Center for Applied Mathematics Colloquium

David BindelCornell University
Nonlinear eigenvalue problems: theory and applications

Friday, January 29, 2016 - 3:30pm
Rhodes 655

Vibrations are everywhere, and so are the eigenvalues that describe them. Physical models that include involve damping, delay, or radiation often lead to nonlinear eigenvalue problems, in which we seek complex values for which an (analytic) matrix-valued function is singular. In this talk, we show how to generalize eigenvalue localization results, such as Gershgorin's theorem, Bauer-Fike, and pseudospectral theorems, to the nonlinear case. We demonstrate the usefulness of our results on examples from delay differential equations and quantum resonances.

Refreshments: 657 Rhodes Hall, 4:30 p.m.