The 1996 Marden Lecture

Mathematical Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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This year's Marden Lecture will take place on Thursday, April 11th from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in room N140 in the Business Administration Building on Maryland Avenue. The title of the lecture is "Chaos in Dynamical Processes"; as always, the lecture will be free and open to the public and it should be accessible to anyone with an interest in mathematics. The Speaker is Prof. James A. Yorke, Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland and director of the Institute for Physical Sciences & Technology. He is an expert on applied nonlinear dynamics and on communicating novel concepts to non-specialists. There will be a reception afterwards in the Math Department lounge (EMS building, room E495A); this also is free and open to the public. The Marden lecture is supported by the Morris and Miriam Marden fund, and is co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the College of Letters and Science.

Abstract for the Marden Lecture "Chaos in Dynamical Processes":
Chaos is one of the most exciting branches of mathematics, with applications throughout the sciences. It explains how apparently simple physical processes can have extremely complicated behavior.

Prof. Yorke will also give a more advanced colloquium talk on "The Topology of Fluid Flows" on Friday, April 12th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., in the Math department's lecture room on the 4th floor of the EMS building (room E495B). The talk will be preceded by a tea at 3:00 p.m.

Abstract for the research talk "The Topology of Fluid Flows":
The theory of continua can be used to describe moderately complicated fluid flows. In particular, flow past an array of cylinders can have an intriguing topological structure.

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