So-called Rayleigh–Bloch waves can release enormous amount of energy that can damage technical systems under certain circumstances. They only exist below a precisely defined cut-off frequency; above this they disappear abruptly. Mathematicians from the Universities of Augsburg and Adelaide have recently proposed an explanation for this puzzling phenomenon.

In the recently published Shanghai Ranking 2024 (Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU), the University of Augsburg achieved very good results in three fields of research. In the fields of mathematics and atmospheric research, the university was ranked between 201 and 300 out of 1,000 universities worldwide. Educational research at the university was ranked between 301 and 400.

Prof. Dr Malte Peter, professor of applied analysis at the University of Augsburg, has been named a life member of Clare Hall, one of 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge.