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Marrakech 2002A CISD-CIMPA-UNESCO-MOROCCO School&A NATO Advanced Study InstituteDelay differential equations and applicationsObjectives :
The school lasted two weeks. The first week started with a historical
perspective given by Professor J.K.Hale about the motivations and the
developments of functional differential equations. It then turned to
general theory, with some emphasis on existence results, and first of
all on the very notion of a delay or functional differential
equation. Linear delay differential equations in finite
as well as in infinite dimensions were presented as well as fundamental
results about spectral properties of such equations. The theory of semilinear
d.d.e. was also be briefly recapitulated as a preparatory step for a detailed
treatment of the Hopf bifurcation theorem, which was presented both in
finite and infinite dimensions.
During the second week, the emphasis was put on applications, with
special attention to the geometry of delay
equations. Some attention was also given to control in delay
systems, on delay in population dynamics, and on the effect of
(random) "noise" on the dynamical properties of delay equations (click on
Scientific Program to see more details).
The format of the courses is as follows: each course is divided into units of
50' each, with a 10' break between any two consecutive units and a
coffee break of 20' twice a day. As a rule, a given course is given
within a period of a day or two, with units packed together.
It is expected that course material (drafts of lecture notes) will be available during
the school and possibly some time before the school via the web page, with
reserved access (to duly registered participants).
Communications by participants are warmly encouraged, in two possible formats:
10' for informal communications about ongoing work (can be for example the
current state of work in the preparation of a PhD thesis), or 20' regular
communications.
Working language :English.
Date and location :September 9-21 2002, Marrakech (Morocco).
Intended public :
This school is intended for researchers (in particular, to junior researchers
of the mediterranean area) working in the field of delay differential equations
and their applications, and to researchers in the mathematical field willing to
gain some experience in this branch of mathematics
Fee, accommodation, etc. :
The school is receiving funding from CIMPA. This
funding is primarily dedicated to participants coming from developing
countries. The school is also a NATO Advanced Study Institute.
Applications are welcome and encouraged from everywhere
with no restriction. A request for support form is included in the
registration form, accessible from the menu. Marrakech is a large city, with an incredible variety of
hotels and resorts, most of them easily affordable. It is anticipated
and will be soon confirmed that the school will be held in a same
place.
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