Abstract: In this talk I will explain a new numerical framework, employing physics-informed neural networks, to find a smooth self-similar solution for different equations in fluid dynamics. The new numerical framework is shown to be both robust and readily adaptable to several situations.
Joint work with Yongji Wang, Ching-Yao Lai and Tristan Buckmaster.
Conservation laws and Lyapunov functions are powerful tools for proving the global existence or stability of solutions to PDEs, but for most complex systems these tools are insufficient to completely understand non-perturbative dynamics. In this talk I will discuss a complex-scalar PDE which may be seen as a toy model for vortex stretching in fluid flow, and cannot be neatly categorized as conservative nor dissipative.
The complex connectivity structure unique to the brain network is believed to underlie its robust and efficient coding capability. One of many unique features of the mammalian brain network is its spatial embedding and hierarchical organization. I will discuss effects of these structural characteristics on network dynamics as well as their computational implications with a focus on the flexibility between modular and global computations and predictive coding.