Orienteering, daisies and spilt coffee: Simulations with non-Hamiltonian Dynamics
Orienteering, daisies and spilt coffee: Simulations with non-Hamiltonian Dynamics
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 24th March 2003
- Speaker: Professor Graeme Ackland (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
I will show a number of examples of systems which evolve via non-Hamiltonian algorithms. These are characterised by a lack of detailed balance (irreversible dynamics), a flow of ''stuff'' through the system and the attainment of a steady state. Examples include a model ecology ''daisyworld'', electrochemical deposition with and without levelling agents and the bunching phase transition of cyclists. I will discuss whether there exist fundamental laws relating to information flow which help to unite these various systems. Since I don't know the answer, this discussion may be limited, but there will be java movies.
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