Marc Kjerland : Chaos and perturbations in nonlinear systems

Posted by Jonah Gaster , part of the Graduate Student Colloquium.

At

March 14, 2013, 4 p.m.

In

SEO 636

Abstract

Most problems in contemporary science are nonlinear and often are sensitive to initial conditions or exhibit structure on multiple scales. As a result, different notions of "solution" must be considered. I will present some notions from nonlinear dynamics, including chaos and perturbation response, with examples from the geosciences. If time permits, we will look at applications of linear response theory to solve multiscale systems. This talk is intended to be accessible to graduate students of all levels; no background knowledge of nonlinear dynamics is expected.

Join us for pizza in the lounge after the talk.