IPNet Digest Volume 5, Number 10 November 1, 1998 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: E-mail Request for "Inverse Problems" Authors Position: New Mexico Tech Table of Contents: Numerical Algorithms Table of Contents: Computational and Applied Mathematics Table of Contents: Linear Algebra and Its Applications Table of Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems Submissions for IPNet Digest: Mail to ipnet-digest@math.msu.edu Information about IPNet: Mail to ipnet-request@math.msu.edu http://www.mth.msu.edu/ipnet ------------------------------ From: Ivan Kazantsev Subject: Author's e-mails inquiry Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 Dear Colleagues, I shall be most grateful to receive e-mail addresses of one of the authors of the following publications in Inverse Problems: Inverse Problems, Volume 14, Number 4, August 1998, "Inverse obstacle transmissiion problem in acoustics" D N Ghosh Roy, J Warner, L S Couchman, J Shirron (903-929) Inverse Problems, Volume 14, Number 4, August 1998, "Reconstruction of an obstacle from the scattering amplitude at a fixed frequency" Masaru Ikehata (949-954) Thank you very much for your prompt attention. Best regards, Ivan Kazantsev ELIS Department, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 The University of Gent, B-9000 Gent Belgium ------------------------------ From: Brian Borchers Subject: Position at New Mexico Tech Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant professor beginning Fall of 1999. New Mexico Tech offers bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and a master's degree in operations research and statistics. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. (Ph.D. received no later than 1/1/99) in mathematics or equivalent, strong record of teaching excellence and excellent English and communication skills. Preference will be given to those with specialties in applied computational mathematics, interest and/or experience in interdisciplinary research and research interests that complement those of the department. The successful applicant will have the opportunity for research with existing research projects at New Mexico Tech. Research organizations at New Mexico Tech include the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, the Geophysical Research Center, the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Aerojet, PRRC, and other Socorro based companies. Other interdisciplinary research includes astrophysics, atmospheric physics, geology, geophysics, hydrology, and petroleum engineering. Current faculty interest areas are applied mathematics, differential equations, functional analysis, numerical analysis, optimization, graph theory, statistics and stochastic processes. The starting date is August 15, 1999. Applications must be received prior to February 1, 1999. Send vita, teaching evaluations (if available), transcripts, reprints, a letter describing your teaching philosophy and research interests, and have 3 letters of recommendation sent to the address below. Please include the names, daytime telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three (3) references. Send materials to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl., Human Resources, Wells Hall Box 90A, Socorro, NM 87801. Information about the department can be found at http://www.nmt.edu/~math/. For information about New Mexico Tech, see web (http://www.nmt.edu/). E-mail applications NOT accepted. AA/EOE ------------------------------ From: Baltzer Science Subject: Numerical Algorithms contents Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 Numerical Algorithms 1998 Volume 18, No. 1 Table of Contents An asymptotically hierarchy-consistent, iterative sequence transformation for convergence acceleration of Fourier series Herbert H.H. Homeier Nested Lanczos: implicitly restarting an unsymmetric Lanczos algorithm Gorik De Samblanx and Adhemar Bultheel Construction of two-step Runge--Kutta methods of high order for ordinary differential equations Z. Bartoszewski and Z. Jackiewicz Augmented conjugate gradient. Application in an iterative process for the solution of scattering problems M.O. Bristeau and J. Erhel Polyhedral end games for polynomial continuation Birkett Huber and Jan Verschelde Book reviews More information about contents, submission and preparation of papers can be found on http://www.baltzer.nl/numa/ Please direct enquiries about subscription and other issues to subscribe@baltzer.nl Submitted by: Baltzer Science Publishers ----------------------------- From: demoura@pegasus.pgcc.uff.br (Carlos A. de Moura) Subject: Comp & Appl Math, Volumes 17-18 (1998-9) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 Computational and Applied Mathematics 1998 Vol.17 Issue 2 Table of Contents (Matematica Aplicada e Computacional) Edited by Birkhauser-Boston and SBMAC Brazilian Soc for Comp & Appl Math Smooth Dynamical Solution for the Damped 2nd-order Equation J. R. Claeyssen and V. Schuchman A Priori Estimate for Boundary Layer Thickness via Viscosity Solution A. S. do Nascimento Stabilization and Simultaneous Boundary Controllability for a Class of Evolution Systems B. Kapitonov On a Class of Nonlinear BBM-like Equations T. Hagen and J. Turi Spectral Density of Laser Beam Scintilation in Wind Turbulence: I. Theory A. V. Balakrishnnan Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Quasi-Linear Parabolic Equations with Nonlinear Flux F. Andreau, J. M. Mazon, and J. Toledo Computational and Applied Mathematics 1998 Vol.17 Issue 3 Table of Contents SPECIAL ISSUE CELEBRATING J. DOUGLAS, JR. 70th BIRTHDAY Foreword C. C. Douglas and C.A. de Moura - Guest Editors Parameter Choices for ADI-like Methods on Parallel Computers S.Malhotra, C. C. Douglas, M. H. Schultz Scaling Analysis for Two-Phase Immiscible Flow in Heterogeous Porous Media Frederico Furtado & Felipe Pereira Mixed Finite Element Methods for Maxwell's Equations Juan E. Santos & Dongwoo Sheen Convergence of Multigrid Methods for Nonconforming Finite Elements without Regularity Assumptions Zhangxin Chen & Do Y. Kwak Multigrid Preconditioning in H(div) on Non-Convex Polygons Douglas N. Arnold, Richard S. Falk & Ragnar Winther Resonances for a Contact Wave in Sytems of Conservation Laws Aparecido J. de Souza, Dan Marchesin Spectral Methods for Stokes Flows Jair Koiller, M. A. Raupp, Joaquin Delgado, Kurt M. Ehlers A Mixed Finite Element Method for a Third Order Partial Differential Equation G. Li & F. A. Milner Computational and Applied Mathematics 1999 Vol.18 Issue 1 Table of Contents Damping Performance of Strain Actuated Beams A. V. Balakrishnan Spectral Transformation Algorithms for Computing Unstable Modes of Large Scale Power Systems L. H. Bezerra, C. Tomei On the Existence and Regularity of Ground States for a Nonlinear System of Coupled Schroedinger Equations in $R^n$ R. Cipolatti, W. Zumpichatti Relativistic Unstable Periodic BGK Waves Yan Guo, W. A. Strauss Computational and Applied Mathematics 1999 Vol.18 Issue 2 Table of Contents Wavelet-Galerkin Method for Plane Elastostatics S. Dumont, F. Lebon Matrix of Rotation for Stochastic Dynamical P. R. C. Rufino Transitivity of Linear Control Systems on Lie Groups V. Ayala, A. K. Hacibekiroglu, L. R. Zegarra On Global Solvability to the Cauchy Problem for the Dusty Gas Equations G. G. Doronin Simultaneous Exact Controllability for a Class of Evolution Systems B.Kapitonov Primal-Dual Formulations for Parameter Estimation Problems G.Chavent, K.Kunisch, J.E.Roberts ----------------------------- From: Hans Schneider Subject: LAA volume 283-285 contents Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 Linear Algebra and Its Applications Volume 283, Issues 1-3 On the convergence of asynchronous iteration methods for nonlinear paracontractions and consistent linear systems M Pott The moore-penrose inverses of m x n block matrices and their applications Y Tian Ergodic decomposition of markov chains* CE Villarreal On graphs with multiple eigenvalues P Rowlinson Chain rules for functions of matrices AD Ziebur Inequalities for the perron root related to levinger's theorem YA Alpin, LY Kolotilina Circular planar craphs and resistor networks EB Curtis On the adjugate matrix GW Stewart p-Contraction and 2x2 matrix T Nakazi The connectivity index of a weighted graph O Araujo, JA De La Pena On the multiple Nevanlinna-Pick matrix interpolation in the class C_p and the Caratheodory matrix coefficient problem Gongning Chen Vandermonde matrices on Chebyshev points A Eisinberg A hybrid approach to the computation of the inertia of a parametric family of Bezoutians with application to some stability problems for bivariate polynomials L Gemignani Normal generalized selfdajoint operators in Krein spaces L Rodman, SA Mccullough Bounds on the second largest eigenvalue of a tree with perfect matchings C An Eigenvalues and eigenvectors for matrices over distributive lattices YJ Tan Operateurs positifs sur certains espaces de formes quadratiques M El Kadiri Generalized Pascal matrix and recurrence sequences Z Zhang Linear Algebra and Its Applications Volume 284, Issues 1-3 Table of Contents Special issue