Date: 2 December 2016, 4:30pm
Location: Hempfield High School, Room 213
 Speaker: Evan Folkestad, Franklin and Marshall College
   Title: Geometry and Topology of the KdV equation

   Abstract. The Korteweg-de Vries equation (KdV) is an important
   example of a non-linear exactly solvable model. In this talk, we
   discuss a classical method of solution and show how it gives rise to
   solitary wave solutions. We also discuss the collisions of these
   waves.