Geometric Flows: Theory and Computation

February 23 - 27, 2004

Schedule


Monday, February 23, 2004
9:15 - 10:15
Gerhard Huisken (MPI Albert Einstein Institute)

Tutorial on the mean curvature flow

10:45 - 11:45
Carlo Sinestrari (Universita' di Roma ``Tor Vergata'')

Mean curvature flow with surgeries

1:45 - 2:45
3:15 - 4:15
4:30 - 5:30
Alberto Bartesaghi (University of Minnesota)

Geometric flow for the 3D segmentation of cellular tomograms


Tuesday, February 24, 2004
9:15 - 10:15
10:45 - 11:45
Michael Holst (University of California at San Diego)

Estimates and Numerical Techniques for the Constraints in General Relativity

1:45 - 2:45
Klaus Ecker (Freie Universitat, Berlin)

Local mean value formulas for geometric flow equations

3:15 - 4:15
Li-Tien Cheng (University of California at San Diego)

Examples in Implicit Surface Representations for Geometrically Based Motions


Wednesday, February 25, 2004
9:15 - 10:15
Lei Ni (University of California at San Diego)

Entropy and monotonicity.

10:45 - 11:45
Pengfei Guan (McMaster University)

Fully nonlinear conformal flows and application

1:45 - 2:45
Richard Hamilton (Columbia University)

Ricci flow on 3-manifolds I

3:15 - 4:15
Richard Hamilton (Columbia University)

Ricci flow on 3-manifolds II

4:30 - 5:30
Sigurd Angenent (University of Wisconsin)

Asymptotics of the neck pinch in Ricci flow


Thursday, February 26, 2004
9:15 - 10:15
Huai-Dong Cao (IPAM)

Tutorial on the Kaehler-Ricci flow

10:45 - 11:45
1:45 - 2:45
Natasa Sesum (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

The limiting behaviour of the Ricci flow


Friday, February 27, 2004
9:15 - 10:15
Ki-ahm Lee (Seoul National University)

Gauss Curvature flows with flat side

10:45 - 11:45
Peter Topping (University of Warwick)

Diameter control under Ricci Flow

1:45 - 2:45
Hugh Bray (Columbia University)

Geometric Flows in General Relativity

3:15 - 4:15