Seminar on Differential Equations and Nonlinear Analysis

 Organizers: Alessandro Arsie (alessandro dot arsie at utoledo dot edu) Chunhua Shan (chunhua dot shan at utoledo dot edu) Ekaterina Shemyakova (ekaterina dot shemyakova at utoledo dot edu) Time: Tuesday, 4:00-5:00PM Location: UH 2210

Spring Semester, 2019

 Talk: Dynamics of the $\lambda \tan z^2$ family (II) Speaker: Dr. Santanu Nandi, Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Abstract: In my second talk, I'll discuss some topological properties of the dynamical plane ($z$-plane) and a combinatorial structure of the parameter plane (\lambda-plane) of $\lambda \tan z^2.$ In the dynamical plane, I'll prove that there is no Herman ring and the Julia set is a Cantor set for the map when the parameter is in the central capture component.  Julia set is connected for the maps when the parameters are in other hyperbolic components. In the parameter plane, I'll show that the capture components are simply connected and there are always four hyperbolic shell components attached to a virtual center. The capture components and the periodic shell components of the period greater than one are bounded.

 Talk: Dynamics of the $\lambda \tan z^2$ family (I) Speaker: Dr. Santanu Nandi, Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Abstract: In my first talk, I'll give an introduction to complex dynamics. I'll give a short description of the dynamics of the quadratic polynomials in the complex plane and Mandelbrot set. My work is a motivation to study the dynamics of the family of meromorphic maps, in particular, the dynamics of the $\lambda \tan z$ family where $\lambda$ is a parameter in the complex plane. I'll review some important results to describe the combinatorial structure of both the dynamical plane($z$-plane) and the parameter plane(z-plane) of this family.

 Talk: A generalized Floquet theory result for analytic linear delay differential equations Speaker: Paduma Eranga, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Abstract: In the classical Floquet Theory, there exists a smooth change of variables that reduces a given linear periodic system to a linear system with constant coefficients. In this talk, I discuss a generalized Floquet theory result for analytic linear delay differential equations. I provide a simpler proof of the asymptotic reducibility that bypasses the method of accelerated convergence and it is instead based on more transparent KAM-type estimates.

 Talk: Using symmetries to solve differential equations Speaker: Professor Ryad Ghanam, Virginia Commonwealth University at Qatar Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Abstract: In this talk we will show how Lie symmetries play a major role in solving differential equations. We will talk about the origin of symmetries, how to calculate them and use them to solve differential equations.

 Talk: Ideal Fluid Flow Past A Body In Space Speaker: Xueliang Lu, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 Abstract: This talk is about the problem of an irrotational and incompressible flow around a body in space. The basic existence is proved by formulating the​ problem into a variational problem. It is also shown that the solution is ​unique, and that the maximum speed is attained on the body's boundary.

 Talk: Topological degree theory and boundary value problems (I) Speaker: Meetra Nouri, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Feb.12, 2019 Abstract: I will review Rafael Ortega's lectures on topological degree theory and boundary value problems. I will discuss few elementary examples and then I will talk about topologica degree in R and R^2, in order to generalize Bolzano's theorem to higher dimensions (Poincare'-Miranda theorem) and to pave the way for dealing with less elementary examples.

 Talk: Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation of codimension 2 Speaker: Chanaka Kottegoda, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Feb.5, 2019 Abstract: In this talk I will introduce the concepts of structural stability and bifurcation of a vector field. Especially I will talk about Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation of co-dimension 2, all possible topological structures we can see from this bifurcation and the proof of it. Finally I will talk about the prey-predator model and the existence of Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation in this model.

Fall Semester, 2018

 Talk: Turkowski's 1990 paper on 6-dimensional Lie algebras and beyond Speaker: Professor Gerard Thompson, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 Abstract: I will review Turkowski's 1990 paper on 6-dimensional solvable Lie algebras, which leaves quite a few details. I will provide a few structure theorems and discuss the prospects for extending the results to 7 dimensions.

 Talk: Sheaves and Algebraic Geometry Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 Abstract: I will start introducing sheaves (and possibly their cohomology) and some basic ideas in algebraic geometry (using tools from complex analysis rather than commutative algebra) using my graduate school notes.

