Ian Zwiers
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Central Topic:

nonlinear partial differential equations, in particular Hamiltonian dispersive PDE and Navier-Stokes.

General Interest:

analysis, probability, signal processing & stochastic differential equations

Side Projects:

interacting-particle model to simulate phenotype evolution

Blowup of Supercritical NLS on a Ring

There exist data for which the focusing cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation in three dimensions blows up on a ring. In higher dimensions, the proof establishes blowup on a set of co-dimension two.

To Appear, in Analysis & PDE (full text, 604Kb)

Blowup of Cubic NLS with Vortex Profile

In two dimensions, the focusing cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation admits vortex solitons. In the case of spin m = 1, we prove there exists a class of data that collapse with the vortex soliton profile at the log-log rate. This suggests that the L2 mass that may be concentrated at a point during generic collapse may be unbounded. Joint work with Gideon Simpson.

Journal of Mathematical Physics, Volume 52
 

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About Me

A lantern shop in Vietnam, , an alkaline lake and lava desert, , bourgainvillia, , enjoying a hike, , a completely gratuitous portrait of poutine, , summer on the Northumberland Strait, , wearing a canoe on my head, , and finally an insect, .