NSF Org:	OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
Recipient:	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 12, 1999
Latest Amendment Date:	August 12, 1999
Award Number:	9910196
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Jennifer Pearl OISE  Office of International Science and Engineering O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	September 1, 1999
End Date:	August 31, 2002 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$18,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$18,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1999 = $18,000.00
History of Investigator:	Stephen Wiggins (Principal Investigator) wiggins@cds.caltech.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	California Institute of Technology 1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD PASADENA CA  US  91125-0001 (626)395-6219
Sponsor Congressional District:	28
Primary Place of Performance:	California Institute of Technology 1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD PASADENA CA  US  91125-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	28
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	U2JMKHNS5TG4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	WESTERN EUROPE PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:	app-0199
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 5918, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	598000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.079

ABSTRACT

9910196
Wiggins


This three-year award supports US-France cooperative research in applied mathematics between Stephen Wiggins of the California Institute of Technology and Laurent Wiesenfeld of the Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Physique at the University of Grenoble. The objective of their research is to study molecular vibrations at high energies. Their mathematical approach to this problem involves the geometrical theory of dynamical systems and Hamiltonian mathematics.

The US investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in Hamiltonian mathematics. This is complemented by French expertise in geometric theory and chemical physics. The project will further understanding of vibrational dynamics of highly excited molecules, a problem at the forefront of research in chemical physics.

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