Talks

Was wird aus (Pseudo-)Eigenwerten und -vektoren beim Abschneiden einer unendlichen Matrix? (Sie bleiben welche.)
Gibt es auch Aussagen in die umgekehrte Richtung?
Wie gut lassen sich diese Aussagen quantifizieren?

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We construct extrapolation spaces for non-densely defined (weak) Hille--Yosida operators. In particular, we discuss extrapolation of bi-continuous semigroups. As an application we present a Desch--Schappacher type perturbation result for this kind of semigroups. This talk is based on joint work with B. Farkas.

For two Banach spaces $X,Y$ let $u:\mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}\rightarrow \mathcal{L}(X;Y)$ be an operator valued function and $\mathtt{P}$ a regularity property. Assume that each orbit $t\mapsto u(t)x$ has the regularity property $\mathtt{P}$ on some interval $(t_x,\infty)$ in general depending on $x\in X$. In this paper we prove a Baire-type theorem, which allows to remove the dependency of $x$ in certain situations. Afterwards, we provide some applications which are of interest in semigroup theory. In particular, we generalize and explain the result obtained by Bárta in his article ``\emph{Two notes on eventually differentiable families of operators}'' (Comment. Math. Univ. Carolin. 51,1 (2010), 19-24).

In this presentation we will talk about the application of hierarchical matrices to solve the least squares problem arising in the RBF Approximation of scattered data.

We will shortly introduce hierarchical matrices as well as some central aspects of the RBF approach to scattered data. The main part will be about different ideas regarding the QR decomposition of hierarchical matrices.

I will present an introduction of the RBF-FD method and properties of the arising linear systems.

In this talk we present results of a comparative study, where we analyze and benchmark the error and the convergence order of finite difference, finite-element as well as Voronoi finite-volume discretization schemes for the drift-diffusion equations describing charge transport in bulk semiconductor devices, i.e., the van Roosbroeck system.

The relation between the quasi-Fermi levels and the densities of electrons and holes is given by the equation of state. Three common challenges, that can corrupt the precision of numerical solutions of the van Roosbroeck system, will be discussed: boundary layers of the quasi-Fermi potentials at Ohmic contacts, discontinuties in the doping profile, and corner singularities in L-shaped domains. The influence on the order of convergence is assessed for each computational challenge and the different discretization schemes. Additionally, we provide an analysis of the inner boundary layer asymptotics near Ohmic contacts to support our observations.

The Hot Spots Conjecture of J. Rauch asserts that the hottest and coldest points of an insulated body should move towards its boundary for large times, if the insulation is perfect. Via the semigroup associated with the Neumann Laplacian this reduces to proving that maximum and minimum of the eigenfunction(s) associated with the smallest positive eigenvalue are located on the boundary. This conjecture is not true in full generality but is currently open, for example, for convex domains.

In this talk we will examine the corresponding question on metric graphs: for the Laplacian on a finite metric graph with standard (continuity and Kirchhoff) vertex conditions we consider the possible distribution of maxima and minima of eigenfunctions associated with the smallest nonzero eigenvalue. Among other things, we give examples to show that the usual notion of “boundary” of a metric graph, namely the set of vertices of degree one, has limited relevance for determining the “hottest” and “coldest” parts of a graph.

This is joint work with James Kennedy (Lisbon).