Recent Progress and Modern Challenges in Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science

Preface: Modern Challenges in Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science (R. Melnik, R. Makarov, J. Belair).- Simplified geometric minimum action method for the estimation of the pathway and rate of infrequent transition events (T. Grafke, T. Schafer, E. Vanden-Eijnden).- About non linear stabilization for scalar hyperbolic problems (R. Abgrall).- Adaptive simulation selection for the discovery of the ground state line of binary alloys with a limited computational budget (J. Kristensen, I. Bilionis, N. Zabaras).- Recent developments in spectral element simulations of moving-domain problems (P. Fischer, M. Schmitt, A. Tomboulides).- Calculation of exposure profiles and sensitivities of options under the Heston and Heston Hull-White models (Q. Feng, C.W. Oosterlee).- A note on independence copula for conditional Markov chains (T. Bielecki, J. Jakubowski, M. Nieweglowski).- Eight great reasons to do mathematics (C. Budd).- Coexistence in the face of uncertainty (S. Schreiber).- Long time dynamics and coherent states in nonlinear wave equations E.-W. Kirr).- Generalization of Noether's theorem in modern form to nonvariational partial differential equations (S. Anco).- Computing elliptic curves over Q: bad reduction at one prime (M. Bennett, A. Rechnitzer).- The construction and properties of assortative configuration graphs (T. Hurd).- Sustainability of Cooperation in Dynamic Games Played over Event Trees (G. Zaccour).