SALZMAN@pucc.princeton.edu (David Salzman) (05/02/89)
The John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center
665 College Road East
Princeton Forrestal Center, Plainsboro NJ
"Random Walks, Elliptic Equations, and Massively Parallel Computing"
Michael Mascagni
National Institutes of Health
4:00pm, Friday, May 5
Instead of using stationary iterative methods to solve elliptic
partial differential equations, one can reach the same solution by
looking at the statistics of random walks on the equations. This
talk presents algorithms and numerical methods for statistical
solutions, with special emphasis on their implementation on
massively parallel machines.
Michael Mascagni researches numerical methods for solving
nonlinear PDEs, when he is not playing the violin in chamber
ensembles. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at the Courant
Institute and has worked since then on model nerve conduction and
other parallel computational problems at the NIH.
Open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 3:40 PM.
For information about the seminar or directions to the Center,
contact <SCIENCE@JVNCD.BITNET> or call 609/520-2000.
Reservations are not needed.