Mathematics in Industrial Problems - Avner Friedman

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Biographie:
Anver Friedman is a Distinguished University Professor. He received his PH.D. degree in 1956 from the Hebrew University. His research interests include partial differential equations, both general mathematical theory as well as applications to models that arise in the physical and life sciences, in engineering, and in industry. Chiu-Yen Kao is an Associate Professor at Claremont McKenna College. Her area of expertise is in applied mathematics....

Sommaire:
1 Internal Oxidation of Binary Alloys.- 1.1 The model.- 1.2 The bifurcation diagram.- 1.3 Open problems.- 1.4 References.- 2 Fundamental Problems in the Theory of Shaped-Charged Jets.- 2.1 Formation of jets.- 2.2 Penetration of jets.- 2.3 Open problems.- 2.4 References.- 3 Mathematical Modeling of Dielectric Waveguides.- 3.1 Waveguide.- 3.2 Maxwell's equations.- 3.3 Homogeneous waveguide analysis; normal modes.- 3.4 Inhomogeneous waveguide analysis: beam propagation technique.- 3.5 Electro-optic switch.- 3.6 Open problems and suggestions.- 3.7 References.- 4 A diffusion problem from rock porosity measurements.- 4.1 The model.- 4.2 Problems.- 4.3 References.- 5 Applications and modeling of diffractive optical elements.- 5.1 Overview of the technology.- 5.2 Need for mathematical modeling.- 5.3 Mathematical approach based on the Maxwell equations.- 5.4 References.- 6 An approach to optimal classification.- 6.1 Objects and probabilities of detection.- 6.2 An optimization procedure.- 6.3 Data fusion.- 6.4 Open questions.- 6.5 References.- 7 Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films for light control.- 7.1 Operation and measurements.- 7.2 Scattering by a single optically isotropic particle.- 7.3 Light scattering from nematic droplets.- 7.4 Suggestions.- 7.5 References.- 8 Singularity problems in the stress analysis of semiconductor packaging.- 8.1 Semiconductor final manufacturing.- 8.2 Mathematical formulation.- 8.3 Numerical methods.- 8.4 Partial solution.- 8.5 References.- 9 Pulse reflection from a randomly stratified medium.- 9.1 The direct analysis.- 9.2 The inverse problem.- 9.3 References.- 10 Theory of polymer melt viscoelasticity.- 10.1 Polymers.- 10.2 The Doi-Edwards theory.- 10.3 Beyond the Doi-Edwards model.- 10.4 Constraint release and polydispersity.- 10.5References.- 11 The Advection Equation in Air Quality Modeling.- 11.1 The general model.- 11.2 The advection equation.- 11.3 Numerical methods for the advection equation.- 11.4 Open problems.- 11.5 Remarks on Problem (1).- 11.6 References.- 12 Diffusion in swelling media: modeling and applications.- 12.1 Thermal dye transfer.- 12.2 Gelatin swelling; filter dye deposition.- 12.3 Open problems.- 12.4 Solution to Problem (1).- 12.5 References.- 13 Mathematical modeling of semiconductor lasers.- 13.1 The electrical model.- 13.2 Optical/electrical link.- 13.3 Simplifying (13.5)-(13.15).- 13.4 References.- 14 Conformation of random polymers.- 14.1 Phenomenology.- 14.2 The excluded volume problem.- 14.3 Protein and polyamphilytes.- 14.4 References.- 15 Current-voltage relations for electrolytic solutions.- 15.1 An electrochemical system.- 15.2 Mathematical formulation.- 15.3 Solution methods.- 15.4 Open problems.- 15.5 Comments on Problem (1).- 15.6 References.- 16 Scaling and Optimization for List-Matching.- 16.1 Formulation.- 16.2 The partition function.- 16.3 The traveling salesman algorithm.- 16.4 References.- 17 Topics in Tomography.- 17.1 Tomography cannot work.- 17.2 Mathematical phantom.- 17.3 Radon's transform; algorithms.- 17.4 Reconstruction from partial view.- 17.5 References.- 18 Solution to problems from Part 2.- 18.1 References.