Mathematician uses dynamical ideas for insight into the geometry of a space
Steven Frankel is not hungry. He just wants to talk about noodles.
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News tagged with dynamical systems
When nuclei catch up with electrons
In an attosecond study of the H2 molecule, physicists at ETH Zurich found that for light atomic nuclei, as contained in most organic and biological molecules, the correlation between electronic and nuclear motions cannot ...
General Physics
Apr 17, 2018
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Taming chaos: Calculating probability in complex systems
Daily weather patterns, brain activity on an EEG (electroencephalogram) and heartbeats on an EKG (electrocardiogram) each generate lines of complex data. To analyze this data, perhaps to predict a storm, seizure or heart ...
General Physics
Mar 20, 2018
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Turning to the brain to reboot computing
Computation is stuck in a rut. The integrated circuits that powered the past 50 years of technological revolution are reaching their physical limits.
Computer Sciences
Oct 3, 2016
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Using nonlinearity in understanding market forces: Researchers clarify factors affecting competitive advantage
There are certain markets within the U.S. and global economies in which two major corporations dominate. For example, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are the two major firms that compete with each other in the soft drink market. ...
General Physics
Sep 20, 2016
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The science of diffusion and the spread of public policy
Most of us think of diffusion in the context of its scientific definition as the process whereby particles of liquids, gases or solids intermingle and in dissolved substances move from a region of higher to one of lower concentration. ...
General Physics
Aug 22, 2016
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Archaeologists use new methods to explore move from hunting, gathering to farming
One of the enduring mysteries of the human experience is how and why humans moved from hunting and gathering to farming.
Archaeology
Jul 21, 2015
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Exploring the role of water in the complex energy landscape of proteins
Water is an incredibly important component of any biological system and understanding its role is crucial when you are analysing biological activity at the macromolecular level, according to Bragg Institute Instrument Scientist, ...
Biochemistry
Jun 4, 2015
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Predicting the extent of flash flooding
Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa's Flood of 2008—which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square miles of Cedar Rapids—are notoriously difficult to predict.
General Physics
Mar 10, 2015
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Sustainability, astrobiology illuminate future of life in universe, civilization on Earth
Human-caused climate change, ocean acidification and species extinctions may eventually threaten the collapse of civilization, according to some scientists, while other people argue that for political or economic reasons ...
Astronomy
Nov 6, 2014
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