on the International Linear Algebra Society Symposium "Linear Algebra in Control Theory, Signals and Image Processing," held at the University of Manitoba, Canada, 6-8 June 1997. Some algebraic aspects of signal processing M Barnabei Fast fraction-free triangularization of bezoutians with applications to sub-resultant chain computation DA Bini, L Gemignani A fast method to diagonalize a Hankel matrix DL Boley Sensitivity analyses for factorizations of sparse or structured matrices Xiaowen Chang, C Paige A direction set based algorithm for least squares problems in adaptive signal processing Meiqin Chen FFT alcorithms and their adaptation to parallel processing E Chu On-line change-point detection for state space models using multi-process kalman filters M Daumer Inverse toeplitz preconditioners for ill-posed problems M Hanke DFT representations of toeplitz-plus-hankel bezoutians with application to fast matrix-vector multiplication G Heinig Kronecker product and SVD approximations in image restoration J Kamm, JG Nagy Applications of second-order cone programming M Sousa Lobo, L Vandenberghe Factorizations of Cauchy-Vandermonde matrices JM Pena Matrices with multiple symmetry properties: Applications of Centrohermitian and Perhermitian matrices IS Pressman Estimation and control with bounded data uncertainties AH Sayed Korovkin theorems and linear positive gram matrix algebra approximations of toeplitz matrices S Serra Capizzano A stabilized superfast solver for indefinite hankel systems* dM Van Barel Conference report Linear Algebra and Its Applications Volume 285, Issues 1-3 Table of Contents The expression of the generalized inverse of the perturbed operator under Type I perturbation in Hilbert spaces Guoliang Chen Perturbation bounds and characterisation of the associated algebraic Riccati equation MM Konstantinov A note on laplacian graph eigenvalues R Merris Eigenvector computation for almost unitary Hessenberg matrices and inversion of Szego-Vandermonde matrices via discrete transmission lines V Olshevsky LMI characterization of structural and robust stability JC Geromel Where is the nearest non-regular pencil? R Byers Gaussian variables, polynomials and permanents J Arias De Reyna Linear conditions for a polynomial P(X,Y) to have younger mates R Peretz Hardness results and spectral techniques for combinatorial problems on circulant graphs B Codenotti, S Vigna Completions of M-matrix patterns L Hogben Nonstationary two-stage multisplitting methods with overlapping blocks ZH Cao Preserving Diagonalisability M Omladic, P Semrl The undirected graph and estimates of matrix singular values LI Luoluo Compatible lattice orders and linear operators on R^n B Lavric Limit cycles for successive projections onto hyperplanes in R^n J Angelos, GW Grossman Solution of Troeplitz normal equations by sine transform based preconditioning F Di Benedetto A numerical algorithm for computing a basis for the root subspace at a nonderogatory eigenvalue of a multiparameter system B Plestenjak A conjecture concerning the Hadamard product of inverses of M-matrices M Neumann Normal matrices: an update L Elsner On the Laplacian eigenvalues of a graph L Jiong-Sheng Symmetric multisplitting of a symmetric positive definite matrix ZH Cao Submitted by: Hans Schneider hans@math.wisc.edu. Department of Mathematics 608-262-1402 (Work) Van Vleck Hall 608-271-7252 (Home) 480 Lincoln Drive 608-263-8891 (Work FAX) University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-271-8477 (Home FAX) Madison WI 53706 USA http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans (URL) ----------------------------- From: Secretary Support - Magrijn Subject: Re: Journal MCSS Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems 1998 Volume 11, No. 3 Table of Contents Worst-case properties of the uniform distribution and randomized algorithms for robustness analysis Er-Wei Bai, R. Tempo, and Minyue Fu Optimal control on Lie groups with applications to attitude control K. Spindler Small $\mu$ theorems with frequency-dependent uncertainty bounds A.L. Tits and V. Balakrishnan The 2-block super-optimal AAK problem G.D. Halikias, I.M. Jaimoukha INFORMATION Information on MCSS including tables of contents is available at its home pages: www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html Address for submissions: J.H. van Schuppen (Co-Editor MCSS) CWI P.O.Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands Bradley Dickinson, Eduardo Sontag, Jan van Schuppen (Editors) Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl) ------- end -------