)
Angewandte Mathematik & Numerik
Fachbereich Mathematik, Universitaet Dortmund
44221 Dortmund, Germany
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From: Brynjulf Owren <brynjulf.owren@math.ntnu.no>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:37:26 +0200
Subject: PhD fellowships, Norway
Two PhD fellowships are currently available in the area of
Computational Science under the project "Computational Inner Waves"
supported by the Norwegian Research Council.
One candidate will be based at the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, (Trondheim), applications due October 13th, 2000.
The other will be based at the University of Oslo, applications due
December 31, 2000. Applications sent by mail should be stamped before
the deadline and arrive no later than two weeks after the deadline.
More information is available on
http://www.math.ntnu.no/~bryn/stratos/stratos.html
Questions may be directed to Brynjulf.Owren@math.ntnu.no (Trondheim)
or John Grue, johng@math.ntnu.no (Oslo).
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From: Teresa Head-Gordon <TLHead-Gordon@lbl.gov>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 11:23:31 -0700
Subject: Postdoc position in Computational Biology in the Bioengineering
I am seeking a postdoctoral candidate with a Ph.D. within the last
four years in computer science or mathematical optimization in the
general area of computational biology/chemistry and bioinformatics. The
ideal candidate will be responsible for scientific and parallel
programming, as well as scientific writing and presentations. Fluency in
C++ or Fortran, is required, and knowledge of biology, chemistry and
parallel programming skills is preferred. The positions reside in the
Department of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley, is fully funded for one
year starting January 1, 2001, and the appointment is renewable for an
additional year if progress is satisfactory. Please have three letters
of recommendation sent to TLHead-Gordon@lbl.gov, or by snail mail to
Dr. Teresa Head-Gordon
Physical Bisociences Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, California 94720
After January 1, my new address will be
Department of Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720
A brief description of the project:
Global Optimization Approaches to Protein Structure
Prediction
The protein structure prediction problem is to determine the
three-dimensional arrangement of the protein molecule, given a
protein-solvent potential or free energy surface in accord with the
amino acid sequence. This energy surface is difficult to model reliably
in a global sense, i.e. to ensure that all misfolds are higher in energy
than the correctly folded conformation, and the =93rugged landscape=94
topography of this surface defines the underlying difficulty in finding
the native structure minimum. We have developed a mathematical
optimization approach that makes good predictions of certain aspects of
protein structure, and then manifest the prediction as constraints to
use within both a local optimization algorithm and as guidance within
various global optimization frameworks. The =93implicit=94 hydration
potentials between amino acids in solution derived from
experiment/simulation have been used to define new energy functions for
structure prediction. We would also like to initiate the combined use of
our optimization approach with protein fold recognition algorithms to
refine low-resolution fold predictions to higher level structural
predictions as a means of structurally and functionally annotating whole
genomes. These problems are computationally intensive, and require
effective parallelization implementations to be tractable.
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From: P K Jimack <pkj@comp.leeds.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 19:00:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Faculty positions at the University of Leeds
The School of Computing at the University of Leeds, UK, currently has a
number of new permanent posts available at Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and
Reader level. Applicants are sought who will strengthen one of our
existing
research groups, which include Scientific Computation, or who will
further
develop our multidisciplinary research activity.
Further details of these positions, including salary scales, and further
information about the University of Leeds and the School of Computing
may
be obtained from our Web pages: http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/
The closing date for applications is 19 October 2000.
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From: Ricardo Cortez <cortez@math.tulane.edu>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 09:54:14 -0500
Subject: Faculty Position at Tulane University
POSITION IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING/NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT, TULANE UNIVERSITY - NEW ORLEANS
Pending administrative and budgetary approval, the Mathematics
Department anticipates a regular, tenure-track or tenured position
in Scientific Computing/Numerical Analysis. Applications at all
ranks will be considered. We are especially interested in candidates
whose research includes a strong component of application, and who
welcome collaboration with scientists in other disciplines.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Mathematics or a related discipline.
Interested applicants should complete an AMS cover sheet, and send it
along with a CV, a description of their research interests, and a
teaching statement to:
Hiring Committee
Department of Mathematics
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
USA
Phone: +1 504 865-5727
FAX: +1 504 865-5063
email: ljf@math.tulane.edu
In addition, candidates should have letters of reference from at
least three individuals forwarded to us as part of their application;
at least one of the letters should address the candidate's teaching
performance. Applications will be accepted until the position is
filled. Tulane University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer that is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.
We therefore especially encourage applications from underrepresented
groups. More information about Tulane's Mathematics Department can be
found on our web site, http://www.math.tulane.edu.
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From: furtado@everest.uwyo.edu (Fred Furtado)
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:46:20 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Tenure track at Univ. Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Department of Mathematics
Tenure Track Position in Applied Mathematics
The University of Wyoming Mathematics Department (Web site
http://math.uwyo.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Applied Mathematics to begin
August 2001. We seek candidates with an earned doctorate in mathematics,
proven teaching ability and strong research in areas of interest in the
department, especially computational mathematics, mathematical modeling,
and numerical analysis. A strong commitment to undergraduate and
graduate advising, outreach instruction and service is also necessary.
Preference will be given to candidates with interdisciplinary research
programs. Additionally, for associate Professor, an established,
externally funded research program is required as part of the track
record of achievement.
