Winter School on
Calculus of Variations in Physics and Materials Science
February 10-14, 2014

The school is open to scientists and students interested in the Calculus of Variations and its applications.
In particular we encourage Master and PhD students to participate.
Lecturers
-
Gianni Dal Maso, SISSA, Trieste, Italy
Variational Models in Fracture Mechanics -
Mark Peletier, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Stochastic Origins of Energies and Gradient Flows: a Modeling Guide -
Maria G. Westdickenberg, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Energy, Energy-Dissipation, and Distance in Gradient Flow Systems
Scientific organization
- Anja Schlömerkemper, University of Würzburg
- Giuliano Lazzaroni, University of Würzburg and SISSA, Trieste