Mini-Symposium on Asymptotic Methods

The aim of the mini-symposium is to gather specialists working on various and important applications of asymptotic methods to nonlinear dynamics. The mini-symposium is expected to cover the following topics: asymptotic investigation of vibrations in lumped and continuous systems, boundary layer problems, singular asymptotic, homogenization, asymptotic techniques to analyze localized oscillations and waves, long-wave and short-wave asymptotic approaches to lumped mechanical systems, asymptotical methods to study nonlinear resonances, modern asymptotic methods, small and large as well as natural and artificial parameters, etc.

In addition, an emphasis will be put on solving of initial and boundary value problems, derivation of effective models of media with a microstructure by using multiple scaling, perturbation methods in the computer age, and modern perturbation methods in engineering and pure sciences.

Full text draft papers (4–6 two-column pages) should be submitted by November 15, 2007 to the Organizing Committee. All contri­butions will be subject to reviewing. No more than two papers for each presenting author will be accepted.

The title should be followed by the authors' names, affiliations, addresses (including FAX and E-mail address) and abstracts (60–100 words). Electronic submission in PDF or PS format is preferable. The site for electronic submission will be launched in September, 2007. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings, which will appear on CD-ROM and will be available for conference participants on the website after the meeting.

For further information on this Mini-Symposium contact (one of) the Organizers/Chairs or ENOC'08 organizers.