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Emergent behaviour and self-organisation

  • Structure of nanocrystals via novel Monte Carlo sampling methods. S. Parker & N. Wilding
  • Spatiotemporal modelling of pseudogene evolution in prokaryotes. A. Jeffries & N. Britton
  • Complete neural modelling of the jellyfish Polyorchis Penicillatus. A.Barry, J. Bryson & W.Megill
  • The exploration of institutional models a priori to model the consequences of social policy and a posteriori to fit against empirical data. J. Padget & G. Room
  • Emergence of energy localisation in nanoparticle arrays. S. Maier & J. Zimmer
  • Wave propagation through heterogeneous highly dispersive media and the slow light effect. V. Smyshlyaev, F. Causa & C. Mitchell
  • Chaotic vibration generation by an ultrasonic hammer. C. Budd & D. Almond
  • A probabilistic analysis of emergent scaling in heterogeneous systems, P. Mörters, D. Almond & G. Hunt


Multiple scales

  • Point process models of global remote sensed lightning data. S. Wood & M. Füllekrug
  • Multiscale modelling of nano-reinforced composite structures. M. Meo & K. Matthies
  • Extreme wave interaction with structures. D. Greaves, C. Williams & C. Budd
  • Coupled linear and nonlinear defects in photonic crystals. I. Kamotski & D. Skryabin
  • Tomographic imaging and first-principle modelling of the ionised atmosphere. C. Mitchell & C. Budd
  • Emergent properties in multiscale materials via numerical simulation. D. Almond & R. Scheichl
  • Polarisation anomalies in coupled surface mode waveguides. F. Causa, J. Sarma & I. Kamotski


Out-of equilibrium systems and nonlinear dynamics

  • Extracting zooplankton biodiversity information from sonar backscatter. W.Megill & J.Zimmer
  • Numerical algorithms for problems in fluid-structure interaction. D. Greaves, Ch. Williams & I. Graham
  • Adaptive methods for simulation of fluid flow in deformable porous media. D. A. S. Rees, D. Greaves & C. Williams
  • Upscaling of defect diffusion in complex oxide materials. S. Islam & J. Zimmer
  • Understanding how resistance changes with strain in a conducing polymer coated fabric network. W.Megill & H.Schwetlick
  • Modelling earthquake-induced freak waves. M. Meo, D. A. S. Rees, D. Greaves
  • Bend losses in photonic crystal fibres. D.Bird, I.Kamotski & V.Smyshlyaev
  • Nonlinear field-carrier interaction in lasers. F. Causa, J. Sarma & H. Schwetlick
  • Dynamics of structural phase transitions via thermostated MD simulations and theory. N. Wilding & J. Zimmer
  • Emergent properties in two phase systems via perturbation analysis. V. Smyshlyaev & D. Almond


Complex connectivity in networks

  • A large deviation approach to motif profiles in random networks. R. James & P. Mörters
  • Evolving bargaining strategies: An agent-based approach to the emergence of cooperation, altruism and competition. A. Krause & J. Bryson
  • Dynamical processes on time-varying complex social networks. R. James & N. Britton
  • Origins, modelling, and implications of fractional diffusion processes in financial markets. A. Krause & D. A. S. Rees.
  • Opinion dynamics and information spread in evolving networks. A. Krause & J. Bryson
  • Explicit representations of norms and negotiation about their evolution in an agent society. A. Krause, J. Padget
  • Modelling the emergence and maintenance of institutions using the viable systems model. J. Padget & R. Vidgen


   

 

 

 

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