Applied Maths Seminar: Cimpeanu -- Interfacing with the real world: how to break mathematical models (and put them back together again)

Note that the time of this seminar has now changed to 11am!

Radu Cimpeanu (The University of Warwick) is visiting the department on Tuesday 11
February and will be giving a talk in Carslaw 375 at 11am.

We will go to lunch afterwards.  

Title: Interfacing with the real world: how to break mathematical models (and put them
back together again) 

Abstract: ln this talk I will explore the interplay between classical - as well as
modern - analytical techniques in applied mathematics and high performance computing.
When not completely disjointed (or indeed one completely absent), these two approaches
are often deployed with a verification-oriented mindset.  By contrast, I will strive to
convince you of the power of analytically-informed computational approaches (or indeed
computationally-informed analytical methods) that draw elements from mathematical
modelling, differential equations, asymptotic and complex analysis, and control theory.
Interfaces will be the main theme of the talk not only as the intersection space between
different methodologies, but also in view of the problems motivating this work, which
include interfacial flow problems such as elucidating the dynamics of droplets, bubbles
and liquid films in non-trivial (and highly non-linear!) regimes as the setup for hybrid
technique development.