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Introductory Workshop in Nonlinear Elliptic Equations and Its Applications August 15, 2005 - August 19, 2005
Registration Deadline: August 01, 2005 over 19 years ago
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Organizers Luis Caffarelli, L. Craig Evans, Matt Gursky, Cristian Gutierrez, Paul Yang
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This workshop will consists of two main series of lectures, one each day by Luis Caffarelli and Matt Gursky. The intention of these series is to give an overview of the central ideas of the program on Nonlinear Elliptic Equations. In addition there will be several individual lectures on specific topics of current research activitiy. Five lectures by Luis Caffarelli: Basic tools for the regularity theory of nonlinear elliptic equations. How do nonlinear elliptic PDE fit within the calculus of variations? What are fully nonlinear equations, and what do you need to prove regularity? Topics will include: Sobolev embedding versus energy inequalities, geometric arguments, the oscillation theorem of De Giorgi, Calderon--Zygmund type decomposition and the Harnak inequality. Some advanced topics will be the Krylov--Safonov Harnack inequality, and perhaps the Evans--Krylov estimates. Five Lectures by Matt Gursky Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry The goal of this series of lectures is to describe some examples of fully nonlinear equations which arise in geometry. Although geometrically inspired problems provided the motivation for much of the development of the modern theory of nonlinear PDEs, we will not attempt an historical survey. Rather, we will concentrate on two model problems to illustrate some of the main ideas and techniques: the problem of isometrically embedding a surface in 3D Euclidean space, and the problem of prescribing the sigma-k curvature of a conformal metric. Other invited speakers are: Patricia Bauman , Maria Del Mar Gonzalez, Pengfei Guan, Emmanuel Hebey, Nikolai Krylov, Yan Yan Li, Fang-Hua Lin, Robert McCann, Mikhail Safonov, Yu Yuan. Lecture Schedule Monday August 15 9:30-10:30 Luis Caffarelli:"Basic tools for the regularity theory of nonlinear elliptic equations, I" 10:30-11:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 11:00-12:00 Matt Gursky:"Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, I" 12:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Patricia E. Bauman: “Nonlinear PDE Methods for Analysis of Phase Transitions in Superconducting and Liquid Crystals” 2:30-3:30 Andras Domokos: “Regularity of quasilinear subelliptic equations” 3:30-4:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 4:00-5:00 Yu Yuan: "Resolving the singularities of minimal Hopf cones" Tuesday August 16 9:30-10:30 Luis Caffarelli:"Basic tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, II" 10:30-11:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 11:00-12:00 Matt Gursky:"Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, II" 12:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Mikhail Safonov: “Boundary behavior of solutions to second order elliptic and parabolic equations in non-smooth domains” 2:30-3:30 Diego Maldonado: “On the regularity of solutions to the Monge-Ampere equation and its linearization” 3:30-4:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 4:00-5:00 Nikolai Krylov I: "Numerical approximation for fully nonlinear degenerate equations" Wednesday August 17 9:30-10:30 Luis Caffarelli:"Basic tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, III" 10:30-11:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 11:00-12:00 Matt Gursky:"Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, III" 12:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Fang-Hua Lin: 2:30-3:30 David A. Hartenstine: 3:30-4:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 4:00-5:00 Nikolai Krylov II: "Numerical approximation for fully nonlinear degenerate equations" Thursday August 18 9:30-10:30 Luis Caffarelli:"Basic tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, IV" 10:30-11:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 11:00-12:00 Matt Gursky:"Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, IV" 12:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Maria Del Mar Gonzalez:: “Construction of singular solutions for a fully non-linear equation in conformal geometry” 2:30-3:30 Emmanuel Hebey: "Fourth order PDEs of critical growth" 3:30-4:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 4:00-5:00 Nikolai Krylov III: "Numerical approximation for fully nonlinear degenerate equations" Friday August 19 9:30-10:30 Luis Caffarelli:"Basic tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, V" 10:30-11:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 11:00-12:00 Matt Gursky:"Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, V" 12:00-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:30 Yanyan Li: ``Some Liouville type theorems'' 2:30-3:30 Peng-Fei Guan: “A constant rank theorem of convex solutions of fully nonlinear equations” 3:30-4:00 Tea Break - 2nd Floor 4:00-5:00 Robert J. McCann: “Second-order asymptotics for fast nonlinear diffusions”
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Aug 15, 2005
Monday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Basic Tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, I
Luis Caffarelli (University of Texas, Austin)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, I
Matthew Gursky (University of Notre Dame)
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
  Nonlinear PDE Methods for Analysis of Phase Transitions in Superconducting and Liquid Crystals
Patricia Bauman
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
  Regularity of Quasilinear Subelliptic Equations
Andras Domokos
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Resolving the Singularities of Minimal Hopf Cones
Yu Yuan (University of Washington)
Aug 16, 2005
Tuesday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Basic Tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, II
Luis Caffarelli (University of Texas, Austin)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, II
Matthew Gursky (University of Notre Dame)
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
  Boundary Behavior of Solutions to Second Order Elliptic and Parabolic Equations in Non-smooth Domains
Mikhail Safonov
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
  On the Regularity of Solutions to the Monge-Ampere Equation and its Linearization
Diego Maldonado
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Numerical Approximation for Fully Nonlinear Degenerate Equations
Nikolai Krylov
Aug 17, 2005
Wednesday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Basic Tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, III
Luis Caffarelli (University of Texas, Austin)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, III
Matthew Gursky (University of Notre Dame)
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
  Nonliner Elliptical Equation and Its Application Lecture
Fang-Hua Lin
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
  A General Perron Method and Application
David Hartenstine
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Numerical Approximation for Fully Nonlinear Degenerate Equations-II
Nikolai Krylov
Aug 18, 2005
Thursday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Basic Tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, IV
Luis Caffarelli (University of Texas, Austin)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, IV
Matthew Gursky (University of Notre Dame)
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
  Construction of Singular Solutions for a Fully Non-linear Equation in Conformal Geometry
Maria del Mar Gonzalez (Polytechnical University of Cataluña (Barcelona) )
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
  Fourth Order PDEs of Critical Growth
Emmanuel Hebey
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Numerical Approximation for Fully Nonlinear Degenerate Equations, III
Nikolai Krylov
Aug 19, 2005
Friday
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  Basic Tools for the Regularity Theory of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, V
Luis Caffarelli (University of Texas, Austin)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Some Fully Nonlinear Equations in Geometry, V
Matthew Gursky (University of Notre Dame)
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
  Some Liouville Type Theorems
Yanyan Li
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
  A Constant Rank Theorem of Convex Solutions of Fully Nonlinear Equations
Peng-Fei Guan
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  Second-order Asymptotics for Fast Nonlinear Diffusions
Robert McCann (University of Toronto)