 Talk: Connection from mediating maps of pullbacks Speaker: Professor Geoffrey Martin, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 Abstract: This will be a somewhat elementary talk on an approach to connection theory I have found useful. The approach makes constructions more functorial. I give some simple applications and if I will I can show why the second structure equation is rightly call the second structure equation.

 Talk: Regularized Solutions for Backward Heat Equation with Time-Dependent Veritable Coefficient Speaker: Dr. Sujeewa Hapuarachchi, Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 Abstract: Backward heat equation with time-dependent variable coefficient is severely ill‐posed in the sense of Hadamard, so we need regularization. We consider Backward heat equation with time-dependent variable coefficient, and by small perturbing, we obtain an approximation problem. We show this approximation problem is well‐posed with small parameter. Also, we show this approximation system converges to the original problem when parameter goes to zero. Here, we use modified‐quasi boundary value method to regularize this problem.

 Talk: Classification and the dynamics of surface mapping classes on Teichmuller space Speaker: Professor Funda Gultepe, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Abstract: In this introductory talk, I will discuss the Nielsen-Thurston classificiation of surface mapping classes in analogy with classification of isometries of the upper half plane. If time permits, I will also talk about their dynamical behavior on the Teichmuller space and give sketch of proof of the classification theorem. This will be a self-contained talk, previous knowledge is helpful but not required to follow.

 Talk: Introduction to Mapping class group of a surface Speaker: Professor Funda Gultepe, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Abstract: Study on the mapping class group goes back to works of Dehn and Nielsen in 1920's. During 1970's, Thurston gave this study a geometric flavor and used it to understand hyperbolic 3- manifolds. Today mapping class group is used in many areas to understand topological and geometric properties of 3 manifolds as well as to solve moduli problems related to curves. As a consequence, it is one of the main topics of the geometric group theory. I will give a basic introduction to this group which will include first examples. The talk will be expository and will not assume background in the area.

 Talk: New approaches to integrable hierarchies of topological type (II) Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Abstract: I will survey a large class of systems of partial differential equations which on one hand appear in classical problems in mathematical physics and on the other hand provide an efficient tool for description of enumerative invariants in algebraic geometry. Particular attention will be paid to new approaches to these systems.

 Talk: New approaches to integrable hierarchies of topological type (I) Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Abstract: I will survey a large class of systems of partial differential equations which on one hand appear in classical problems in mathematical physics and on the other hand provide an efficient tool for description of enumerative invariants in algebraic geometry. Particular attention will be paid to new approaches to these systems.

 Talk: Stable curves, Moduli Spaces and Cohomological Field Theories Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Abstract: I will review the notion of stable curves and their moduli spaces. I will also introduce axiomatically Cohomological Field Theories following Manin and Kontsevich and I will provide some examples.

Spring Semester, 2018

 Talk: Relativistic Treatment of Confined Hydrogen Atoms via Numerical Approximations Speaker: Jacob Noon, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Abstract: The study of particles and atoms confined to spherically symmetric regions have been used to illustrate the differences between classical and quantum systems since Erwin Schrodinger famous equation was published in 1926. Paul Dirac later added his own equation, the Dirac Equation (1928), which integrated the quantum principles that had been developing in the decades prior to Schrodinger equation with the principles of Einstein Special Theory of Relativity.   The literature on Hydrogen atoms confined to spherically symmetric regions (using the Schrodinger equation) is abundant, with consensus on the results. To the best of our knowledge there exists no relativistic treatment to this problem (i.e., using the Dirac equation). Some reasons for this are the complexity of the Dirac equation, its solutions, and problems that arise when trying to satisfy the boundary conditions. In this talk, I will present solutions to the given problem, as well as limitations that are mathematical and physical in nature. The methods used to obtain solutions involve solving systems of first order linear ordinary differential equations analytically, and computing the roots of ratios of Kummer functions via two different numerical methods.