Applicants should arrange to send a vitae, research plan,
teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation
to the Applied Search Committee, Department of Mathematics,
University of Wyoming, P. O. Box 3036, Laramie, Wyoming 82071,
U.S.A.. Review of applications begins February 1, 2001.
The University of Wyoming is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.
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From: "SAIC GSC Resumes" <saicgsc@starpower.net>
Subject: Job Postings
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 17:16:00 -0700
General Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC), has these immediate openings:
SENIOR PARALLEL PROGRAMMING EXPERT -- GSC #522-NAD - to support the
Data
Assimilation Office (DAO) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Successful
candidate will work with leading NASA scientists in developing data
assimilation algorithms for the next generation
Physical-space/Finite-volume
Data Assimilation System. The work entails the design, implementation
and
validation of a parallel application targeted for the newest generation
of
supercomputers. The candidate will assume a high degree of
responsibility
for all phases of the software life cycle. Requires M.S. or Ph.D. in
Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computational Mathematics or a
related field and a proven ability in distributed memory and shared
memory
programming for production applications. The candidate should have at
least
3 years of actual parallel programming experience. Experience in
Atmospheric Science is highly desirable.
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMER -- GSC #462-NAD - to support the NASA
Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project (NSIPP) at the Goddard Space
Flight Center. The successful candidate will support ocean data
assimilation and coupled forecast studies on a parallel computing
architecture, by preparing ocean observations for assimilation into an
ocean
model, and for validation of the resulting products; helping with the
implementation, tests and routine runs of the assimilation software;
developing graphics and data analysis software. Applicants should have
at
least one year's experience programming with FORTRAN 90 under a UNIX
environment, experience with shell programming, with running ocean
models,
with analyzing both model and observational data, and a basic knowledge
of
statistics. MS in Meteorology, Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, or
Computer Science. With requisite experience and background, applicants
with
a BS will be considered as well.
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMER -- GSC #463-NAD - to support the
NASA
Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project (NSIPP) at the Goddard Space
Flight Center. The successful candidate will be responsible for
retrieving
and maintaining atmosphere, ocean, and land surface observational data
bases
for model forcing, initialization, assimilation, and validation.
Applicants
should have at least one year's experience programming with FORTRAN 90
and
with C under a UNIX environment, and experience with shell programming.
Experience in analyzing atmospheric and/or oceanographic observations is
also required. MS in Meteorology, Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, or
Computer Science. With requisite experience and background, applicants
with
a BS will be considered as well.
Qualified candidates should send their resume and GSC posting number to:
4600 Powder Mill Rd., Suite 400, Beltsville, MD 20705; FAX:
301-931-3797;
or E-Mail: resumes@gsc.saic.com Visit our websiteat
www.gsc-saic.com An
Affirmative Action Employer
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Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 15:30:46 -0700
From: Esmond G Ng <EGNg@lbl.gov>
Subject: NERSC's Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Computational Sciences
NERSC's Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational
Sciences
The National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Division at
the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is announcing the 2001 Luis
W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship to encourage the development and
application of computational tools to advance scientific research.
The fellowship is named for Dr. Luis W. Alvarez, a Nobel laureate and
physicist who worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was
one of the first scientists to propose using computing devices for
analyzing experimental data, even before such computers were actually
available.
The Luis W. Alvarez Fellowship enables a recent graduate with a Ph.D.
(or equivalent) to acquire further scientific training and to develop
professional maturity for independent research. Applicants must be
recent graduates (within the past four years) with a strong emphasis
on computing or computational science. The Fellowship is offered as
a one-year term appointment with the possibility of a one-year
renewal. The successful applicant will be compensated with a
competitive salary and excellent benefits. Additionally, the
successful candidate will be assigned a scientific mentor, and will
have access to NERSC's high-performance computing resources. For
further information on the Luis W. Alvarez Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
please refer to http://www.nersc.gov/research/alvarez.html.
Applications for the fellowship are due by January 31, 2001, for an
appointment to coincide with the coming academic year. Interested
applicants should submit a letter of application, resume, and three
letters of reference by email to Chris Diesch (CDiesch@lbl.gov).
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From: MartinGander <mgander@math.mcgill.ca>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 19:42:38 -0400
Subject: Tenure Track Position in Applied Mathematics at McGill
McGILL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
Tenure Track Position in Applied Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics & Statistic at McGill university is
hiring to fill a tenure track position in applied mathematics in the
coming academic year. Preferred areas include stochastic differential
equations, material science and continuous or discrete optimization.
Candidates will be expected to have considerable expertise in
scientific computation.
Applicants should have a strong background in mathematics and have
demonstrated the capacity for independent research of excellent
quality. Selection criteria include research accomplishments, as well
as potential contributions to the educational programs of the
department at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Applications with a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
research outline, an account of teaching experience, a statement on
teaching and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least
four references (with one addressing th teaching record) should be
sent to
Professor K. GowriSankaran, Chair
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McGill University
805 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Canada
e-mail: chair@math.mcgill.ca
Candidates must arrange to have the letters of recommendation sent
directly to the above address. Candidates are encouraged to include
copies of up to 3 selected publications or preprints accepted for
publication with their applications.
McGill University is committed to equity in employment and in
accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be
given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. However,
applications from all candidates will be considered.
For maximum consideration applications should be received by January
15, 2001.
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