CMSP Journal Club

Calculus on Fractal Curves in R^n and Physical Applications

by Dr. Seema Satin (University of Pune)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( A-304 )
Description
I will present an overview of a new Calculus on fractal curves, which will begin with defining a mass function on fractal curves. This mass function will then be used to define new integrals and derivatives, namely the $F^\alpha$-integral and differential operators. Thus after presenting a newly developed Calculus for fractal curves, I will talk about a conjugacy between this and Riemann Calculus which gives a method to evaluate $F^\alpha$ integral and derivatives for many simple cases. In the second part of my talk, I will discuss and demonstate some Physical applications of $F^\alpha$ Calculus. This will include Fokker-Planck Equation, Random walk problems and the Langevin approach on fractal curves. Some interesting results obtained by exact or heuristic methods, regarding the above Physical Applications will be presented. 
Organised by Dr. Abhay Parvate