 Talk: A revisit to the Jordan canonical form for a complex square matrix Speaker: Professor Biao Ou, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Abstract: I will first look at the canonical form of two by two and three by three matrices via a rank one matrix. Next, I look at the process in which we see the Jordan canonical form by first applying a much easier Schur's theorem and then considering a system of linear differential equations. I will also apply the Jordan canonical form to a sequence of numbers satisfying a linear iterative equation.

 Talk: Factorization of differential operators on the algebra of densities on the line (II) Speaker: Professor Ekaterina Shemyakova, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Abstract: I shall show that for differential operators on the algebra of densities on the line (unlike the familiar setting) there are obstructions for factorization.  I shall analyze these obstructions.  In particular, for the "generalized Sturm-Liouville" operators acting on the algebra of densities on the line, I shall show our criterion of factorizabily in terms of solution of the classical Sturm-Liouville equation.  I shall also show the possibility of an incomplete factorization.

 Talk: Factorization of differential operators on the algebra of densities on the line (I) Speaker: Professor Ekaterina Shemyakova, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Abstract: I shall speak about my new work where I explore factorization problem for differential operators on the algebra of densities. This work is a starting point for one of the directions of my research program, namely study of differential operators acting on geometric quantities and their Darboux transformations in classical and super setting.  I shall recall classical facts concerning factorization of differential operators and then introduce the algebra of densities and differential operators on this algebra. In particular, I shall give a new motivation for the introduction of the algebra of densities basing on the work of Duval-Ovsienko'96. Note that the original motivation of Khudaverdian-Voronov'02 was the geometry of Batalin-Vilkovisky quantization.

 Talk: Flat $F$-manifolds, Miura invariants and integrable systems of conservation laws Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Abstract: In this talk, I will present the extension to the case of systems of integrable conservation laws of some of the results proved for scalar equations in Arsie, Moro, Lorenzoni (Integrable viscous conservation laws, Nonlinearity 2015) and in Arsie, Moro, Lorenzoni (On Integrable Conservation Laws, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2014).  For such systems, I will show that the eigenvalues of a matrix obtained from the quasilinear part of the system are invariants under Miura transformations, and I will highlight how these invariants are related to dispersion relations. Furthermore, focusing on one-parameter families of dispersionless systems of integrable conservation laws associated to the Coxeter groups of rank $2$ found in Arsie, Lorenzoni (Complex reflection groups, logarithmic connections and bi-flat F-manifolds, Letters in Math. Physics 2017), I will discuss the corresponding integrable deformations up to order $2$ in the deformation parameter $\epsilon$.  Each family contains both bi-Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian systems of conservation laws and therefore we use it to probe to which extent the properties of the dispersionless limit impact the nature and the existence of integrable deformations. It turns out that besides two values of the parameter, all deformations at order one in $\epsilon$ are Miura-trivial, while all those of order two in $\epsilon$ are essentially parameterized by two arbitrary functions of single variables (the Riemann invariants) both in the bi-Hamiltonian and in the non-Hamiltonian case. In the two remaining cases (the two special values of the parameter), due to the existence of non-trivial first order deformations, there is an additional functional parameter. These are the results of a recent joint work with Paolo Lorenzoni (Universita' di Milano-Bicocca), to appear in Journal of Integrable Systems (Oxford University Press).

Fall Semester, 2017

 Talk: Lie symmetries of the canonical Lie group connection Speaker: Professor Gerard Thompson, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Abstract: It is well known that any Lie group carries a canonical symmetric although usually not metric linear connection - Cartan's so-called "0"-connection. In this talk we investigate Lie symmetries of the canonical connection. We shall focus particularly on the codimension one abelian nilradical case for which many symmetries and first integrals may be written down explicitly.

 Talk: Hopf bifurcation of planar systems Speaker: Chanaka Kottegoda, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Abstract: In this talk, we will review the Hopf bifurcations of planar systems. The definition of Hopf bifurcation and the Hopf bifurcation Theorem will be introduced. As an application, periodic solutions of Selkov model will be studied.

