Computer Infrastructure for Mathematical Research

斯坦福大学数学系计划购买计算机设备，专门用于支持数学科学的研究。它还提议雇用一名兼职系统管理员，以帮助维护和有效使用这一设备。 斯坦福大学数学系的计算机系统目前只够通信和准备手稿。 它完全不适合任何严肃的数学计算或可视化项目。 有几个部门的成员谁计算或图形密集的项目，不能在当前的计算机环境中执行。 为了纠正这种情况，我们建议购买适当的设备。 将这种设备纳入系统以及它们将产生的数学活动的增加将需要支持人员。 该部门目前雇用了一名非常兼职的系统管理员来帮助解决通信问题。 这不足以支持扩大的计算机环境。 督察将获得额外25%时间的系统管理职位，以补充现行安排。 该职位将负责将新设备和软件纳入现有系统，然后为其维护和使用提供支助。 这将包括帮助人们满足他们对研究项目的编程需求。 该设备将用于几个研究项目的数学，特别是包括：进化方程的几何，本安德鲁斯和布赖恩白色。数论的计算方面，丹尼尔邦普。双曲几何与几何拓扑。基于小波的地震分析和仿真环境，乔治帕帕尼科拉乌。

The Department of Mathematics at Stanford University plans to purchase computer equipment which will be dedicated to the support of research in the mathematical sciences. It also proposes to hire a part-time systems administrator to help maintain and to use effectively this equipment. The computer system in the Mathematics Department at Stanford University is currently adequate only for communication and manuscript preparation. It is completely inadequate for any serious mathematical computation or visualization projects. There are several members of the department who have computationally or graphically intensive projects which cannot be performed in the current computer environment. To correct this situation we are proposing to purchase appropriate equipment. The inclusion of this equipment into the system and the increase of mathematical activity that they would generate would necessitate support personnel. The department currently employs a very part-time systems administrator to help with communications problems. This would be insufficient support for the expanded computer environment. The PIs will obtain an additional 25% time systems administration position to supplement the current arrangement. This position would be responsible for integrating the new equipment and software into the existing system and then would provide support for its maintenance and use. This would include helping people with their programming needs for research projects. The equipment will be used for several research projects in mathematics, including in particular: Evolution Equations in Geometry, Ben Andrews and Brian White. Computational Aspects of Number Theory, Daniel Bump. Hyperbolic Geometry and Geometric Topology, Steven Kerckhoff. A Wavelet-based Seismic Analysis and Simulation Environment, George Papanicolaou.