IPNet Digest Volume 12, Number 10 October 31, 2005 Today's Editor: Patricia K. Lamm Michigan State University Today's Topics: Minisymposium on Inverse Engineering at ECCM-2006 Int'l Workshop on Accurate Solution Eigenvalue Problems SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing Assistant Professor Position in Inverse Problems Position at Boston Medical Device Startup Special Issue in IM Radiation Therapy Int'l Journal Applied Mathematics & Statistics Table of Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems Table of Contents: Linear Algebra and Its Applications Submissions for IPNet Digest: Mail to ipnet-digest@math.msu.edu Information about IPNet: http://www.mth.msu.edu/ipnet ----------------------------- From: "HELCIO ORLANDE" Subject: Minisymposium on Inverse Engineering at ECCM-2006 Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 Dear Colleague: A minisymposium on "Inverse Engineering" (MS.36) is being organized during the III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, which is going to be held in Lisbon, June 5-8, 2006. Abstracts should be submitted online through the conference website (http://www.cssm2006.org) before November 14, 2005. Further details about the conference and the abstract submission can be found below. Please consider presenting your work in this minisymposium. Sincerely yours, George S. Dulikravich Helcio R. B. Orlande Prof. Helcio R. B. Orlande Department of Mechanical Engineering, POLI/COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ Cid. Universitaria, Cx. Postal: 68503 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-972 Brasil Email: helcio@mecanica.coppe.ufrj.br Fax: 55-21-2562-8383 Phone: 55-21-2562-8405 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS III European Conference on Computational Mechanics Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering ECCM-2006, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 June, 2006 Dear Colleague -- On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I invite you to submit one-page Abstracts for presentation in the III European Conference on Computational Mechanics - Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering (ECCM-2006), which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 June, 2006. -- The DEADLINE for submission of all ABSTRACTS is: NOVEMBER 14th, 2005. -- All abstracts, including those of the authors that accepted to present Invited Lectures or participate in a Mini-Symposium, must be SUBMITTED ONLINE in the Webpage of our Conference http://www.cssm2006.org -- Author's instructions and templates are available in the page http://www.cssm2006.org/templates.php -- Access to online submission is done through the page http://www.cssm2006.org/submission.php which is linked to our Conference Management System. -- In the process of submitting their Abstracts, the Authors must give their preference on the topics that fit better their contributions. Those that accepted to present Invited Lectures or to participate in some Mini-Symposium should choose as their FIRST PREFERENCE the options "Plenary and Keynote Lectures" or the appropriate "Mini-Symposium", respectively. All other authors must give their preferences to some of the planned Mini-symposia or to some of the general Topics of the Conference. -- The Abstracts will be reviewed by the Organizers of the Mini-Symposia or by Members of the Scientific Committee. Notification of Acceptance will be sent on January 16th, 2006. The lists of the general Topics of the Conference and the planned Mini-Symposia are given in the end of this message. We appreciate very much your interest in participating in ECCM-2006. Please notice that there is small change in the Title of the Conference. Best Regards, Prof. Carlos A. Mota Soares, (Co-Chairperson of ECCM-2006) cssm2006@dem.ist.utl.pt http://www.cssm2006.org List of Conference Topics: A) Computational Methods B) Computational Solid Mechanics C) Computational Structural Mechanics D) Coupled Problems E) Industrial Applications List of Mini-Symposia and Organizers: 1 Acoustics Structural Interactions "Tadeu, A. (Portugal)" 2 Adaptive Structures "Suleman, A. (Portugal)" 3 Asphalt Mechanics and Pavement Engineering "Lackner, Roman (USA), Blab, Ronald (Austria)" 4 Biomechanical Simulations "Eriksson, A. (Sweden)" 5 Biomechanics "Rodrigues, H. (Portugal)" 6 Boundary Elements "Leit=C3=A3o, V. (Portugal)" 7 Bridge Engineering "Branco, F. (Portugal)" 8 Composite Modelling "Reddy, J. N. (USA), Mota Soares, C.M. (Portugal), Benjeddou, A. (France)" 9 Computational Failure Mechanics for Geomaterials "Borja, R. (USA), Mont=C3=A1ns, F. (Spain), Tamagnini, C. (Italy)" 10 Computational Fracture Mechanics "Leung, A. (China)" 11 Computational Mathematics "Stenberg, R. (Finland), Figueiredo, I. (Portugal)" 12 