 Talk: Representation homology of spaces Speaker: Professor Yuri Berest, Cornell University Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, November 16, 2017 Abstract: Let $G$ be an affine algebraic group defined over a field $k$. For any (discrete) group $\pi$, the set of all representations of $\pi$ in $G$ has a natural structure of an algebraic variety (more precisely, affine k-scheme) called the representation variety $Rep_G(\pi)$. If $X$ is a (based) topological space, the representation variety of its fundamental group $Rep_G[π_1(X)]$ is an important geometric invariant of $X$ that plays a role in many areas of mathematics. In this talk, I will present a natural homological extension of this construction, called representation homology, that takes into account a higher homotopy information on $X$ and has good functorial properties. The representation homology turns out to be computable (in terms of known invariants) in a number of interesting cases (simply-connected spaces, Riemann surfaces, link complements, lens spaces, ...), some of which I will examine in detail. Time permitting, I will also explain the relation of representation homology to other homology theories associated with spaces, such as higher Hochschild homology, $S^1$-equivariant homology of free loop spaces and the (stable) homology of automorphism groups of the free groups $F_n$.

 Talk: Lie Symmetries of Differential Equations (II) Speaker: Dr. Jeongoo Cheh, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Abstract: It is well known to most students that differential equations are usually studied with tools provided by some kind of analysis -- real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, harmonic analysis, etc.. A very different approach is to treat differential equations as submanifolds of jet bundles and employ geometric tools to study their symmetries. In fact, it was this geometric approach to differential equations that led historically to the genesis of the vast central industry of Lie groups and Lie algebras. In this introductory talk into the area, we will start by recalling a few necessary basics on manifolds and group actions, proceed to define Lie (point) symmetries of differential equations, construct symmetry algebras and symmetry groups, and then conclude with specific examples including an application to the Hopf-Cole transformation.

 Talk: Lie Symmetries of Differential Equations (I) Speaker: Dr. Jeongoo Cheh, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Abstract: It is well known to most students that differential equations are usually studied with tools provided by some kind of analysis -- real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis, harmonic analysis, etc.. A very different approach is to treat differential equations as submanifolds of jet bundles and employ geometric tools to study their symmetries. In fact, it was this geometric approach to differential equations that led historically to the genesis of the vast central industry of Lie groups and Lie algebras. In this introductory talk into the area, we will start by recalling a few necessary basics on manifolds and group actions, proceed to define Lie (point) symmetries of differential equations, construct symmetry algebras and symmetry groups, and then conclude with specific examples including an application to the Hopf-Cole transformation.

 Talk: Coﬁnite graphs and their proﬁnite completions Speaker: Dr. Amrita Acharyya, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Abstract: We generalize the idea of coﬁnite groups due to B. Hartley. First we deﬁne coﬁnite spaces. Then, as a special situation, we study coﬁnite graphs and their uniform completions. The idea of constructing a coﬁnite graph starts with deﬁning a uniform topological graph $\Gamma$,  in an appropriate fashion. We endow abstract graphs with uniformities corresponding to separating ﬁlter bases of equivalence relations with ﬁnitely many equivalence classes over $\Gamma$. It is established that for any coﬁnite graph there exists a unique Profinite completion.

 Talk: Integrable structures of dispersionless systems and differential geometry Speaker: Professor Alexandre Odesski, Brock University, Canada Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 12, 2017 Abstract: We develop the theory of Whitham type hierarchies integrable by hydrodynamic reductions as a theory of certain differential-geometric objects. As an application we construct Gibbons-Tsarev systems associated to moduli space of algebraic curves of arbitrary genus and prove that the universal Whitham hierarchy is integrable by hydrodynamic reductions.

 Talk: Recovery of initial conditions for some classes of PDEs using discrete time samplings (II) Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Abstract: I will present some results about using discrete time samplings to recover in an optimal way and in suitable functional spaces the initial conditions for some classes of linear evolutive PDEs, using discrete time samplings at a fixed location. We will also provide some insights about a question posed by DeVore (Texas A&M) and Zuazua (Basque Foundation for Science) about the dependence of the optimal sampling strategy on the details of the spectrum of a linear operator. It turns out that for the class of PDEs we analyzed, the dependence of the optimal strategy on the spectrum is really weak. If time allows, I will talk about some open problems involving nonlinear PDEs (both in the integrable and non-integrable cases) and linear non-autonomous evolutionary PDEs. This is a joint paper with Roza Aceska (Ball State University) and Ramesh Karki (Indiana University East).

