Johannes Kepler Symposium on Mathematics

As part of the Johannes Kepler symposium on mathematics Prof. Dr. Sergey Repin, V.A. Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St. Petersburg, will give a public talk (followed by a discussion) on Wed, Oct. 30, 2013 at 14:30 o'clock at S2 416 on the topic of "Estimates of Constants in Integral Type Inequalities of Functional Analysis and Applications to Computer Modeling Methods" . The organziers of the symposium,

O.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Langer,
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Larcher
A.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Maaß, and
die ÖMG (Österreichische Mathematische Gesellschaft),

hereby cordially invite you.

Series B - Mathematical Colloquium:

The intention is to present new mathematical results for an audience interested in general mathematics.

Estimates of Constants in Integral Type Inequalities of Functional Analysis and Applications to Computer Modeling Methods

Integral type inequalities of functional analysis (e.g., Friedrichs, Poincare, trace, LBB inequalities) play an important role in quantitative analysis of PDEs. These constants arise in interpolation type estimates, a posteriori estimates, stability conditions, etc. In the talk we discuss a new method recently suggested for deriving guaranteed bounds of the Friedrichs and Poincare constants in arbitrary polygonal domains. The method is based on ideas of domain decomposition with overlapping subdomains. Numerical tests confirm theoretical results. Another part of the talk is devoted to estimates of constants in new Poincare type estimates for functions with zero mean boundary traces on a part of the boundary (or on whole boundary). Estimates of the corresponding constants are obtained analytically and by using affine transformations they are extended to a wide collection of basic polygonal domains. Possible applications to mixed type approximations and a posteriori and error estimation methods are discussed.