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Geometric Mechanics and PDE

Dan McAllaster
Mathematics Department, UCSD

Abstract:

In this talk, I will discuss the basic ideas of Lagrangian and Hamiltonianmechanics and discuss how ``nice' integrators can be derived usingmechanics. I will discuss why these integrators are nice and how they fitwith PDE.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
11:00AM AP&M 2402