 Talk: Recovery of initial conditions for some classes of PDEs using discrete time samplings (I) Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Abstract: I will present some results about using discrete time samplings to recover in an optimal way and in suitable functional spaces the initial conditions for some classes of linear evolutive PDEs, using discrete time samplings at a fixed location. We will also provide some insights about a question posed by DeVore (Texas A&M) and Zuazua (Basque Foundation for Science) about the dependence of the optimal sampling strategy on the details of the spectrum of a linear operator. It turns out that for the class of PDEs we analyzed, the dependence of the optimal strategy on the spectrum is really weak. If time allows, I will talk about some open problems involving nonlinear PDEs (both in the integrable and non-integrable cases) and linear non-autonomous evolutionary PDEs. This is a joint paper with Roza Aceska (Ball State University) and Ramesh Karki (Indiana University East).

 Talk: A Reducibility Theorem for Smooth Quasi periodic Linear Systems Speaker: Paduma Eranga, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Abstract: In this talk, I'll explain an iterative procedure for finding a change of variables to reduce a quasi-periodic linear system into an autonomous system worked done by G.C. O'Brien. This process called the accelerated convergence method. A quasi periodic linear system is a linear system of ordinary differential equations \begin{align*} x' & = Ax + P(\varphi)x \\ \varphi' & = \omega , \end{align*} where $x \in \mathbb{R}^n, \varphi \in \mathbb{R}^m, \, A$  is a constant $n\times n$ matrix, $\omega$ is a constant vector in  $\mathbb{R}^m.$ P(\varphi)$is periodic in$\varphi_i$with period$2\pi$for$i =1, \dots, m$. In this discussion, we are going to obtain a quasi-periodic transformation which transform above system into the system with constant coefficients. Spring Semester, 2017  Talk: Analysis of a Pseudo-Harmonic Tubular Bell Speaker: Dr. Douglas Oliver, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Abstract: Tubular bells, or chimes are used for ambient sounds as well as serious music. Unlike most wind or stringed instruments, a tubular bell does not have a harmonic set of overtones. The lack of harmonious overtones creates a problem with using tubular bells for serious music: there is not unanimity regarding the pitch, or musical note associated with a particular tubular bell. The Euler-Bernoulli model for vibrating thin beams was used to derive a mathematical model for vibrations of a tubular bell. Using this model, an analysis of the natural frequencies of a modified tubular bell was presented. One or more ends of the tubular bell were weighted with a mass. This mass changes the boundary conditions, and hence the ratio of the natural frequencies of the tubular bell. Values for the ratio of the mass of weight(s) to the mass of the tube were identified such that the ratio of the frequency of the first overtone to the second overtone was 2. Under these conditions, these overtones are one octave apart. The frequency ratios predicted by the model have been compared with experimental results of a frequency analysis of the sound produced by two physical tubes. The experimental results were in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.  Talk: The Lavrentiev Phenomenon Speaker: Dr. Dean A. Carlson, Mathematical Reviews, American Mathematical Society, Ann Arbor, MI Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Abstract: In 1926 M. Lavrentiev gave an example of a free problem in the calculus of variations for which the infimum over the class of functions in$W^{1,1}[t_1,t_2]$satisfying prescribed end point conditions was strictly less than the infimum over the dense subset$W^{1,\infty}[t_1,t_2]$of admissible functions in$W^{1,1}[t_1,t_2]$. This property is now referred to as the Lavrentiev phenomenon. After Lavrentiev's discovery L.~Tonelli and B. Mania gave sufficient conditions under which this phenomenon does not arise. After these results, the study of the Lavrentiev phenomenon lay dormant until the 1980s when a series of papers by Ball and Mizel and by Clarke and Vinter gave a number of new examples for which the Lavrentiev phenomenon occurred. Also in 1979, T. S. Angell showed that the Lavrentiev phenomenon did not occur if the integrands satisfy a certain analytic property known as property (D). Moreover, he showed that the conditions of Tonelli and Mania insured that the analytic property (D) was satisfied. In this talk we will begin by presenting B.