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From: Klaus Iglberger <klaus.iglberger@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:05:04 -0500
Subject: Blaze 1.1 Released
Blaze is an open-source, high-performance C++ math library for dense
and sparse arithmetic. With its state-of-the-art Smart Expression
Template implementation Blaze combines the elegance and ease of use of
a domain-specific language with HPC-grade performance, making it one
of the most intuitive and fastest C++ math libraries available.
The Blaze library offers ...
- high performance through the integration of BLAS libraries and
manually tuned HPC math kernels
- the intuitive and easy to use API of a domain specific language
- unified arithmetic with dense and sparse vectors and matrices
- thoroughly tested matrix and vector arithmetic
- completely portable, high quality C++ source code
Among others, Blaze 1.1 offers the following new features:
- Support for the Intel® MIC architecture
- Introduction of the 3D cross product
- Improved performance of the sparse matrix-matrix multiplication
(spMMM)
- Improved support and performance for non-fundamental element types
- Improved and extended aliasing detection and automatic optimization
- Rework of the random number generation module
- Improved vector and matrix output
Blaze 1.1 is now available for download at
http://code.google.com/p/blaze-lib.
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From: Mark Ainsworth <Mark_Ainsworth@brown.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:29:39 -0500
Subject: 16th IMA Fox Prize in Numerical Analysis
The Sixteenth IMA Leslie Fox Prize meeting will take place on Monday
June 24th 2013, in the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
in Edinburgh.
Entries for the Sixteenth Leslie Fox Prize competition should be
submitted by January 31st, 2013. Any person who is less than 31 years
old on January 1st, 2013 and has not already won a first prize is
eligible. Each entry should consist of a paper, describing some of the
candidate's research, that is suitable for a 40 minute lecture at a
numerical analysis meeting.
The entries will be considered by an Adjudicating Committee comprising
Nick Gould (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Andy Wathen (Oxford
University) and Mark Ainsworth (Chairman, Brown University).
Full details of the prize, and the submission procedure, may be found
at http://www.numerical.rl.ac.uk/fox/
Mark Ainsworth
Chair, Fox Prize Committee
Brown Universit
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From: "J. M. Littleton" <littleton@siam.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:24:15 -0500
Subject: Call for Submissions, SIAM Student Paper Prize
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - SIAM Student Paper Prize
The SIAM STUDENT PAPER PRIZE is awarded every year to the student
author(s) of the most outstanding paper(s) submitted to the SIAM
Student Paper Competition. This award is based solely on the merit
and content of the student's contribution to the submitted paper. The
prize recognizes outstanding scholarship by students in applied
mathematics or scientific computing. Up to three awards are given.
The SIAM Student Paper Prize will be awarded at the 2013 SIAM Annual
Meeting (AN13), to be held July 8-12, 2013, in San Diego, California.
Each prize recipient will receive a framed certificate plus a cash
award of $1,000. Each will have the opportunity to present his or her
paper at the meeting. Recipients will also receive gratis
registration for AN13 and a SIAM Student Travel Award toward travel
expenses.
Eligibility is restricted to students in good standing who do not yet
hold the degree of PhD on the application deadline. Papers entered in
the competition must have already been submitted for publication.
Submissions may be based on co-authored papers. Instructions on how
to submit a paper and other required documents can be found at
http://www.siam.org/prizes/nominations/nom_student.php.
The deadline for submission of all papers and accompanying documents
is FEBRUARY 15, 2013. Please address your submission to Professor
Peter Turner, Chair, SIAM Student Paper Prize Committee, and send it
to student_paper_prize@siam.org. Inquiries should be addressed to
littleton@siam.org.
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From: "Cai, Wei" <wcai@uncc.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:51:37 +0000
Subject: New Book, Comp Methods for Electromagnetic Phenomena
A new book titled "Computational Methods for Electromagnetic
Phenomena: electrostatics in solvation, scattering, and electron
transport" by Wei Cai, was published by Cambridge on 1/3/2013.
* Hardcover: 461 pages
* ISBN-10: 1107021057
* ISBN-13: 978-1107021051
Here is the brief description from the publisher:
"A unique and comprehensive graduate text and reference on numerical
methods for electromagnetic phenomena, from atomistic to continuum
scales, in biology, optical-to-micro waves, photonics,
nano-electronics, and plasmas."
Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Computational-Methods-Electromagnetic-Phenomena-
Electrostatics/dp/1107021057/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=
1357317456&sr=1-1&keywords=wei+cai
Cambridge link:
http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/isbn/item6878509/?site_locale=en_US
More information can be found at http://www.math.uncc.edu/~wcai
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From: "Jonathan R. Shewchuk" <jrs@cs.berkeley.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:12:14 -0800
Subject: New Book, Delaunay Mesh Generation
Delaunay Mesh Generation
Siu-Wing Cheng -- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tamal Krishna Dey -- The Ohio State University
Jonathan Richard Shewchuk -- University of California at Berkeley
CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, Dec. 2012. xii+375 pages. $89.95.
This book is a thorough guide to Delaunay refinement algorithms that
are mathematically guaranteed to generate meshes with high quality,
including triangular meshes in the plane, tetrahedral volume meshes,
and triangular surface meshes embedded in three dimensions. It is
also the most complete guide available to Delaunay triangulations and
algorithms for constructing them. We have designed the book for two
audiences: researchers, especially graduate students, and engineers
who design and program mesh generation software. Exercises are
included; so is implementation advice.
Delaunay refinement algorithms for mesh generation construct meshes of
triangles or tetrahedra ("elements") that are suitable for
applications like interpolation, rendering, terrain databases,
geographic information systems, and most demandingly, the solution of
partial differential equations by the finite element method.
For more details and free sample chapters, please see the book's web
page, mirrored at:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/meshbook.html
http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~tamaldey/meshbook.html
http://www.cse.ust.hk/~scheng/meshbook.html
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From: moritz braun <moritz.braun@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:33:33 +0200
Subject: FEM in Theoretical Chem & Comp Physics, USA, May 2013
As part of FEMTEC2013, the 4th International Congress on Computational
Engineering and Sciences (http://femtec2013.femhub.com, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA, May 2013)) a mini symposium on Applications of FEM in
Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Physics will take place. The
aim of this minisymposium is to exchange and discuss ideas for the
application of the finite element method in theoretical chemistry and
computational physics. The main focus will be on methods to solve the
three dimensional Schroedinger type equations that result from Hartree
Fock / Density Functional and similar approaches applied to small and
medium sized molecules and/or periodic solids. It is hoped, that
researchers from different groups working on this and related topics
will benefit from the interaction and possible collaborative projects
emanating from this minisymposium.
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From: Iain Duff <iain.duff@stfc.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:22:39 +0000
Subject: Sparse Days at CERFACS, UK, Jun 2013
Sparse Days at CERFACS .... 17-18 June 2013
The annual "Sparse Days at CERFACS" will take place on the 17th and
18th of June, just before the Preconditioning 2013 meeting at Oxford.
We intend to finish formal proceedings on the Tuesday in time to allow
participants to catch the evening flight from Toulouse to London
Heathrow.
The Sparse Days meeting will be similar in format to previous years.
No invited speakers and all talks in plenary session. As it is before
the preconditioning meeting, we might expect an emphasis on associated
areas, but contributions on any aspects of sparsity are welcome. In
particular, talks on sparse optimization and on data assimilation
would fit well with some of the current research at CERFACS.
There is no registration fee and a limited amount of very low cost
accommodation is available on site at the Meteo residences.
Registration and requests for accommodation should be sent to Brigitte
Yzel (brigitte.yzel@cerfacs.fr). The deadline for doing this is 30
April 2013. However, it will help greatly with our planning if you can
let us know in advance of that deadline that you plan to come. Titles
and abstracts for presentations of 30 minutes (although you can offer
a shorter talk if you wish) should be sent to Xavier Vasseur
(vasseur@cerfacs.fr). The deadline is the same (30 April) but these
can be sent later than the registration.
Information on this meeting can be found on the web pages at
http://www.cerfacs.fr/6-27085-Sparse-Days-2013.php
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From: "Majumdar, Amitava" <majumdar@sdsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:49:31 +0000
Subject: XSEDE13, USA, Jul 2013
XSEDE13 conference, July 22-25 2013, San Diego CA
Papers, abstracts, student papers, tutorials due Friday March 8, 2013
Visualization, BoFs and poster abstracts due Friday April 12, 2013
https://www.xsede.org/web/xsede13/call-for-participation
After the successful XSEDE12 conference in Chicago last year, we are
gearing up for XSEDE13, which will be held in San Diego, July 22-25,
2013. We invite you to participate in the conference by making
submissions to one or more of the technical tracks.
