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SUMMARY:2012 Fall Graduate Colloquium Series:  Dr. Jeffrey Olafsen
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Jeffrey Olafsen, Ph.D.=0D=0A=
Associate Professor of Physics=0D=0A=
The Weather in London, and other Nonlinear Systems=0D=0A=
Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium systems are contemporary areas of study in physics recently enhanced by the advent of inexpensive computing=0D=0A=
power to run numerical simulations to compare with experiments.  Indeed, a strong interplay exists in the field of what is broadly called=0D=0A=
“Soft Condensed Matter Physics” between theorists and experimentalists as they grapple with many of the open questions in the community. One=0D=0A=
of the hallmarks of both nonlinear and non-equilibrium systems is the search for universality classes – systems that at first glance appear to be drastically different but share the same fundamental physics resulting in=0D=0A=
identical systems of dynamical equations. This universality allows tabletop versions of the underlying physical systems to be studied to=0D=0A=
better understand all of the systems that belong to the same dynamical class. One feature that the systems share is a sensitivity to initial=0D=0A=
conditions due to dynamic instabilities. Because of this characteristic, the systems are completely deterministic but can only be uniquely=0D=0A=
predicted over short periods of time (like the weather). An overview will be given of several efforts in the research group at Baylor University.=0D=0A=
For more information contact: Dr. Linda Olafsen=0D=0A=
254-710-2541
LOCATION:Baylor Sciences Building, Room E.125
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