Computational Methods for Anisotropic Material Behaviour at Large = Strains "Sansour, C. (UK)" 13 Computational Modelling of Masonry Structures "Louren=C3=A7o, P. = (Portugal)" 14 Computational Stochastic Failure Mechanics "Gutierrez, M. A. (Netherland)" 15 Computational Stochastic Structural and Uncertainty Analysis "Schueller, G. (Austria)" 16 Contact Mechanics "Martins, J. (Portugal)" 17 Continnum models for nano-structures "Kompis, V. (Slovakia)" 18 Coupling Problems "Schrefler, B. (Italy)" 19 Damage "Alfaiate, J. (Portugal)" 20 Design Optimization Under Uncertainty "Choi, K. K. (USA)" 21 "Differential Quadrature, Generalized Methods and Related Discrete Element Analysis Methods" "Chen, C. (Taiwan)" 22 Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering Science "Yuan, M. (China)" 23 Enriched and Enhanced Finite Element Technology "Areias, P. (USA)" 24 Error Analysis and Adaptivity "Wiberg, N. E. (Sweden), Moitinho de Almeida, J. (Portugal), Diez, P.(Spain)" 25 Evolutionary Methods for Design "Periaux, J. (France)" 26 Fast Boundary Element Methods for Solids and Structures "Duddeck, F. (Germany), Steinbach, O (Austria)" 27 Fluid-Structure Interactions Idelsohn S. (Argentina) 28 Fracture and Fatigue Mechanics "Karihaloo, B. (UK)" 29 Genetic Algorithms "Ant=C3=B3nio, C. (Portugal)" 30 Historical Structures "Vieira de Lemos, J. (Portugal)" 31 Impact and Control "Holnicki-Szulc, J. (Poland)" 32 Incorrect Contact of Screw Surfaces and its Consequences "Svigler, Jaromir (Czech Republic)" 33 Intelligent Computing in Solid and Structural Mechanics "Burczynski, T. (Poland)" 34 Intelligent Optimization "Sousa, J. C. (Portugal)" 35 Interrelation of Numerical and Asymptotical Approaches in Solid and Structural Mechanics "Manevitch, L. (Russia), Lamarque, C. H. (France)" 36 Inverse Engineering "Dulikravich, G. S. (USA), Orlande, H. (Brasil)" 37 Large Scale Shape and Topology Optimization "Pedersen, P. (Denmark), Bendsoe, M. (Denmark), Sigmund O (Denmark)" 38 Liquid Composite Molding-Numerical Simulations and Applications "Dimitrovova, Z. (Portugal)" 39 Material Models for Composites at Different Length Scales "Rolfes, R. (Germany)" 40 Meshless Methods "Alves, C. (Portugal)" 41 Metal Forming "Cesar S=C3=A1, J. (Portugal), Pietrzyk, M. (Poland)" 42 Modeling in Mechanobiology "Lekszycki, Tomasz (Poland)" 43 Modelling of Functionally graded materials and structures "Batra, R. (USA), Ferreira, A. (Portugal)" 44 Multibody Dynamics "Ambr=C3=B3sio, J. (Portugal)" 45 Multiphysics Modelling in Geomechanics "Borja, R. I. (USA), Mont=C3=A1ns, F.J. (Spain), Tamagnini, C. (Italy)" 46 Multiscale Mechanics of biological materials and other natural composites "Hellmich, C. (Austria)" 47 Multiscale Method for Structural Non-Linear and Dynamic Problems "Allix, O (France), Rey, C. (France)" 48 Neural Networks and Soft Computing in Solid and Structural Mechanics "Waszczyszyn, Z. (Poland)" 49 Nonlinear Dynamics of Moving Structures "Zahariev, E. (Bulgaria), Mayo Nunez, J. Spain)" 50 Non-Linear Vibration of Structures "Ribeiro, P. (Portugal)" 51 Optimization and Robust Design for Industrial-sized Problems "Bletzinger, K. U. (Germany), Duddeck, F. (Germany), Meyer M. (Germany)" 52 Optimization Methods "Judice, J. J. (Portugal)" 53 Optimization of Metal Forming "Batoz, J. L. (France)" 54 Properties of Wet Granular Materials "Blaszczuk, J. (Poland)" 55 Reliability "Melchers, R. E. (Australia)" 56 Shape and Topological Sensitivity Analysis: Theory and Applications "Feij=C3=B3o, R. (Brazil), Taroco, E. (Brazil)" 57 Shell and Spatial Structures "Ramm, E. (Germany)" 58 Simulation of Non-Gaussin Stochastic Processes Fields with Applications to Structural Engineering Problems "Papadrakakis, M. (Greece)" 59 Soft Tissue "Jorge, R. (Portugal)" 60 Stability and Non-Linear Behaviour of Thin-Walled Members and Structures "Camotim, D. (Portugal)" 61 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization "Herskovits, J. (Brazil)" 62 Structural Dynamics "Azevedo, J. (Portugal)" 63 Structural Health Monitoring "Ostachowicz, Wieslaw (Poland)" 64 System Identification and Finite Element Updating "Cunha, A. (Portugal)" 65 Temperature and time dependent effects in steel and concrete structures "Silva, L. S. (Portugal), J=C3=BAlio, E. (Portugal)" 66 Vehicle Dymanics "Schiehlen, W. (Germany)" 67 Vibroaccoustics "Ohayon R. (France)" ----------------------------- From: Jesse Barlow Subject: Int'l Workshop on Accurate Solution Eigenvalue Problems Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 International Workshop on Accurate Solution of Eigenvalue Problems VI IWASEP VI Information Science and Technology Building The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA May 22-25,2006 Abstract Deadline: March 1, 2006 In cooperation with SIAM. Organizers: Jesse Barlow, The