Some of the new features of XSEDE13 are:
A half-day devoted to the biosciences (during this half-day the
papers and abstracts, in all the tracks, will showcase the role of
cyberinfrastructure and HPC for bioscience research and development)
Publication of selected papers, from all the tracks, in the journal
of Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience
A "Lightning Talk" plenary session where each presenter will give an
eight-minute talk followed by a special poster session
We encourage submission from any discipline (such as science,
engineering, social behavioral and economic sciences, humanities,
education, data sciences) that uses HPC and visualization to make
discoveries. Please inform students who may be interested to submit to
the technical tracks; information about travel assistance for students
is available on the website.
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From: Jonas Azzam <jonasazzam@math.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:34:15 -0500
Subject: Summ School, Microlocal Analysis & Inv Prob, USA, Jul 2013
The Research Training Group in the Department of Mathematics at the
University of Washington will host a summer school on solving inverse
problems via microlocal analysis, aimed at graduate students and
advanced undergraduates who have the required background. Students
will attend lectures in the morning and problem sessions in small
groups with mentors in the afternoon. On-campus accommodation and
meals will be provided, plus a travel allowance of up to $600. The
Summer School is supported by an NSF Research Training Grant. Support
is restricted to U.S. citizens/permanent residents; international
students can be considered but will have to pay all their own
expenses. The course will be held July 8-26 2013 and will be taught by
Mark Anastasio, Guillaume Bal, Francois Monard, Plamen Stefanov, and
Gunther Uhlmann. Visit our website for the full course description and
prerequisites at http://www.math.washington.edu/ipde/summer/.
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From: Sonia Cafieri <sonia@recherche.enac.fr>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:05:12 +0100
Subject: Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Prog, Italy, Jul 2013
We are organizing the Mixed-Integer Non-linear Programming (MINLP)
Stream at the EURO-INFORMS 2013 conference, July 1-4, 2013, Rome
(Italy). If you are interested in organizing a MINLP session or to
give a talk within a MINLP session, please feel free to contact us.
Abstracts are due by March 1, 2013.
Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming is a sub-field of Mathematical
Programming specializing in modelling and solving one of the most
general (and hard) classes of optimization problems: namely, problems
including both nonlinear terms and integer variables. There are
countless real-world applications: in energy production, chemical
engineering, scheduling, software verification, quantum chemistry, air
traffic management, bioinformatics, nuclear engineering, and water
distribution, for example.
Small and medium scale MINLPs are currently solved using a
Branch-and-Bound variant called "spatial Branch-and-Bound" (sBB),
where branching is allowed on continuous as well as discrete variables
that contribute to the gap between the original problem and its convex
relaxation. For large-scale variants one must currently resort to
heuristics, such as VNS, Feasibility Pump, Local Branching; or exploit
the problem structure to derive special-purpose methods. Alternative
approaches are studied for special cases of MINLP problems, like, for
example, convex MINLP and MIQP problems.
Sessions and talks focusing on both methodological developments and
applications are welcome. If you would like to submit a talk, please
use the session code 7648b5de. If you would like to contribute with
the organization of session of 4 talks, please contact one of the
stream organizers.
More information about the EURO-INFORMS 2013 Conference can be found
here: http://euro2013.org/
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From: Esmond Ng <egng@lbl.gov>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:06:48 -0800
Subject: 40 Years of Nested Dissection, Canada, Jul 2013
Workshop Celebrating 40 Years of Nested Dissection
Location: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Date: July 22-23, 2013
URL: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/nd40/
Contributed presentations are invited in all areas consistent with the
conference themes (see below).
Those interested in giving a contributed talk must submit a title and
brief abstract not to exceed 1 page by email to nd40@cs.uwaterloo.ca.
Abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2013
Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2013
Nested dissection was first described by Alan George in a 1973 paper
in the SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. The original algorithm
aimed at reducing fill in the Cholesky factorization of a sparse
symmetric positive definite matrix associated with a discretization of
a square domain, and was shown to be optimal in terms of nonzero and
operation counts, in the asymptotic sense. Many researchers have
generalized the nested dissection algorithm to more general sparse
matrices, both symmetric and nonsymmetric. Generalized nested
dissection uses a graph that represents the sparsity structure of the
matrix; this connection has motivated an enormous body of work in the
theory and practice of graph partitioning. Nested dissection and its
generalizations have been important in sparse matrix computation, from
theory to algorithms to software, implemented on serial and parallel
computers, from desktops to today's largest HPC machines.
