Friday, April 4 at 2:00pm in the Conference Room

March 30, 2014 by Michael Grabchak
Categories: Spring 2022
Dr. Chun Liu,  Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University
Title:  Energetic Variational Approaches: Onsager’s Maximum Dissipation Principle, General Diffusion, Optimal Transport and Stochastic Integrals.
Abstract:  In the talk, I will explore the underlying mechanism governing various diffusion processes.  We will employ a general framework of energetic variational approaches, consisting of, in particular, Onsager’s Maximum Dissipation Principles, and their specific applications to biology and physiology. We will discuss the roles of different stochastic integrals (Ito’s form, Stratonovich’s form and other possible forms), and the procedure of optimal transport in the context of general framework of theories of linear responses.