Pennsylvania State University (Local Manager and Chair), Zlatko Drmac, University of Zagreb, Germany Ivan Slapnicar, University of Split, Croatia Kresimir Veselic, Fernuniversitaet Hagen, Germany The purpose of this workshop is to bring together experts on accuracy issues in the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems for four days of research presentations and discussions. This is the sixth such workshop. The most recent was held in Hagen, Germany, June 28-July 1, 2004. The following researchers have agreed to give invited talks at IWASEP VI: Christopher Beattie, Virginia Polytechnic and State University James Demmel, University of California at Berkeley Inderjit Dhillon, University of Texas Mark Embree, Rice University Gene Golub, Stanford University Nicholas J. Higham, University of Manchester Plamen Koev, MIT Volker Mehrmann, TU-Berlin Ren-Cang Li, University of Kentucky Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina State University Beresford Parlett, University of California at Berkeley Danny Sorensen, Rice University G.W. Stewart, University of Maryland In addition, the organizers welcome submitted presentations and posters that are consistent with the theme of the meeting. To submit an abstract for a presentation or poster, please visit the web page http://www.cse.psu.edu/~iwasep6/Apply.html. A prize will be given for the best poster. Deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2006. Some travel funding is available for graduate students and new Ph.D.'s. We expect that registration materials will be available soon through the workshop web page http://www.cse.psu.edu/~iwasep6/ This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Pennsylvania State University. For further information please email iwasep6@cse.psu.edu. ----------------------------- From: "Kirsten Wilden" Subject: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 Call For Paper Deadlines Conference Name: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Dates: September 9-12, 2006 Invited Plenary Speakers: Frederic Dias, ENS, France Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia Mariana Haragus, Universite de Franche-Comte, France Lene Hau, Harvard University Philip K. Maini, University of Oxford, United Kingdom James McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles Bjorn Sandstede, University of Surrey, United Kingdom The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw06/index.php **Deadlines** Minisymposium proposals: February 8, 2006 Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: March 8, 2006 For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ----------------------------- From: "Connie Young" Subject: SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing February 22-24, 2006 San Francisco, CA Sir Francis Drake Hotel POSTER DEADLINE EXTENDED to JANUARY 12, 2006 Contributed presentations in poster format are invited in all areas consistent with the conference themes. Poster presentations involve the use of non-electronic visual aids for mounting on a 4' x 8' poster board. A poster session is one to two hours long. Each contributor must submit a title and a brief abstract not to exceed 75 words. Additional submissions for poster presentations are being accepted through January 12, 2006. Interested parties should submit the following information to Omar Ghattas, (omar@ices.utexas.edu). Presenting author: name, affiliation, e-mail address=20 Each co-author: name, affiliation, e-mail address=20 Poster title Brief Abstract (75 words or less) Visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/pp06/index.htm for more information about the conference. ----------------------------- From: Jennifer Mueller Subject: Assistant Professor position in Inverse Problems Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 The Department of Mathematics at Colorado State University invites applications for two tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful applicant must complement existing faculty research areas. Our plan is to fill one position from the field of algebraic combinatorics, and the other from either differential geometry or inverse problems. Exceptional candidates in all areas of mathematics will, however, be considered and are encouraged to apply. Applicants should submit an AMS cover sheet, complete curriculum vitae, summary of future research plans, evidence of effective teaching, and at least three letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions are welcome and should be sent to search05@math.colostate.edu or submitted using the service provided by the AMS at http://www.mathjobs.org. Alternatively, all materials may be sent mailed to: Faculty Hiring Committee Department of Mathematics Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1874 The Department