Similation of rare-events review

A recent review on rare event similation both from stochastic and Hamiltonian dynamics point of view is presented by French group [ article ].

Fokker-Planck Equation with logarithmic potential

Israeli group recently shown exact solution of Fokker-Planck equation with 1D logarithmic potential [ article ]. Group explicitly construct probability density function of diffusing particle in a potential, a ln x, a >0.

Solving Linear Systems Fast: A Breakthrough in Algorithm Design

A recent algorithm solves diagonally dominant systems faster than any existing algorithm. Work of CMU scientist revealed. [popular article].

Resiliance Financial Networks

A counter intuitive conclusion is given recently on increasing connectivity of financial institutions would increase the risk of collapse. A paper by Italian-US team explains why [pdf] [link].