Understanding Wave Phenomena

Waves are everywhere, and understanding their behavior leads us to understand nature. The goal of CRC 1173 »Wave Phenomena« is therefore to analytically understand, numerically simulate, and eventually manipulate wave propagation under realistic scenarios by intertwining analysis and numerics.

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Annual meeting 2026

This week we are meeting all together in Bad Herrenalb at the Haus der Kirche - Evangelische Akademie Baden for our annual meeting. There is enough time for presentations and discussions.

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Summer term lectures

We have summed up the list of lectures that are somehow related to the CRC's topics of the upcoming summer term. Follow the link below and have a deeper look.

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Spring School 2026

We have welcomed about two dozens of international young researchers during our spring school. They have been working on this topic which was introduced by Martin Averseng, Euan Spence, and Barbara Verfürth. We had fun.

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Julia workshop

Today Dr. Carsten Bauer will arrive in Karlsruhe and we are happy to welcome here. He will introduce and train us in the Julia programming language with all of its aspects in a four-day workshop from Tuesday to Friday.

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Work-life balance

Here is the second one. A general goal is to create a balanced work-life environment. We try to live and work according to this principle. Let's see how we captured this. Enjoy.

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Cooperation Analysis & Numerics

We have commissioned the production of two new films. This one here deals with the cooperation between Analysis and Numerics. The second film will be published here soon. Have fun watching.

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Published book

We are happy that our new book Wave phenomena has been finally published in the Oberwolfach Seminars series.

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Diversity film project

Finally, today we have published the video of our diversity project. You can share it now with friends and family. Have fun watching.

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