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Faculty of Mathematics

 

Career

  • 1999–present: Professor in Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 1995–99: Reader in Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 1987–95: University Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
  • 1986–87: Associate professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona
  • 1982–86: Senior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge
  • 1978–82: Junior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge

Research

Arieh Iserles' areas of interest include different aspects of the numerical solution of differential equations and other areas of interest in computational mathematics. In particular, his recent work has focussed on

  • Highly oscillatory phenomena and their computation. Here he is interested in particular in effective discretization methods for various types of highly oscillatory integrals in one or more dimensions and in the application of these methods to other problems in numerical analysis, e.g. the solution of rapidly oscillating ordinary differential equations, computation of spectra of Fredholm operators with highly oscillatory kernels and rapid approximation of functions by Birkhoff series.
  • Numerical geometric integration, i.e. the discipline concerned with the discretization of differential equations while conserving exactly their invariants. In particular, he is interested in discretization methods for equations that evolve on Lie groups and in homogeneous manifolds. He is also concerned with methods that conserve volume, with symplectic methods and with splitting and composition techniques.
  • Effective methods for the approximation of the matrix exponential, in particular approximations that map elements of a Lie algebra to the corresponding Lie group.
  • Exponential integrators and asymptotic expansions for ordinary differential equations, with an emphasis of equations that exhibit high oscillation. In particular, he is interested in equations originating in electronic engineering, which possess different interacting scales of nonlinear oscillations.
  • Isospectral flows and their features, in particular flows that also possess Lie–Poisson structure. Constructive methods for the computation of the underlying Lie algebra from the structure constants of the Lie–Poisson flow. Issues in matrix analysis that originate in isospectral flows.

Selected Publications

  • A. Iserles & S.P. Nørsett, "Efficient quadrature of highly oscillatory integrals using derivatives", Proc. Royal Soc. A 461 (2005), 1383-1399.
  • A.M. Bloch & A. Iserles, "On an isospectral Lie-Poisson system and its Lie algebra", Found. Comp. Maths 6 (2006), 121-144.
  • A. Iserles, G.R.W. Quispel & P.S.P. Tse, "B-series methods cannot be volume preserving", BIT 47(2007), 351-378.
  • A. Iserles & A. Zanna, "Efficient computation of the matrix exponential by generalized polar decompositions", SIAM J. Num. Anal. 42 (2005), 2218-2256.
  • A. Iserles, A First Course in the Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations (2nd edition), Cambridge University Press, 2008. Chinese translation: Springer & Tsing-hua University Press, 2005.
  • A. Iserles & S.P. Nørsett, "Quadrature methods for multivariate highly oscillatory integrals using derivatives", Maths Comp 75 (2006), 1233-1258.

Publications

Stable spectral methods for time-dependent problems and the preservation of structure
A Iserles
– Foundations of Computational Mathematics
(2024)
1
Stability and Asymptotic Stability of Functional-Differential Equations
A ISERLES, J TERJEKI
– Journal of the London Mathematical Society
(2016)
51,
559
Efficient methods for linear Schrodinger equation in the semiclassical regime with time-dependent potential
P Bader, A Iserles, K Kropielnicka, P Singh
– Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
(2016)
472,
20150733
Numerical Solution of Sturm–Liouville Problems via Fer Streamers
AGCP Ramos
(2016)
From orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle to functional equations via generating functions
MJ Cantero, A Iserles
– Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
(2015)
368,
4027
Numerical Stability in the Presence of Variable Coefficients.
E Hairer, A Iserles
– Found. Comput. Math.
(2015)
16,
751
Arbitrary-Order Trigonometric Fourier Collocation Methods for Multi-Frequency Oscillatory Systems.
B Wang, A Iserles, X Wu
– Foundations of Computational Mathematics
(2015)
16,
151
Numerical solution of Sturm-Liouville problems via Fer streamers.
AGCP Ramos, A Iserles
– Numerische Mathematik
(2014)
131,
541
Effective Approximation for the Semiclassical Schrodinger Equation
P Bader, A Iserles, K Kropielnicka, P Singh
– Found. Comput. Math.
(2014)
14,
689
Differential equations with general highly oscillatory forcing terms
M Condon, A Iserles, SP Norsett
– Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
(2014)
470,
20130490
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Research Groups

Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information
Numerical Analysis

Room

F2.06

Telephone

01223 337891