R Melnik

Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts - Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts R Melnik

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Jacket Description/Back: Illustrates the application of mathematical and computational modeling in a variety of disciplines With an emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of mathematical and computational modeling, "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts" features chapters written by well-known, international experts in these fields and presents readers with a host of state-of-the-art achievements in the development of mathematical modeling and computational experiment methodology. The book is a valuable guide to the methods, ideas, and tools of applied and computational mathematics as they apply to other disciplines such as the natural and social sciences, engineering, and technology. "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts" also features: Rigorous mathematical procedures and applications as the driving force behind mathematical innovation and discovery Numerous examples from a wide range of disciplines to emphasize the multidisciplinary application and universality of applied mathematics and mathematical modeling Original results on both fundamental theoretical and applied developments in diverse areas of human knowledge Discussions that promote interdisciplinary interactions between mathematicians, scientists, and engineers "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts "is an ideal resource for professionals in various areas of mathematical and statistical sciences, modeling and simulation, physics, computer science, engineering, biology and chemistry, industrial, and computational engineering. The book also serves as an excellent textbook for graduate courses in mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, numerical methods, operations research, and optimization. "Roderick Melnik, PhD, " is Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, where he is also Tier I Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Modeling. He is internationally known for his research in computational and applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and mathematical modeling for scientific and engineering applications. Dr. Melnik is the recipient of many awards, including a number of prestigious fellowships in Italy, Denmark, England and Spain. He has published over 300 refereed research papers and has served on editorial boards of numerous international journals and book series. Currently, Dr. Melnik is Director of the MS2Discovery Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Waterloo, Canada. Table of Contents: LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xiii PREFACE xv SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Universality of Mathematical Models in Understanding Nature, Society, and Man-Made World 3"Roderick Melnik" 1.1 Human Knowledge, Models, and Algorithms 3 1.2 Looking into the Future from a Modeling Perspective 7 1.3 What This Book Is About 10 1.4 Concluding Remarks 15 References 16 SECTION 2 ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELS IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 17 2 Magnetic Vortices, Abrikosov Lattices, and Automorphic Functions 19"Israel Michael Sigal" 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 The Ginzburg-Landau Equations 20 2.3 Vortices 25 2.4 Vortex Lattices 30 2.5 Multi-Vortex Dynamics 48 2.6 Conclusions 51 Appendix 2. A Parameterization of the equivalence classes [L] 51 Appendix 2. B Automorphy factors 52 References 54 3 Numerical Challenges in a Cholesky-Decomposed Local Correlation Quantum Chemistry Framework 59"David B. Krisiloff, Johannes M. Dieterich, Florian Libisch, and Emily A. Carter" 3.1 Introduction 59 3.2 Local MRSDCI 61 3.3 Numerical Importance of Individual Steps 67 3.4 Cholesky Decomposition 68 3.5 Transformation of the Cholesky Vectors 71 3.6 Two-Electron Integral Reassembly 72 3.7 Integral and Execution Buffer 76 3.8 Symmetric Group Graphical Approach 77 3.9 Summary and Outlook 87 References 87 4 Generalized Variational Theorem in Quantum Mechanics 92"Mel Levy and Antonios Gonis" 4.1 Introduction 92 4.2 First Proof 93 4.3 Second Proof 95 4.4 Conclusions 96 References 97 SECTION 3 MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL MODELS IN LIFE AND CLIMATE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS 99 5 A Model for the Spread of Tuberculosis with Drug-Sensitive and Emerging Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Strains 101"Julien Arino and Iman A. Soliman" 5.1 Introduction 101 5.2 Discussion 117 References 119 6 The Need for More Integrated Epidemic Modeling with Emphasis on Antibiotic Resistance 121"Eili Y. Klein, Julia Chelen, Michael D. Makowsky, and Paul E. Smaldino" 6.1 Introduction 121 6.2 Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases 122 6.3 Antibiotic Resistance, Behavior, and Mathematical Modeling 125 6.4 Conclusion 128 References 129 SECTION 4 MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND ANALYSIS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 135 7 Data-Driven Methods for Dynamical Systems: Quantifying Predictability and Extracting Spatiotemporal Patterns 137"Dimitrios Giannakis and Andrew J. Majda" 7.1 Quantifying Long-Range Predictability and Model Error through Data Clustering and Information Theory 138 7.2 NLSA Algorithms for Decomposition of Spatiotemporal Data 163 7.3 Conclusions 184 References 185 8 On Smoothness Concepts in Regularization for Nonlinear Inverse Problems in Banach Spaces 192"Bernd Hofmann" 8.1 Introduction 192 8.2 Model Assumptions, Existence, and Stability 195 8.3 Convergence of Regularized Solutions 197 8.4 A Powerful Tool for Obtaining Convergence Rates 200 8.5 How to Obtain Variational Inequalities? 206 8.6 Summary 215 References 215 9 Initial and Initial-Boundary Value Problems for First-Order Symmetric Hyperbolic Systems with Constraints 222"Nicolae Tarfulea" 9.1 Introduction 222 9.2 FOSH Initial Value Problems with Constraints 223 9.3 FOSH Initial-Boundary Value Problems with Constraints 230 9.4 Applications 236 References 250 10 Information Integration, Organization, and Numerical Harmonic Analysis 254"Ronald R. Coifman, Ronen Talmon, Matan Gavish, and Ali Haddad" 10.1 Introduction 254 10.2 Empirical Intrinsic Geometry 257 10.3 Organization and Harmonic Analysis of Databases/Matrices 263 10.4 Summary 269 References 270 SECTION 5 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ARTS 273 11 Satisfaction Approval Voting 275"Steven J. Brams and D. Marc Kilgour" 11.1 Introduction 275 11.2 Satisfaction Approval Voting for Individual Candidates 277 11.3 The Game Theory Society Election 285 11.4 Voting for Multiple Candidates under SAV: A Decision-Theoretic Analysis 287 11.5 Voting for Political Parties 291 11.6 Conclusions 295 11.7 Summary 296 References 297 12 Modeling Musical Rhythm Mutations with Geometric Quantization 299"Godfried T. Toussaint" 12.1 Introduction 299 12.2 Rhythm Mutations 301 12.3 Similarity-Based Rhythm Mutations 303 12.4 Conclusion 306 References 307 INDEX 309Publisher Marketing: Illustrates the application of mathematical and computational modeling in a variety of disciplines With an emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of mathematical and computational modeling, "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts" features chapters written by well-known, international experts in these fields and presents readers with a host of state-of-the-art achievements in the development of mathematical modeling and computational experiment methodology. The book is a valuable guide to the methods, ideas, and tools of applied and computational mathematics as they apply to other disciplines such as the natural and social sciences, engineering, and technology. "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts" also features: Rigorous mathematical procedures and applications as the driving force behind mathematical innovation and discovery Numerous examples from a wide range of disciplines to emphasize the multidisciplinary application and universality of applied mathematics and mathematical modeling Original results on both fundamental theoretical and applied developments in diverse areas of human knowledge Discussions that promote interdisciplinary interactions between mathematicians, scientists, and engineers "Mathematical and Computational Modeling: With Applications in the Natural and Social Sciences, Engineering, and the Arts "is an ideal resource for professionals in various areas of mathematical and statistical sciences, modeling and simulation, physics, computer science, engineering, biology and chemistry, industrial, and computational engineering. The book also serves as an excellent textbook for graduate courses in mathematical modeling, applied mathematics, numerical methods, operations research, and optimization.