Complexity
Science and the Role of Mathematical Modeling
Prof. Tassos Bountis
Department of
Mathematics
and
Center for
Research and Applications of Nonlinear
Systems
University of
Patras, Patras 26500 GREECE
LOCAL: Auditório do DFTE
- UFRN
DATA: 10 de maio de
2013 às 10 horas
Abstract
In
the last 3 decades, we have witnessed an explosive scientific activity
worldwide aiming to understand, predict and hopefully control complex systems
of great physical, biological, technological and social importance. These
systems typically consist of a multitude of interacting components, yet exhibit
a wealth of collective phenomena of self – organization, pattern formation and
phase transitions that cannot be explained simply by analyzing their individual
parts. In this lecture, I will discuss the fundamental concepts of what has
come to be known as Complexity Science, emphasizing the importance of
mathematical models and what they have taught us about some basic principles of
complex systems occurring in many sciences. In particular, I will concentrate
on some examples of such models that our group in Patras has developed in
recent years and which have interesting physical, biological and technological
applications.
Could/Will this be webcasted?
ResponderExcluirIt looks so interesting, I would like to watch.
Thank you!