The fluid mechanics of kidney stone removal

The discomfort experienced when a kidney stone passes through the ureter is often compared to the pain of childbirth. Severe pain can indicate that the stone is too large to naturally dislodge, and surgical intervention may be required. A ureteroscope is inserted into the ureter (passing first through the urethra and the bladder) in a procedure called ureteroscopy. Via a miniscule light and a camera on the scope tip, the patient’s ureter and kidney are viewed by a urologist.

Detection of the temporal variation of the Sun's cosmic ray shadow with
the IceCube detector
 Collaboration, I Aartsen, M Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, J Ahlers, M Ahrens, M Altmann, D Andeen, K Anderson, T Ansseau, I Anton, G Argüelles, C Auffenberg, J Axani, S Backes, P Bagherpour, H Bai, X Barbano, A Barron, J Barwick, S Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, J Tjus, J Becker, K BenZvi, S Berley, D Bernardini, E Besson, D Binder, G Bindig, D Blaufuss, E Blot, S Bohm, C Börner, M Bos, F Böser, S Botner, O Bourbeau, E Bourbeau, J Bradascio, F Braun, J Bretz, H Bron, S Brostean-Kaiser, J Burgman, A Busse, R Carver, T Chen, C Cheung, E Chirkin, D Clark, K Classen, L Collin, G Conrad, J Coppin, P Correa, P Cowen, D Cross, R Dave, P Day, M André, J Clercq, C DeLaunay, J Dembinski, H Deoskar, K Ridder, S Desiati, P Vries, K Wasseige, G With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, J Dujmovic, H Dunkman, M Dvorak, E Eberhardt, B Ehrhardt, T Eichmann, B Eller, P Evenson, P Fahey, S Fazely, A Felde, J Filimonov, K Finley, C Franckowiak, A Friedman, E Fritz, A Gaisser, T Gallagher, J Ganster, E Garrappa, S Gerhardt, L Ghorbani, K Giang, W Glauch, T Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Gonzalez, J Grant, D Griffith, Z Haack, C Hallgren, A Halve, L Halzen, F Hanson, K Hebecker, D Heereman, D Helbing, K Hellauer, R Hickford, S Hignight, J Hill, G Hoffman, K Hoffmann, R Hoinka, T Hokanson-Fasig, B Hoshina, K Huang, F Huber, M Hultqvist, K Hünnefeld, M Hussain, R In, S Iovine, N Ishihara, A Jacobi, E Japaridze, G Jeong, M Jero, K Jones, B Kalaczynski, P Kang, W Kappes, A Kappesser, D Karg, T Karle, A Katz, U Kauer, M Keivani, A Kelley, J Kheirandish, A Kim, J Kintscher, T Kiryluk, J Kittler, T Klein, S Koirala, R Kolanoski, H Köpke, L Kopper, C Kopper, S Koskinen, D Kowalski, M Krings, K Kroll, M Krückl, G Kunwar, S Kurahashi, N Kyriacou, A Labare, M Lanfranchi, J Larson, M Lauber, F Leonard, K Leuermann, M Liu, Q Lohfink, E Mariscal, C Lu, L Lünemann, J Luszczak, W Madsen, J Maggi, G Mahn, K Makino, Y Mancina, S Mariş, I Maruyama, R Mase, K Maunu, R Meagher, K Medici, M Meier, M Menne, T Merino, G Meures, T Miarecki, S Micallef, J Momenté, G Montaruli, T Moore, R Moulai, M Nagai, R Nahnhauer, R Nakarmi, P Naumann, U Neer, G Niederhausen, H Nowicki, S Nygren, D Pollmann, A Olivas, A O'Murchadha, A O'Sullivan, E Palczewski, T Pandya, H Pankova, D Peiffer, P Pepper, J Heros, C Pieloth, D Pinat, E Pizzuto, A Plum, M Price, P Przybylski, G Raab, C Rameez, M Rauch, L Rawlins, K Rea, I Reimann, R Relethford, B Renzi, G Resconi, E Rhode, W Richman, M Robertson, S Rongen, M Rott, C Ruhe, T Ryckbosch, D Rysewyk, D Safa, I Herrera, S Sandrock, A Sandroos, J Santander, M Sarkar, S Satalecka, K Schaufel, M Schlunder, P Schmidt, T Schneider, A Schneider, J Schöneberg, S Schumacher, L Sclafani, S Seckel, D Seunarine, S Soedingrekso, J Soldin, D Song, M Spiczak, G Spiering, C Stachurska, J Stamatikos, M Stanev, T Stasik, A Stein, R Stettner, J Steuer, A Stezelberger, T Stokstad, R Stößl, A Strotjohann, N Stuttard, T Sullivan, G Sutherland, M Taboada, I Tenholt, F Ter-Antonyan, S Terliuk, A Tilav, S Toale, P Tobin, M Tönnis, C Toscano, S Tosi, D Tselengidou, M Tung, C Turcati, A Turcotte, R Turley, C Ty, B Unger, E Elorrieta, M Usner, M Vandenbroucke, J Driessche, W Eijk, D Eijndhoven, N Vanheule, S Santen, J Vraeghe, M Walck, C Wallace, A Wallraff, M Wandler, F Wandkowsky, N Watson, T Weaver, C Weiss, M Wendt, C Werthebach, J Westerhoff, S Whelan, B Whitehorn, N Wiebe, K Wiebusch, C Wille, L Williams, D Wills, L Wolf, M Wood, J Wood, T Woolsey, E Woschnagg, K Wrede, G Xu, D Xu, X Xu, Y Yanez, J Yodh, G Yoshida, S Yuan, T Astrophysical Journal http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.02015v1
