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SUMMARY:Rothschild Lecture: Extraordinary waves and math: from beaches to 
 photonics - Mark Ablowitz (University of Colorado\; University of Colorado
  Boulder)
DTSTART:20191114T160000Z
DTEND:20191114T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Waves are fascinating. They are of keen interest across the re
 alm of science and mathematics and they often elicit excitement in the gen
 eral public.&nbsp\; There is a class of extraordinary localized waves\, ca
 lled solitary waves\, that were first observed 185 years ago. More recentl
 y certain solitary waves\, often called solitons\, have been found to poss
 ess numerous special properties. This lecture will discuss the history of 
 these waves\, and will indicate why mathematics played a crucial role in b
 oth historical and modern developments. Some applications will be describe
 d including as time permits: water waves\, rogue waves\, photonics and cel
 lular automata. The discussion will be general\; it will&nbsp\; `leave alm
 ost all equations behind&#39\;.<br><br><br><br><br>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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