APMA 2821E - Topics in Variational Methods

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

This course consists of two parts: a general introduction to variational methods in PDE, and a more focused foray into some special topics. For the former we will cover the direct method in the calculus of variations, various notions of convexity, Noether's theorem, minimax methods, index theory, and gamma-convergence. For the latter we will focus on several specific problems of recent interest, with emphasis on the Ginzburg-Landau energy functional.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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