Seminar

Language English
From 2009/12/12 13:30
To 2009/12/12 15:00
PlaceRoom 110, Building No.3, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
Seminar NameMathematics Research with Computer Seminar
Title Some constant mean curvature surfaces with 3D-XplorMath and Maple 
Field Analysis
Other
SpeakersMartin Guest
AffiliationTokyo Metropolitan University
AbstractSurface theory is well-suited to mathematical visualization. Many surfaces have been beautifully constructed (and even discovered) in computer experiments with various kinds of software over the years. However, in some cases, it can be difficult to see "global aspects", either because of technical limitations or because of extreme sensitivity to initial data. Minimal surfaces are such a case. For example, nontrivial examples were constructed by Herman Karcher and Richard Palais using the software 3D-XplorMath, which will be described in the lecture by Takashi Sakai. We shall explain some of the difficulties which arise in constructing surfaces of constant mean curvature (CMC surfaces).
Linkhttp://gcoe.math.kyoto-u.ac.jp/whatsnew/09dec11_cmp.html