~Mania's elementary example to illustrate that the phenomenon exists and discuss Angell's property (D) to give a general theorem that avoids Lavrentiev's phenomenon and show briefly that some more recent results can be viewed as corollaries to Angell's result in that the conditions assumed imply property (D).  Talk: Some classes of nonlinear integral operators and existence results via Schauder's fixed point theorem Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Abstract: I will discuss three examples of nonlinear integral operators that are completely continuous on some spaces of continuous functions (they are Volterra integral operators, Fredholm integral operators and integral operators with delay). By means of Schauder's fixed point theorem, I will discuss existence of continuous solutions for the integral equations associated to these operators.  Talk: Mathematical Modelling for Parametric Resonance Speaker: Dr. Zhiwei Chen, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Abstract: When a physical parameter in an oscillatory system is modulated to vary in time, it may cause a dynamic instability associated with the system. This phenomenon is referred to as parametric resonance. The mathematical models amenable to such phenomena are differential equations with periodic coefficients, specifically, the Mathieu equation. In this talk, I will discuss some parametrically excited systems and their characteristics in resonance. I will derive some simple schemes of electrical circuits into the Mathieu equation and discuss the relevant analysis towards this phenomenon.  Talk: Circumference over diameter; the different universes of pi (𝝅 Day Colloquium) Speaker: Dr. Nate Iverson, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Abstract: 𝝅 is the ratio of circumference to diameter in a circle. We define a circle to be a set of points equidistant from a common point. When the method of measuring distance is changed different ratios are possible. This talk will discuss the ratio of circumference to diameter in all p-norms including p=1, the taxicab norm, and p=∞, infinity the supremum norm. Results dating to 1932 using the Minkowski functional norms will also be discussed along with further generalizations.  Talk: Predator-prey models with Holling types of functional responses (II) Speaker: Professor Chunhua Shan, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Abstract: Predator-prey system has been extensively studied by biologists and mathematicians. In this talk I will introduce the classical predator-prey models of Holling types of functional responses. Dynamics of predator-prey system with Holling type II functional response will be reviewed by qualitative analysis and bifurcation theory.  Talk: Predator-prey models with Holling types of functional responses (I) Speaker: Professor Chunhua Shan, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Abstract: Predator-prey system has been extensively studied by biologists and mathematicians. In this talk I will introduce the classical predator-prey models of Holling types of functional responses. Dynamics of predator-prey system with Holling type II functional response will be reviewed by qualitative analysis and bifurcation theory.  Talk: Floquet Theory and periodic linear differential equations Speaker: Paduma Eranga, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday January 31, 2017 Abstract: In this talk I'll discuss a main theorem in Floquet Theory, which appear in the study of periodic linear differential equations, of the form$x' = A(t)x , A(t+T)= A(t), T>0 $where$A(t)$is a matrix of complex continuous functions. That main theorem; Floquet theorem due to Gaston Floquet(1883) gives a representation of a fundamental matrix solution$\Phi(t)$, as the product of periodic nonsingular matrix$P(t)$with the same period$T$and a constant matrix$R$such that$\Phi(t) = P(t)e^{tR}$. As a result we can transform the periodic system into a usual linear system with constant coefficients.  Talk: A proof of uniformly boundedness principle Speaker: Professor Alessandro Arsie, The University of Toledo Date: 4:00-5:00PM, Tuesday, , January 24, 2017 Abstract: In this talk I'll discuss a main theorem in Floquet Theory, which appear in the study of periodic linear differential equations, of the form$x' = A(t)x , A(t+T)= A(t), T>0 $where$A(t)$is a matrix of complex continuous functions. That main theorem; Floquet theorem due to Gaston Floquet(1883) gives a representation of a fundamental matrix solution$\Phi(t)$, as the product of periodic nonsingular matrix$P(t)$with the same period$T$and a constant matrix$R$such that$\Phi(t) = P(t)e^{tR}\$. As a result we can transform the periodic system into a usual linear system with constant coefficients.