Green's functions: from physics to analysis
- 👤 Speaker: Dr Anthony Ashton (University of Cambridge)
- 📅 Date & Time: Friday 21 February 2020, 19:00 - 20:00
- 📍 Venue: MR2, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Abstract
Green’s functions are ubiquitous throughout physics and applied mathematics. I will discuss some the history surrounding them, including Green’s “physical” proof of the existence of the Dirichlet Green’s function for the Laplacian. After this I’ll move onto fundamental solutions for constant coefficient partial differential operators and some proofs of the Malgrange–Ehrenpreis theorem. I hope to keep technicalities to a minimum, so all welcome.
Series This talk is part of the The Archimedeans (CU Mathematical Society) series.
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Friday 21 February 2020, 19:00-20:00