Back to Departmental Colloquium: Spring 2017
Departmental Colloquium
Date: Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017
Time: 4:00PM
Location: JWB 335
Ricardo Alonso
PUC-Rio
Title |
Topics on kinetic theory: Dissipation and fractional diffusion |
Abstract |
Kinetic theory is a powerful tool for modeling. It connects apparently dissimilar topics in science and, if properly used, produces models having remarkable agreement with experimentation in an ample range of scales. We navigate over a series of examples where modern kinetic theory plays a central role in the understanding of the phenomenon in question. They will allow us to introduce key ideas of today’s kinetic theory. Viscoelastic materials, fiber networks, rod alignment, and wave propagation with peaked scattering are in the Menu! |
Materials Science
Applied Mathematics