Physics 313: Related Links

• Applied Mathematics and Analysis Seminars.
• Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems Seminars (CNCS).

• CNCS/Physics 201s : Discussion Seminar on Nonlinear and Complex Systems.
• Physics 213 : Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics.
• Physics Department.

• arXiv nonlinear dynamics preprint database.
• Chaos
• Journal of Fluid Dynamics.
• Journal of Theoretical Biology.
• Nature
• Nonlinear Science Today.
• Mathematica Journal
• Nonlinear Science Today.
• Physica D.
• Physics Focus    Easy-to-read brief summaries of recent Physical Review Letters.
• Physical Review E.    Main physics journal that covers topics in nonlinear dynamics, pattern formation, fluid dynamics, and biophysics.
• Physical Review Letters.    The premier physics journal for short rapid publication of new important results.
• Science    The premier American journal for important results in all areas of science.
• SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day, lots of interesting patterns from planetary surfaces to galactic structure.
• Chemical Dynamics Movies, links collected by John A. Pojman, Sr.
• Dynamics of Complex Systems, online book by Yaneer Bar-Yam, New England Complex Systems Institute.
• Ecological Spatiotemporal Modeling Page.
• Mathematica documentation.
• Java applets:
  • Michael Cross's pattern formation applets.
  • Michael Cross's spatiotemporal chaos applets.
• Nonlinear dynamics
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in nonlinear dynamics.
  • Mike Cross's online course on nonlinear dynamics.
• Snowflakes:
  • Photographs of Wilson Bentley.
  • Photos of Kenneth Libbrecht.
• Solar granulation movies.
• Spatiotemporal chaos of a convecting flow near onset (spiral defect chaos and domain chaos of a rotating convecting fluid.)
• The Virtual Heart, website by Flavio Fenton and Elizabeth Cherry that summarizes experimental and theoretical studies of cardiac dynamics, many in 3d with realistic heart geometries.

Duke researchers:

1. Bob Behringer, granular flow, convection experiments.
2. Earl Dowell, theory of nonlinear fluid and structural systems with engineering applications.
3. Dan Gauthier, nonlinear dynamics, control of lasers and hearts.
4. Henry Greenside, spatiotemporal chaos, theoretical neurobiology.
5. Peter Haff, pattern formation in geological systems.
6. Craig Henriquez, computational biomedical engineering of heart and brain tissue.
7. Gabriel Katul, transport near the land-atmosphere interface.
8. Brad Murray, terrestrial and coastal morphology.
9. Fred Nijhout, pattern formation in butterfly wings, genetic pathways.
10. Richard Palmer, spin glasses, evolutionary economics, genetic algorithms, emergence of structure.
11. Josh Socolar, granular flow, control of dynamical systems, theory of genetic networks.
12. Hua Wang, intelligent and nonlinear control.
13. Will Wilson, theoretical ecology.

Other researchers:

1. Guenter Ahlers, experimental pattern formation in fluids and liquid crystals.
2. Dwight Barkley, theory, simulation of excitable media, stability of fluid flow.
3. The Bayreuth Group (Kramer, Pesch, Decker, ...), theoretical, computational fluid and liquid crystal dynamics.
4. Eshel Ben-Jacob's Bacterial Pattern-Formation Group
5. Eberhard Bodenschatz, experimental pattern formation in convecting flows, turbulence.
6. Scott Camazine, study of social organization in honey bee colonies.
7. Michael Cross, theoretical pattern formation.
8. Bob Ecke, experimental pattern formation, chaos in convecting flows.
9. G. Bard Ermentrout, theoretical neuroscience.
10. Flavio Fenton, theoretical, computational cardiology.
11. Jerry Gollub, pattern formation and chaos in convection, capillary waves, granular media.
12. Michael Gorman, experimental pattern formation and chaos in combustion.
13. Alain Karma, theory of excitable media and cardiac physiology.
14. Herbie Levine, theoretical/computational pattern formation and biology.
15. Stephen Morris, experimental patterns in fluids, liquid crystals, and granular media.
16. James D. Murray, mathematical biology, pattern formation.
17. Hermann Riecke, theoretical/computational pattern formation.
18. Harry Swinney, experimental pattern formation in many systems. <
19. Lev Tsimring, theoretical pattern formation, biological physics.
20. Wim van Saarloos, theoretical pattern formation, especially properties of fronts.
21. Jorge Vinals, theoretical pattern formation in capillary waves.