Helmut Hofer (Institute for Advanced Study)

Lundi 29 avril 2013, 16h00 / Monday, April 29, 2013, 4:00 pm
(Conférence s'adressant à un large auditoire / Suitable for a general audience)
Lieu: Centre de recherches mathématiques
Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, Universite de Montreal
Salle / Room 1355


Jeudi 2 mai 2013, 16h00 / Thursday, May 2, 2013, 4:00 pm
Lundi 6 mai 2013, 16h00 / Monday, May 6, 2013, 4:00 pm
Lieu: Salle / Room 6214
Centre de recherches mathématiques
Pavillon André-Aisenstadt
Université de Montréal
2920, chemin de la Tour

Hamiltonian dynamics and symplectic rigidity

The mathematical theory of dynamical systems provides tools to understand the complex behavior of many important physical systems. Of particular interest are Hamiltonian systems, which occur frequently in physics. Since Poincaré's fundamental work we know that Hamiltonian systems show stable as well as unstable behavior leading to interesting phenomena and applications. Symplectic geometry allows us to formulate dynamical systems questions as geometric problems. The first lecture gives an introduction accessible to a general scientific audience.

Conférences dans le cadre de l'atelier sur les courbes J-holomorphes en géométrie symplectique, topologie et dynamique (29 avril - 10 mai 2013)
Lectures at the Workshop on J-holomorphic Curves in Symplectic Geometry, Topology and Dynamics (April 29 - May 10, 2012)