The Dynamical Systems Group

At Boston University

Paul Blanchard

Office: MCS 255. Phone: (617) -353-9555.

Margaret Beck

Infinite dimensional dynamical systems, including reaction-diffusion equations and viscous conservation laws; nonlinear stability and large-time transient behaviors; geometric singular perturbation theory. Office: MCS 233. Phone: (617) -358-3314.

Robert L. Devaney

Complex analytic dynamics, discrete dynamics, Hamiltonian systems, celestial mechanics, experiments in dynamics, incorporating ideas from dynamical systems theory into lower level (especially high school) courses. Office: MCS 164. Phone: (617)-353-4560.

David Fried

Office: MCS 254. Phone: (617)-353-9557.

Glen R. Hall

Discrete dynamical systems, twist maps, circle maps, celestial mechanics Office: MCS 226. Phone: (617)-353-2762.

Aaron Hoffman

Infinite dimensional dynamics of traveling waves and pulses in lattice differential equations; delay and functional differential equations. Office: MCS 229. Phone: (617)-358-4685.

Tasso Kaper

Dynamical systems and ordinary differential equations, singular perturbation theory, applied mathematics, resonances in Hamiltonian systems, applications of dynamical systems to fluid mixing, oceanography, bubble dynamics, and problems from mechanical engineering. Office: MCS 227. Phone: (617)-353-9552.

Nancy Kopell

Mathematical modeling in neurophysiology, oscillating systems, geometric analysis of dynamical systems with several time scales. Office: MCS 243. Phone: (617)-353-5210.

Mike Todd

Ergodic theory for non-uniformly hyperbolic dynamical systems, thermodynamic formalism, recurrence and stability properties of invariant measures. Office: MCS 240. Phone: (617)-353-1481.

Gene Wayne

Infinite dimensional Hamiltonian systems, KAM theory, fluid mechanics, wave motion, applications of dyamical systems ideas to partial differential equations. Office: MCS 242. Phone: (617)-353-1495.

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