Cristopher Hermosilla, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso - CHILE, A Minimality Property of the Value Function in Optimal Control over the Wasserstein Space, Tuesday, March 05, 2024, time 15:00, Aula seminari - III piano
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In this talk we study an optimal control problem with (possibly) unbounded terminal cost in the space of Borel probability measures with finite second moment. We consider the metric geometry associated with the Wasserstein distance, and a suitable weak topology rendering this space locally compact. In this setting, we show that the value function of a control problem is the minimal viscosity supersolution of an appropriate Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. Additionally, if the terminal cost is bounded and continuous, we show that the value function is the unique viscosity solution of the HJB equation.

Filippo Giuliani, Politecnico di Milano, Arbitrarily large growth of Sobolev norms for a quantum Euler system, Thursday, Febraury 15, 2024, time 15:00, Aula seminari MOX VI piano
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In this talk we present a result of existence of solutions to the quantum hydrodynamic (QHD) system, under periodic boundary conditions, which undergo an arbitrarily large growth of higher order Sobolev norms in polynomial times. The proof is based on the connection between the QHD system and the cubic NLS equation, provided by the Madelung transform. We show that the cubic NLS equation on the two dimensional torus possesses solutions which starts close to plane waves and undergo an arbitrarily large growth of higher order Sobolev norms in polynomial times. This is an improvement of the result by Guardia-Hani-Haus-Maserp-Procesi (JEMS 2023) and it is achieved by a refined normal form approach. Then we show that the existence of such solutions to NLS implies the existence of solutions to the QHD system exhibiting a large growth in Sobolev norms.

Eduard Feireisl, Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha, Statistical stationary solutions to the compressible Rayleigh-Benard convection problem, Monday, Febraury 05, 2024, time 11:30, Aula seminari MOX - VI piano
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Stationary statistical solutions (invariant measures) represent a standard tool for describing turbulent phenomena in fluid mechanics. We consider the complete Navier-Stokes-Fourier system describing the motion of a compressible, viscous and heat conducting fluid driven by boundary temperature fluctuations (Rayleigh-Benard problem). We show that any omega-limit set associated to a global in time (weak) solution supports an invariant measure - stationary statistical solution. The proof is based on careful analysis of propagation of density oscillations (joint work with A.Swierczewska-Gwiazda (Warsaw)).

Antonino De Martino, Politecnico di Milano, Spectral theories on the S-Spectrum, Tuesday, December 12, 2023, time 15:15, Aula Seminari - III Piano
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One of the deepest results in hypercomplex analysis is the Fueter extension theorem. It gives a two steps procedure to extend holomorphic functions to the hyperholomorphic setting. The first step gives the class of slice hyperholomorphic functions; their Cauchy formula allows to define the so-called S-functional calculus for noncommuting operators based on the S-spectrum. In the second step, this extension procedure generates monogenic functions; the related monogenic functional calculus, based on the monogenic spectrum, was widely studied by McIntosh and collaborators. In this talk, I will discuss the main notions of the S-spectrum and some concepts of the monogenic functional calculus. Moreover, I will also give some ideas on the new research direction of the fine structures.

Fabio Zanolin, Università di Udine, An introduction to chaotic dynamics, with some applications, Thursday, November 16, 2023, time 15:45, Aula Seminari - III Piano (nell'ambito delle iniziative del Dipartimento di Eccellenza)
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In this lectures we will present a brief introduction to chaotic dynamics, together with some applications, according to the following outline: 1) A brief historical introduction 2) Different concepts of chaos 3) A paradigmatic example: the "Bernoulli shift" 4) The Smale horseshoe 5) Topological horseshoes 6) Fixed points and periodic points for contractive/expansive maps 7) A topological method for seeking chaotic dynamics 8) "Linked Twist Maps" 9) Some applications, topological fluid mixing, fluid stirring

Fabio Zanolin, Università di Udine, An introduction to chaotic dynamics, with some applications, Tuesday, November 14, 2023, time 15:45, Aula Seminari - III Piano (nell'ambito delle iniziative del Dipartimento di Eccellenza)
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In this lectures we will present a brief introduction to chaotic dynamics, together with some applications, according to the following outline: 1) A brief historical introduction 2) Different concepts of chaos 3) A paradigmatic example: the "Bernoulli shift" 4) The Smale horseshoe 5) Topological horseshoes 6) Fixed points and periodic points for contractive/expansive maps 7) A topological method for seeking chaotic dynamics 8) "Linked Twist Maps" 9) Some applications, topological fluid mixing, fluid stirring