Computer Infrastructure for Mathematical Research

斯坦福大学数学系计划购买计算机设备，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仅足以进行交流和手稿准备。它完全不适用于任何严肃的数学计算或可视化项目。该部有几名成员的计算或图形密集型项目在目前的计算机环境下无法执行。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助人员。该部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。这将不足以支持扩大的计算机环境。私人投资主任将额外获得25%的时间系统行政职位，以补充目前的安排。该职位将负责将新设备和软件整合到现有系统中，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。该设备将用于几个数学研究项目，特别包括：几何中的演化方程，本·安德鲁斯和布莱恩·怀特。《数论的计算方面》，Daniel Bump。《双曲几何与几何拓扑学》，史蒂文·柯克霍夫著。基于小波的地震分析与模拟环境，George Papanicolaou。

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.