The mathematical idea of diffusion

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titleThe mathematical idea of diffusion
start_date2007/06/19
schedule15h
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summaryI will describe how the mathematical idea of diffusion appears under different guises in several fields: heat diffusion, fluid dynamics, probability and image processing. Depending on the context one is led to linear, non-linear as well as non local forms. In this survey lecture, I will briefly describe several of the analytical issues that guide our understanding of these equations.
responsiblesBoghossian, Petitot, Rosenstiehl