Search for steady point-like sources in the astrophysical muon neutrino
flux with 8 years of IceCube data
 Collaboration, I Aartsen, M Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, J Ahlers, M Ahrens, M Altmann, D Andeen, K Anderson, T Ansseau, I Anton, G Argüelles, C Auffenberg, J Axani, S Backes, P Bagherpour, H Bai, X Barbano, A Barron, J Barwick, S Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, J Tjus, J Becker, K BenZvi, S Berley, D Bernardini, E Besson, D Binder, G Bindig, D Blaufuss, E Blot, S Bohm, C Börner, M Bos, F Böser, S Botner, O Bourbeau, E Bourbeau, J Bradascio, F Braun, J Bretz, H Bron, S Brostean-Kaiser, J Burgman, A Busse, R Carver, T Chen, C Cheung, E Chirkin, D Clark, K Classen, L Collin, G Conrad, J Coppin, P Correa, P Cowen, D Cross, R Dave, P Day, M André, J Clercq, C DeLaunay, J Dembinski, H Deoskar, K Ridder, S Desiati, P Vries, K Wasseige, G With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, J Dujmovic, H Dunkman, M Dvorak, E Eberhardt, B Ehrhardt, T Eichmann, B Eller, P Evenson, P Fahey, S Fazely, A Felde, J Filimonov, K Finley, C Franckowiak, A Friedman, E Fritz, A Gaisser, T Gallagher, J Ganster, E Garrappa, S Gerhardt, L Ghorbani, K Giang, W Glauch, T Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Gonzalez, J Grant, D Griffith, Z Haack, C Hallgren, A Halve, L Halzen, F Hanson, K Hebecker, D Heereman, D Helbing, K Hellauer, R Hickford, S Hignight, J Hill, G Hoffman, K Hoffmann, R Hoinka, T Hokanson-Fasig, B Hoshina, K Huang, F Huber, M Hultqvist, K Hünnefeld, M Hussain, R In, S Iovine, N Ishihara, A Jacobi, E Japaridze, G Jeong, M Jero, K Jones, B Kalaczynski, P Kang, W Kappes, A Kappesser, D Karg, T Karle, A Katz, U Kauer, M Keivani, A Kelley, J Kheirandish, A Kim, J Kintscher, T Kiryluk, J Kittler, T Klein, S Koirala, R Kolanoski, H Köpke, L Kopper, C Kopper, S Koskinen, D Kowalski, M Krings, K Kroll, M Krückl, G Kunwar, S Kurahashi, N Kyriacou, A Labare, M Lanfranchi, J Larson, M Lauber, F Leonard, K Leuermann, M Liu, Q Lohfink, E Mariscal, C Lu, L Lünemann, J Luszczak, W Madsen, J Maggi, G Mahn, K Makino, Y Mancina, S Mariş, I Maruyama, R Mase, K Maunu, R Meagher, K Medici, M Meier, M Menne, T Merino, G Meures, T Miarecki, S Micallef, J Momenté, G Montaruli, T Moore, R Moulai, M Nagai, R Nahnhauer, R Nakarmi, P Naumann, U Neer, G Niederhausen, H Nowicki, S Nygren, D Pollmann, A Olivas, A O'Murchadha, A O'Sullivan, E Palczewski, T Pandya, H Pankova, D Peiffer, P Heros, C Pieloth, D Pinat, E Pizzuto, A Plum, M Price, P Przybylski, G Raab, C Raissi, A Rameez, M Rauch, L Rawlins, K Rea, I Reimann, R Relethford, B Renzi, G Resconi, E Rhode, W Richman, M Robertson, S Rongen, M Rott, C Ruhe, T Ryckbosch, D Rysewyk, D Safa, I Herrera, S Sandrock, A Sandroos, J Santander, M Sarkar, S Satalecka, K Schaufel, M Schlunder, P Schmidt, T Schneider, A Schneider, J Schöneberg, S Schumacher, L Sclafani, S Seckel, D Seunarine, S Soedingrekso, J Soldin, D Song, M Spiczak, G Spiering, C Stachurska, J Stamatikos, M Stanev, T Stasik, A Stein, R Stettner, J Steuer, A Stezelberger, T Stokstad, R Stößl, A Strotjohann, N Stuttard, T Sullivan, G Sutherland, M Taboada, I Tenholt, F Ter-Antonyan, S Terliuk, A Tilav, S Tobin, M Tönnis, C Toscano, S Tosi, D Tselengidou, M Tung, C Turcati, A Turcotte, R Turley, C Ty, B Unger, E Elorrieta, M Usner, M Vandenbroucke, J Driessche, W Eijk, D Eijndhoven, N Vanheule, S Santen, J Vraeghe, M Walck, C Wallace, A Wallraff, M Wandler, F Wandkowsky, N Watson, T Weaver, C Weiss, M Wendt, C Werthebach, J Westerhoff, S Whelan, B Whitehorn, N Wiebe, K Wiebusch, C Wille, L Williams, D Wills, L Wolf, M Wood, J Wood, T Woolsey, E Woschnagg, K Wrede, G Xu, D Xu, X Xu, Y Yanez, J Yodh, G Yoshida, S Yuan, T European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.07979v1
Mon, 03 Jun 2019
14:15
L4

