Graduate Student Seminar
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Speaker:
Tuncay Aktosun Department of Mathematics University of Texas at Arlington Time and Place: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 411 Allen Title: KdV and Completely Integrable Nonlinear PDEs Abstract: The initial-value problem for certain nonlinear partial differential equations can be solved by using the so-called inverse scattering transform (IST). Such PDEs are sometimes referred to as "completely integrable". The Korteweg-de Vries equation (KdV) was the first nonlinear PDE solved by the IST. In this talk we outline the history behind the KdV, indicate its importance, and show how the initial-value problem for the KdV is solved by the IST. Host: Yijun Sun, (662) 325-7172, ys101@msstate.edu Refreshments: 3:00-3:30 p.m., 467 Allen |
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