Theory and Applications of Model Equations for Surface Water Waves

Series
School of Mathematics Colloquium
Time
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 11:00am for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Skiles 269
Speaker
Jerry Bona – University of Illinois at Chicago
Organizer
Guillermo Goldsztein
After a brief account of some of the history of this classical subject, we indicate how such models are derived. Rigorous theory justifying the models will be discussed and the conversation will then turn to some applications. These will be drawn from questions arising in geophysics and coastal engineering, as time permits.