Network Theory Links Behavioral Information Flow with Contained Epidemic Outbreaks ResearchResearch NuggetsATF Featuredsiam.org FeedsLife Sciences A concrete interplay model in quenched multiplex networks can study the connection between adaptive human behavior and epidemic spread.
State-of-the-Art FFT: Algorithms, Implementations, and Applications Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsBTF Featuredsiam.org FeedsDiscrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science The fast Fourier transform is common in many areas of science and engineering, and a two-part session at PP18 focused on its various applications.
Using Mathematical Approaches to Optimally Manage Public Debt ResearchResearch NuggetsATF Featuredsiam.org FeedsControl and Systems TheoryFinancial Mathematics and EngineeringOptimization While most countries rely on debt to finance their government and economy, keeping this debt under control is a financial imperative.
Stopping Ebola Before the Virus Goes Viral ResearchInsightsBTF Featuredsiam.org FeedsLife Sciences The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains relatively small, but other countries should not be complacent.
Competitive Adaptation Prevents Species from Eradicating Each Other ResearchInsightsSIAM NewsBTF Featuredsiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Evolution is frequently rough and unforgiving; individuals within a species compete for food, reproductive partners, or other resources.
Differentiation With(out) a Difference ResearchInsightsSIAM NewsATF Featuredsiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical Analysis A fundamental tension in numerical analysis is the interplay between truncation errors and rounding errors.
Clinically Useful Computational Models for Personalized Treatment Planning in Cardiovascular Disease ResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and heart disease alone is responsible for one in four deaths in the U.S.
Mathematical Modelling Disproves Decades-old Hypothesis ResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Biological systems often display a built-in redundancy allowing more than one mechanism to support the same function.
Forecasting and Modeling Techniques to Study Climate’s Impact on Public Health ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM Newssiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet EarthLife Sciences Researchers identify relationships between climate and human health to develop forecasting and preparation methods.
The Impact of the SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis’ Most Popular Paper Happening NowPrograms and PublicationsResearchCommentarySIAM NewsJournals Author Felix Otto reflects on the SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis' most popular article.
Further Upon Reflection: Caustics in a Ball ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM News Mark Levi considers a circular mirror with a reflecting inner surface, illuminated by a pencil of incoming parallel rays.
Alternative Endings to the First Aircraft Carrier Battle ResearchInsights If either side had made different decisions, could the Battle of the Coral Sea in WWII have turned out differently?
Spectral Analysis of Nonstationary Dynamics ResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear WavesGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Gary Froyland outlines mathematical approaches to analyse and manipulate transport and mixing caused by autonomous and time-dependent dynamics.
Uncertainty in Climate Science: Not Cause for Inaction ResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Juan Restrepo and Michael Mann explore the assertion of a static climate distribution by proposing a null hypothesis about record values.
Möbius Map in Hinges, Bikes, Fluids, and Ellipses ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM News In this month's "Mathematical Curiosities" column, Mark Levi relates a Möbius map to four different contexts.