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Dr. Harbir Lamba

Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Science and Technology Building I, Room 239
George Mason University
Phone : (703) 993-1489
FAX : (703) 993-1491
Email : hlamba@gmu.edu


Mailing Address

Department of Mathematical Sciences
MS 3F2
4400 University Drive
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030 USA


Class Information

If you are one of my current students then you may be looking for information found here:

Math 113
Math 674


Research Interests

My current research interests are dynamical systems, numerical analysis and mathematical modeling in economics.

My research on dynamical systems has included work on vibro-impacting systems, population dynamics, nonlinear phenomena in power networks and economic modelling. The common theme in all of the above is the presence of discontinuities in the mathematical models.

My work in numerical analysis has been the analysis and development of adaptive timestepping algorithms for both Ordinary and Stochastic Differential Equations.

Recent work in the area of economics has focused on the development and analysis of models that mimic the ways in which human psychology affects the dynamics of financial markets.


You can download my recent preprints in PDF format below. Click here for links to, or copies of, my publications.


Recent Preprints

An adaptive Euler-Maruyama scheme for SDEs: Convergence and stability (with Jonathan Mattingly and Andrew Stuart) PDF file

The effective stability of adaptive timestepping ODE solvers (to appear SIAM J. Num. Anal.) PDF file

Mean-square stability of an adaptive SDE solver (with Tim Seaman, to appear J. Comp. App. Math.) PDF file

Market statistics of a psychology-based heterogeneous agent model (with Tim Seaman, to appear Int. J. Theor. Appl. Fin.) PDF file

A mean-field model of investor behaviour (with Rod Cross and Michael Grinfeld ) PDF file

Stylized facts from a threshold-based heterogeneous agent model (with Rod Cross, Michael Grinfeld and Tim Seaman ) PDF file

Stepsize control for the Milstein scheme using first-exit-times PDF file

Rational Expectations, psychology and inductive learning via moving thresholds (with Tim Seaman) PDF file

Hysteresis and Economics (with Rod Cross and Michael Grinfeld ) PDF file


Previous Affiliations

Below is a list of various departments and institutions that I have been associated with over the years.


Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK (Undergraduate and Part III)

Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK (PhD)

Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, UK (Post-doctoral position)

Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics Program, Stanford University, USA (Post-doctoral position)


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