Seminar: Emergence of Mono-Kinetic Solutions for Euler Alignment Equations
Guest Lecturer: Professor Eitan Tadmor, Department of Mathematics and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland
How do interacting agents — whether birds flocking, robots coordinating, or particles aligning — self-organize into a coherent mono-kinetic state?
The Institute of Advanced Studies is honored to host Professor Eitan Tadmor as part of the Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors program.
As part of the Seminar in Applied Mathematics, Professor Tadmor will deliver a lecture titled “Emergence of Mono-Kinetic Solutions for Euler Alignment Equations.” Prof. Tadmor’s lecture will examine the emergent behavior of agent-based systems driven by alignment. He will discuss hydrodynamic models leading to the Euler alignment system, the mathematical challenge of closure due to missing energy balance, and the role of a reversed entropy inequality in selecting mono-kinetic states. The lecture will present recent results establishing strong solutions in dimensions D > 2, resolving a long-standing open problem in collective dynamics.
Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 12:00
Where: Room 309, Schreiber Building
The seminar will be conducted in English and is open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served before the seminar.