Lie algebras in finite and mixed characteristic.

Lukas Brantner
(Oxford University)
Abstract

Partition Lie algebras are generalisations of rational differential graded Lie algebras which, by a recent result of Mathew and myself, govern the formal deformation theory of algebro-geometric objects in finite and mixed characteristic. In this talk, we will take a closer look at these new gadgets and discuss some of their applications in algebra and topology

Tue, 27 Nov 2018

12:45 - 13:30
C5

Wrinkling of Elastic Bilayers

Hamza Alawiye
(Oxford)
Abstract

Wrinkling is a universal instability occurring in a wide variety of engineering and biological materials. It has been studied extensively for many different systems but a full description is still lacking. Here, we provide a systematic analysis of the wrinkling of a thin hyperelastic film over a substrate in plane strain using stream functions. For comparison, we assume that wrinkling is generated either by the isotropic growth of the film or by the lateral compression of the entire system. We perform an exhaustive linear analysis of the wrinkling problem for all stiffness ratios and under a variety of additional boundary and material effects.

Thu, 07 Feb 2019
16:00
C4

The Nielsen-Thurston theory of surface automorphisms

Mehdi Yazdi
(Oxford University)
Abstract

I will give an overview of the Nielsen-Thurston theory of the mapping class group and its connection to hyperbolic geometry and dynamics. Time permitting, I will discuss the surface entropy conjecture and a theorem of Hamenstadt on entropies of `generic' elements of the mapping class group. No prior knowledge of the concepts involved is required.

Tue, 05 Mar 2019
15:30
L4

How many real Artin-Tate motives are there?

Martin Gallauer
(Oxford)
Further Information

The goals of my talk are 1) to place this question within the framework of tensor-triangular geometry, and 2) to report on joint work with Paul Balmer (UCLA) which provides an answer in this framework.

Thu, 31 Jan 2019
16:00
C4

Holonomic D-modules, b-functions, and coadmissibility

Andreas Bode
(Oxford University)
Abstract

Since differentiation generally lowers exponents, it is straightforward that the space of Laurent polynomials $\mathbb{C}[x, x^{-1}]$ is a finitely generated module over the ring of differential operators $\mathbb{C}[x, \mathrm{d}/\mathrm{d}x]$. This innocent looking fact has been vastly generalized to a statement about holonomic D-modules, using the beautiful theory of b-functions (or Bernstein—Sato polynomials). I will give an overview of the classical theory before discussing some recent developments concerning a $p$-adic analytic analogue, which is joint work with Thomas Bitoun.

Thu, 24 Jan 2019
16:00
C4

An overview of the SYZ conjecture

Thomas Prince
(Oxford University)
Abstract

The Strominger-Yau-Zaslow (SYZ) conjecture postulates that mirror dual Calabi-Yau manifolds carry dual special Lagrangian fibrations. Within the study of Mirror Symmetry the SYZ conjecture has provided a particularly fruitful point of convergence of ideas from Riemannian, Symplectic, Tropical, and Algebraic geometry over the last twenty years. I will attempt to provide a brief overview of this aspect of Mirror Symmetry.

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