Furthermore, nested dissection and its generalizations have also found
their way into other scientific applications, such as analysis of
social networks and data mining.
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From: Luis Zuluaga <luis.zuluaga@lehigh.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:32:46 -0500
Subject: AIMMS/MOPTA Intl Optim Modeling Competition, USA, Aug 2013
5th AIMMS/MOPTA International Optimization Modeling Competition
http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition
It is with great pleasure that we announce the fifth AIMMS/MOPTA
Optimization Modeling Competition. The competition is jointly
organized by the conference organizers of MOPTA and Paragon Decision
Technology (http://www.aimms.com). Finalists are expected to attend
and present their results at the 2013 MOPTA Conference to be held
August 14-16, 2013 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
Teams of at most three students can participate. The team leader has
to be a graduate student, though the other members of the team can be
advanced undergraduate students. Each member of the team must be
registered as a full-time student at a recognized educational
institution during the Spring term of the 2012-2013 academic
year. Students with a background in optimization, regardless of their
actual field of study, are eligible. Collaboration between students
from different departments is strongly encouraged. Each team must
declare a team advisor with which the team may consult about the
problem and their solution. It is the team advisor’s responsibility to
ensure that the students have appropriate knowledge for the
competition. The team advisor should not be involved as a participant
in the solution process.
All teams must *register* for the competition in order to participate.
Registration Due: 14 June 2013
Solutions Due: 14 June 2013
Finalists Chosen: 28 June 2013
Conference Begins: 14 August 2013
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From: Michael Miksis <miksis@northwestern.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:30:31 -0500
Subject: Golovin Assistant Professorship Position, Northwestern Univ
Golovin Assistant Professorship in Applied Mathematics
Northwestern University
The Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at
Northwestern University invites applications for the position of
Golovin Assistant Professor. This is a one-year, non-tenure-track
position with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Duties
involve teaching and research in applied mathematics with a focus on
applications in engineering and/or the sciences. More information
about this position can be found at:
http://www.esam.northwestern.edu/job-openings/index.html.
The starting date is September 1, 2013. Outstanding candidates at all
levels are encouraged to apply, but preference will be given to junior
level candidates. The application package should include a curriculum
vita, a statement of research accomplishments and interests, and a
statement of teaching experience and philosophy. The application
should be submitted on-line at
http://facultysearch.mccormick.northwestern.edu/apply/index/NTM.
In addition, the applicant should arrange for at least two, but no
more than three letters of recommendation. Recommendation letters will
be automatically solicited from the letter writers by email after the
names are entered in the online application system.
Questions may be sent to Sarah Johnson, esam@northwestern.edu (Subject
line: Golovin Professorship). To ensure full consideration,
applications should be received by March 1, 2013, but applications
will be accepted until the position is filled.
Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is
contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.
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From: Yousef Saad <saad@cs.umn.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:44:34 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Postdoc Associate Position, Univ of Minnesota
POSITION AVAILABLE: Postdoctoral Associate at the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
A Postdoctoral Associate position is available to work on research
projects related to numerical linear algebra methods in computational
materials science. The projects involve high performance algorithms
(e.g., solving very large eigenvalue problems) in the study of
electronic structures of materials.
Applicants must have a good background in numerical linear algebra in
a broad sense, as well as experience in parallel scientific computing
and parallel programming. Knowledge in physics, especially in topics
related to materials science, is desirable but not essential. A Ph.D.
in Computer Science or a field related to scientific computing is
required.
For more information, or to apply online, access the following link
with the requisition number: 182552
https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/search/Search_css.jsp
There is no deadline for applying - but the selection process will
begin one month after the posting of this announcement and the
position will remain open until it is filled.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and
employer.
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From: Igor Pivkin <igor.pivkin@usi.ch>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:09:36 -0500
Subject: Postdoc Position, Inst of Computational Science, Switzerland
A two-year postdoctoral position is available starting immediately in
the scientific computing group at the Institute of Computational
Science, Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano, Switzerland.
The candidates must have demonstrated expertise in molecular dynamics,
dissipative particle dynamics or other particle based method, strong
programming skills (C/C++ and parallel computing preferred), and have
some background/interest in biology. The successful candidate will
participate in the development of methods and software for multiscale
modeling of cells and transport processes in cancer microcirculation.
Please email a cover letter and curriculum vitae including a list of
publication and contact information of three references to Professor
Pivkin (igor.pivkin@usi.ch).
