Third Workshop on Random Dynamical Systems
Collaborative Research Centre 701
	18 — 20 November 2009       Department of Mathematics , Lecture Hall H10       University of Bielefeld
The participants
Organizers
Wolf-Jürgen Beyn and Barbara Gentz
The workshop is part of the conference program of the DFG-funded CRC 701 "Spectral Structures and Topological Methods in Mathematics" at the University of Bielefeld.
Invited speakers
Michael Allman (University of Warwick)  Yuri Bakhtin (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA) Nils Berglund (Université d'Orléans) Dirk Blömker (Universität Augsburg) Evelyn Buckwar (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh) Erika Hausenblas (Universität Salzburg) Arnulf Jentzen (Universität Bielefeld) Peter Kloeden (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M.) Peter Kotelenez (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH) Mihály Kovács (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand) Raphael Kruse (Universität Bielefeld) Omar Lakkis (University of Sussex) Peter Reimann (Universität Bielefeld) Andreas Rößler (TU Darmstadt)
Topics
Dynamical systems are often subject to random perturbations, and even for small perturbations, the resulting random dynamics can be drastically different from the deterministic one. For instance, in multistable systems arbitrarily small noise can enable transitions between stable states which would not be possible in the absence of noise. Whether such transitions are observed will depend on the timescale of interest. The related concepts of phase transition, metastability and metastable timescales have been developed in the context of statistical-mechanics type models. A different approach to random dynamical systems relies on concepts of stability and random attractors which are inspired by the analogous concepts for classical dynamical systems. The corresponding theory of bifurcations in random dynamical systems is still under development. In this workshop, we intend to bring together researchers working on different aspects of random dynamical systems and their numerics. The number of presentations will be strictly limited in order to allow for ample time for discussion.		Excitability of type I: Morris–Lecar model
Further information
Registration Everyone is welcome! Participants are kindly requested to register by 13 November 2009. If you intend to participate, please send an e-mail to gentz@math.uni-bielefeld.de, stating your name and affiliation. Please make sure to include "Workshop RDS09" in the subject line.
Program The workshop will start on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, at 9:00 h, with registration and coffee. Talks start at 9:30 h. We plan to close the workshop on Friday, 20 November 2009, at 16:00 h. Invited talks will be 45 minutes plus discussion. Programme and abstracts (pdf file, as of 13 November 2009) Abstracts and slides, as far as provided by the speakers (as of 6 December 2009) Participants  (as of 20 November 2009)
Social events Informal get-together on Tuesday evening at Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht in the old town, starting 19:30 Joint dinner at Bültmannshof on Thursday evening, starting 18:30 h (registration required)
Local information Upon arrival: How to reach the university Accommodation How to find the Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht (for Tuesday evening)
Last modified: 26 January 2010, Barbara Gentz