of Mathematics is conducting an ongoing search and applications will be reviewed as they are received. For full consideration, applications must be received by November 28, 2005, however, applications will be accepted until the positions are full. The Department has over 300 undergraduate majors and 65 graduate students, with 24 tenure-track faculty. Colorado State University has an enrollment of 25,000 students and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. More information may be obtained from the Department's Web page at http://www.math.colostate.edu. Submitted by: Jennifer Mueller Office: 970.491.7417 Assoc. Prof. of Mathematics FAX: 970.491.2161 124 Weber Building Colorado State University mueller@math.colostate.edu Fort Collins, CO 80523-1874 www.math.colostate.edu/~mueller ----------------------------- From: "Rhythmed HR" Subject: Position at Boston Medical Device Startup Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 Job Description: Recently funded medical device start-up is designing an innovative system to treat cardiac arrhythmia. The system includes state of the art numerical modeling, 3D imaging and catheter fabrication technologies. The Senior Algorithm Developer will be responsible for the design and development of the company's core algorithm. The ideal candidate will have experience in physical modeling and thorough low level understanding of numerical methods such as FEM/BEM. Programming experience in C++ and Matlab is a must. Familiarity with meshing, efficient numerical solvers and electromagnetic propagation is a plus. Advanced degree in Applied Math/Physics or ME/EE/CS with relevant experience. Company Description: The company is a Boston based start-up developing an innovative medical device for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The market for the treatment of arrhythmia is one of the fastest growing and most attractive opportunities in medical devices. We are looking for bright individuals who are interested in making a high impact in a dynamic and exciting entrepreneurial environment. The company is offering a competitive salary and benefits package as well as a highly attractive stock option plan. To apply, please send resume to hrnm@rhythmed.com. ----------------------------- From: Hans Schneider Subject: Special Issue in IM Radiation Therapy Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS Special Issue on LINEAR AND NONLINEAR MODELS AND ALGORITHMS IN INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) Call for Papers Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) is pleased to announce a special issue on "Linear and Nonlinear Models and Algorithms in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)". IMRT is revolutionizing radiation therapy by putting at the disposal of the medical profession powerful tools to deliver higher radiation doses to tumors and lower radiation doses to critical organs in more accurate ways. The scientific effort is a multidisciplinary one in which radiation oncologists, other medical specialists, medical physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers collaborate to study many outstanding problems in treatment planning and delivery. The goal is to merge this expertise and discover IMRT solutions that can produce meaningful benefits to patients and consistent results to practitioners. In view of the ever-increasing role of mathematics, particularly linear algebra, optimization theory, operations research, and other applied branches in IMRT, we look forward to first-class original research submissions on all relevant aspects of IMRT, including image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) which uses online imaging capabilities to reduce uncertainties in organ localization and allows response to changes in treatment geometry over time. We welcome papers for the special issue within the entire scope of IMRT; topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Algorithm engineering Aperture weight optimization Automated structure delineation Column-generation methods for large problem formulations Dose-volume constraints handling Gantry angle optimization Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) Large-scale matrix reduction and sparsing techniques Mathematical programming and operations research methods in IMRT Optimization of the segmentation process Rigid and deformable registration Sensitivity analysis for revised constraints or changed geometry Sampling techniques over constrained volumes Variance at risk methods for dose-volume modeling The deadline for submission of papers is July 31, 2006. Papers should be sent to any one of the four special editors, listed below, preferably PDF files as attachments to e-mail, and will be subject to normal refereeing procedures according to LAA standards. Go to: http://authors.elsevier.com/JournalDetail.html?PubID=522483&Precis=&popup= and click on: "Guide for Authors" (but do not use the online submission for this special issue). Yair Censor, D.Sc. Department of Mathematics, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel. yair@math.haifa.ac.il James M. Galvin, D.Sc. Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19107, USA. james.galvin@mail.tju.edu Mark Langer, MD Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine 535 Barnhill Dr., RT-041, Indianapolis, IN. 46202, USA. mlanger@iupui.edu Ying Xiao, Ph.D. Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19107, USA. ying.xiao@mail.tju.edu The editor-in-chief responsible for this special issue is Hans Schneider. Submitted by: Hans Schneider Mathematics Department, Van Vleck Hall, University of Wisconsin 480 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1313 USA Office Phone: 608-262-1402 Math Dept Phone: 608-263-3054 Email: hans@math.wisc.edu Math Dept Fax: 608-263-8891 http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans ----------------------------- From: "Dr. Srivastava" Subject: Int'l Journal Applied Mathematics & Statistics Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics (IJAMAS) CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited for the International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics (IJAMAS). The IJAMAS is a peer reviewed journal, published four times a year. The IJAMAS publishes refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in the area of applied mathematics and statistics. This is a broad-based journal covering all branches of mathematics and statistics. It has also published interdisciplinary research. The areas of interest include but are not limited to: Approximation Theory Combinatorics Lattices, Algebraic Structures General Algebraic Systems Number Theory Field Theory and Polynomials Rings and Algebras Algebraic Geometry Linear and Multilinear Algebra; Matrix Theory Category Theory; Homological Algebra Group Theory and Generalizations Topological Groups, Real Functions Measure Theory and Integration Functions of a Complex Variable Potential Theory Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory Difference and Functional Equations Fourier Analysis Integral Equations Coding Theory Neutrosophic Mathematics Graph Theory Information Fusion Functional Analysis Image Processing, Signal Processing and Tomography Discrete Mathematics Fuzzy Mathematics Operator Theory Calculus of Variations Control Theory Cryptology, Geometry Algebraic Topology Mathematical Economics, Financial Mathematics and Econometrics Statistics: Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, Simulation, Parametric and Nonparametric Inference, Multivariate, Baysian Inference, Regression Analysis Estimation Theory, Decision Theory, Sampling Theory Etc. Numerical Analysis Fluid Mechanics and Solid Mechanics Statistical Mechanics, Structure Of Matter Operations Research, Optimization Game Theory Mathematical Biology and Other Natural Sciences Wavelets and Wavelet Transforms Mathematical Physics Manuscripts can also be sent to the publisher via e-mail to Editor-in-Chief . In accordance with usual practice, papers previously published and are under consideration for publication elsewhere cannot be accepted, and authors must agree not to publish accepted papers elsewhere without the prior permission of IJAMAS. The paper should not normally exceed 6000 words, and should conform to the following format: a. Cover page giving title, author(s), affiliation(s), mailing address and e-mail address b. Abstract describing the context and scope of the paper c. Main text d. References All submission of manuscript should be written in English. All contributions will be reviewed by at least two independent experts. Upon acceptance of an article, the author(s) are assumed to have transferred the copyright of the article to the IJAMAS. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. Detailed instructions on how to prepare your manuscript are available at "Instructions for Author". Visit us for Details: http://www.geocities.com/ceser_info/ijams.html Editor-in-Chief: Florentin Smarandache Department of Mathematics and Sciences University of New Mexico 200 College Road Gallup, NM 87301, USA. E-mail: smarand@unm.edu, ceser_info@yahoo.com, fsmarandache@yahoo.com http://www.gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/eBooks-otherformats.htm ----------------------------- From: "magrijn-secretary support" Subject: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems 2005 Vol. 17, No. 3 Table of Contents Spectral properties of infinite-dimensional closed-loop systems G. Weiss and Cheng-Zhong Xu Conserved- and zero-mean quadratic quantities in oscillatory systems P. Rapisarda and J.C. Willems Robust optimal stabilization of the Brockett integrator via a hybrid feedback C. Prieur and E. Trelat A general time-varying estimation and control problem A. Feintuch and A. Markus Information: The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages: www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html Address for submissions by email or regular mail: J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS) CWI P.O.Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands Email mcss@cwi.nl Eduardo Sontag and Jan van Schuppen (Editors) Submitted by: Corry Magrijn (Secretary) for Jan H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS) ----------------------------- From: Hans Schneider Subject: LAA contents Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 Linear Algebra and its Applications 15 November 2005 Volume 410 Table of Contents Tenth Special Issue (Part 2) on Linear Algebra and Statistics Edited by Simo Puntanen, George P.H. Styan and Hans Joachim Werner Preface Simo Puntanen, George P.H. Styan and Hans Joachim Werner Some comments on the life and publications of Jerzy K. Baksalary (1944-2005) Oskar Maria Baksalary and George P.H. Styan On some of Jerzy Baksalary's contributions to the theory of block designs Tadeusz Calinski An invariance property related to the reverse order law Jerzy K. Baksalary and Oskar Maria Baksalary 6) Properties of the matrix A - XY* Ton Steerneman and Frederieke van Perlo-ten Kleij 7) Multivariate data, the arithmetic mean and exchangeability of transformations Eckehard Frauendorf, Heinz Neudecker and Goetz Trenkler 8) Normalisers and centralisers of compact matrix groups. An elementary approach Wilfried Hazod 9) Matrix algebra for higher order moments Erik Meijer 10) Lower bounds for the numerical radius Jorma Kaarlo Merikoski and Ravinder Kumar 11) A multivariate version of Samuelson's inequality Goetz Trenkler and Simo Puntanen Characterizations and linear combinations of k -generalized projectors Julio Benitez and Nestor Thome Kantorovich-type inequalities for operators via D -optimal design theory Luc Pronzato, Henry P. Wynn and Anatoly Zhigljavsky Multivariate regression with consecutively added dependent variables V.M. Raats, B.B. van der Genugten and J.J.A. Moors Some complex matrix-variate statistical distributions on rectangular matrices A.M. Mathai and Serge B. Provost Stationary distributions and mean first passage times of perturbed Markov chains Jeffrey J. Hunter On generalized quadratic matrices Richard W. Farebrother and Goetz Trenkler Three isomorphic vector spaces=FF=FFII K. Balasubramanian and M.I. Beg On the Wedderburn-Guttman theorem Yoshio Takane and Haruo Yanai Matrix equations with restraints and their statistical applications Czeslaw Stenpiak *************************** Linear Algebra and its Applications 1 December 2005 Volume 411 Table of Contents Special Issue on Determinants and the Legacy of Sir Thomas Muir Edited by Wayne Barrett, Samad Hedayat, Christian Krattenthaler and Raphael Loewy Preface Wayne Barrett, Samad Hedayat, Christian Krattenthaler and Raphael Loewy Sir Thomas Muir, 1844--1934 Pieter Maritz Advanced determinant calculus: A complement C. Krattenthaler A problem of Cayley from 1857 and how he could have solved it Gian-Carlo Rota and Joel Alvin Stein The classical adjoint Donald W. Robinson On the singularity of matrices Don Coppersmith and Alan J. Hoffman Confluent q -extensions of some classical determinants Warren P. Johnson Distance matrix and Laplacian of a tree with attached graphs R.B. Bapat An efficient resultant for determining reciprocal zeros in polynomials A.N. Willson, Jr. and H.J. Orchard Trace identities from identities for determinants S. Humphries and C. Krattenthaler On a matrix function interpolating between determinant and permanent Emmanuel Briand Non-vanishing of alternants Avner Ash Determinants and periodic solutions of delay equations M.C. Crabb and A.J.B. Potter Determinants associated to zeta matrices of posets Cristina M. Ballantine, Sharon M. Frechette and John B. Little The zrank conjecture and restricted Cauchy matrices Guo-Guang Yan, Arthur L.B. Yang and Joan J. Zhou Principal minor sums of ( A + tB ) Charles R. Johnson, Stefan Leichenauer, Peter McNamara and Roberto Costas This issue and all other issues of LAA are now available from ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) as are about 100 accepted articles in press. Submitted by: Hans Schneider Mathematics Department, Van Vleck Hall, University of Wisconsin 480 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1313 USA Office Phone: 608-262-1402 Math Dept Phone: 608-263-3054 Email: hans@math.wisc.edu Math Dept Fax: 608-263-8891 http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans ------- end -------