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Exploring Complex Dynamics in High-Dimensional Chaotic Systems:
From Weather Forecasting to Oceanic Flows
International Workshop — 25 - 29 January 2010
Scientific coordinators:
Juan M. López (Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria, Spain)
Arkady Pikovsky (Potsdam University, Germany)
Antonio Politi (CNR-ISCS, Italy)
Organisation:
Claudia Poenisch (MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
The Lyapunov analysis is a well established tool to explore chaotic dynamics.
Currently, different types of so-called, in a generic fashion, "Lyapunov
vectors" are computed in the most diverse applications ranging from
engineering through applied mathematics and physics to atmospheric
sciences. Depending on the context, researchers use backward Lyapunov
vectors, singular Lyapunov vectors, bred vectors, finite-time Lyapunov
vectors, and so on. All these quantities often have different physical
interpretation and only provide access to pieces of partial
information about the complexity puzzle. The workshop will promote an
active and lively discussion of recent developments concerning the
different types of Lyapunov-like vectors, their characterization and
potential use in forecasting of spatially extended chaotic
systems. The workshop covers both theoretical aspects and practical
implementations in realistic applications.
Topics include:
- Characterization of space-time or high-dimensional chaotic states
- Predictability of chaotic space-time dynamics
- Weather forecasting: ensembles of perturbations and assimilation
- Oceanic flows, advection and mixing
- Identification of global modes in collective dynamics
- Hydrodynamic modes in molecular dynamics simulations
- Characterization of hyperbolic/nonhyperbolic chaotic sets
- Control of chaotic dynamics
Invited speakers (* to be confirmed):
| V. Afraimovich (Mexico) | V. Homar (Spain) | D. Pazó (Spain) |
| L. Bunimovich (USA) | B. R. Hunt (USA) | Y. B. Pesin* (USA) |
| H. Chaté (France) | E. Kalnay (USA) | G. Radons (Germany) |
| H. A. Dijkstra (Netherlands) | S. Kuznetsov (Russia) | S. Reich* (Germany) |
| R. M. Errico (USA) | B. Legras (France) | R. Samelson (USA) |
| G. Gallavotti (Italy) | F. Lekien (Belgium) | L. A. Smith (UK) |
| F. Ginelli (France) | M. Leutbecher (UK) | I. Szunyogh (USA) |
| J. M. Gutiérrez (Spain) | G. P. Morriss (Australia) | O. Talagrand (France) |
| G. Haller (USA) | T. N. Palmer* (UK) | Z. Toth* (USA) |
| E. Hernández-Garcia (Spain) |
Applications are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the conference web page (please see URL below). The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the international workshop is 100 Euro and should be paid by all participants. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute. Limited funding is available to partially cover travel expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.
Deadline for registration is October 15, 2009.
For further information please e-mail to: ecodyc10
pks.mpg.de
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