## Seminars and Colloquia Schedule

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 11:00 , Location: Skiles 005 , Albert Granados , Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark , Organizer: Rafael de la Llave
When perturbed with a small periodic forcing, two (or more)  coupledconservative oscillators can exhibit instabilities: trajectories thatbecome unstable while accumulating unbounded'' energy from thesource.  This is known as Arnold diffusion, and has been traditionallyapplied to celestial mechanics, for example to study the stability ofthe solar system or to explain the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt.However, such phenomenon could be extremely useful in energyharvesting systems as well, whose aim is precisely to capture as muchenergy as possible from a source.In this talk we will show a first step towards the application ofArnold diffusion theory in energy harvesting systems. We will consideran energy harvesting system based on two piezoelectric oscillators.When forced to oscillate, for instance when driven by a small periodicvibration, such oscillators create an electrical current which chargesan accumulator (a capacitor or a battery). Unfortunately, suchoscillators are not conservative, as they are not perfectly elastic(they exhibit damping).We will discuss the persistence of normally hyperbolic invariantmanifolds, which play a crucial role in the diffusing mechanisms. Bymeans of the parameterization method, we will compute such manifoldsand their associated stable and unstable manifolds. We will alsodiscuss the Melnikov method to obtain sufficient conditions for theexistence of homoclinic intersections.
Series: Other Talks
Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 09:00 , Location: Skiles 005 and 006 , , Georgia Tech , Organizer: Anton Leykin
Dates: July 27-29 (Thu-Sat). Schedule will appear here. These tutorials are intended to appeal to participants with any level of prior M2 experience. The topics will range from the basic functionality of M2 to modeling problems in the M2 language to more specialized tutorials on algebraic statistics and numerical algebraic geometry. We will also reserve ample time for practice and Q&A sessions. Registration is free, but please fill the form here.