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From: "NanoSystems MMTA" <nanommta@wlu.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:40:32 -0500
Subject: Contents, Nanoscale Systems (NanoMMTA), 1
Contents, Nanoscale Systems: Mathematical Modeling, Theory and
Applications (NanoMMTA)
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/nsmmt
Volume 1, Pages 1--186, 2012.
1. C. Y. Fong, M. Shaughnessy, L. Damewood, and L. H. Yang. Theory,
Experiment and Computation of Half Metals for Spintronics: Recent
Progress in Si-based Materials. Pages 1—22.
2. H.A. Thorolfsson, A. Manolescu, D.C. Marinescu, and
V. Gudmundsson. Coulomb interaction effects on the spin polarization
and currents in quantum wires with spin orbit interaction. Pages
23—37.
3. A. Sellitto and F.X. Alvarez. Non-Fourier heat removal from hot
nanosystems through graphene layer. Pages 38—47.
4. A. Sowa. Signals generated in memristive circuits. Pages 48—57.
5. J.-L. Liu. Mathematical modeling of semiconductor quantum dots
based on the nonparabolic effective-mass approximation. Pages 58—79.
6. F.M. Borodich, B.A. Galanov, S.N. Gorb, M.Y. Prostov,
Y.I. Prostov, and Suarez-Alvarez, M.M. An inverse problem for
adhesive contact and non-direct evaluation of material properties for
nanomechanics applications. Pages 80—92.
7. A. Borzi. Quantum optimal control using the adjoint method. Pages
93—111.
8. F.X. Alvarez, V.A. Cimmelli, D. Jou, A. Sellitto. Mesoscopic
description of boundary effects in nanoscale heat transport. Pages
112—142.
9. W. Hoiles, V. Krishnamurthy, B. Cornell. Mathematical Models for
Sensing Devices Constructed out of Artificial Cell Membranes. Pages
143—171.
10. N. Ebrahimi, M. Shehadeh, K. McCullough. Bayesian Analysis for
Robust Synthesis of Nanostructures. Pages 172—186.
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From: Anna-Ulla Gardiner <Anna-Ulla.Gardiner@iop.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:33:12 +0000
Subject: Contents, Nonlinearity, 26(2)
NONLINEARITY
Volume 26, Issue 2, February 2013
Individual articles are free for 30 days following their publication
on the web. This issue is available at: URL:
http://iopscience.iop.org/0951-7715/26/2
R69, The potential and flux landscape, Lyapunov function and
non-equilibrium thermodynamics for dynamic systems and networks with
an application to signal-induced Ca$^{2+}$ oscillation, Li Xu, Feng
Zhang, Erkang Wang and Jin Wang
319, Multiple peak aggregations for the Keller--Segel system, Yukihiro
Seki, Yoshie Sugiyama and Juan J L Vel\'azquez
353, Multifractal spectra of typical and prevalent measures,
Fr\'ed\'eric Bayart
369, Knudsen's law and random billiards in irrational triangles,
Kamaludin Dingle, Jeroen S W Lamb and Joan-Andreu L\'azaro-Cam\' \i
389, Analytic skew products of quadratic polynomials over circle
expanding maps, Wen Huang and Weixiao Shen
405, Asymptotic behaviour of solutions to the Keller--Segel model for
chemotaxis with prevention of overcrowding, Haojie Guo, Sining Zheng
and Bo Liang
417, Ergodic properties of compositions of interval exchange maps and
rotations, Jayadev S Athreya and Michael Boshernitzan
425, A study of energy concentration and drain in incompressible
fluids, Roman Shvydkoy
437, Localized radial bumps of a neural field equation on the
Euclidean plane and the Poincar\'e disc, Gr\'egory Faye, James Rankin
and David J B Lloyd
479, Ground state of scalar field equations involving a fractional
Laplacian with general nonlinearity, X Chang and Z-Q Wang
495, Selective decay by Casimir dissipation in inviscid fluids,
Fran{\c{c}}ois Gay-Balmaz and Darryl D Holm
525, Orbit structure of interval exchange transformations with flip,
Arnaldo Nogueira, Benito Pires and Serge Troubetzkoy
539, Traveling waves for monomer chains with precompression, Atanas
Stefanov and Panayotis Kevrekidis
565, Large scale radial stability density of Hill's equation, Henk
Broer, Mark Levi and Carles Simo
591, Global solutions to planar magnetohydrodynamic equations with
radiation and large initial data, Xulong Qin and Zheng-an Yao
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