Transient dynamics in complex systems

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English - October 20, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB
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What is behind phenomena such as the sudden extinction of species in population dynamics? What generates the spiral patterns that appear in density profiles or travelling waves?

Professor Meyer-Ortmanns studies complex systems with methods from nonlinear dynamics and statistical physics. One current research topic is heteroclinic dynamics, another one is the impact of stochastic fluctuations.

Read the original article: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043097