Probability, Analysis and Mathematical Physics on Fractals |
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Each year we are looking for a group of undergraduate students to work on Probability, Analysis and Mathematical Physics on Fractals. The projects run either in the summer or during the academic year. For the summer, the students are expected to be supported from NSF, REU,
SURF and other grants. The aim of the projects will be exploration of differential
equations and various operators on fractal domains. Previous undergraduate work
includes published papers on the eigenmodes (vibration modes) of the Laplacian (2nd
derivative) of functions that live on Sierpinski gasket type fractals, and the
electrical resistance of fractal networks, as well as work on Laplacians on
projective limit spaces.
The exact choice of
the topics to study will depend on the students' background and interests. Besides being
interesting, taking part in a research project like this may be very useful in the
future (for instance, when applying to graduate schools).
Students in the project are supposed to have the usual background in linear algebra and differential equations. Knowledge of Matlab, Mathematica, other computer algebra systems, or programming, as well as proof writing, mathematical analysis, and probability may be helpful but is not required. Please write if you are interested and/or have any questions.
To apply, you can e-mail the following to Daniel Kelleher:
Applicants who have their own funding are welcome to apply, including foreign applicants who already have a valid US visa (some travel expenses and/or housing cost may be covered, but no stipend will be available for foreign students). All US non-UConn applicants will be considered for REU stipends. |
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Alexander (Sasha) Teplyaev,
teplyaevmath.uconn.edu www.math.uconn.edu/~teplyaev/
Daniel Kelleher,
kellehermath.uconn.edu
www.math.uconn.edu/~kelleher/
links to
Matt Begue at the
Frontiers 2011
Link to Probability, Analysis and Mathematical Physics on Fractals October 2-3, 2010, Syracuse NY
REU 2010:
Daniel Kelleher,
Chuen Ming Mike Wong (Princeton University),
Christopher Kauffman (University of Rochester),
Amanda Parshall (York College of Pennsylvania),
Evelyn Stamey (Ithaca College),
Robert M Kesler (Princeton University),
Ben Steinhurst
REU 2009: Matthew Begue (UConn),
Shotaro Makisumi (Princeton University),
Grace Stadnyk (Hamilton College),
Levi deValve (UConn),
David Miller (Salve Regina University),
Ben Steinhurst
UConn Frontiers 2008: posters of Kevin Romeo, Alon Dagan, Michael Khalil
Applet that generates random Sierpinski Gaskets
Applet that computes Green's function of the random Sierpinski Gaskets
Previous completed works with undergraduate students: