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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20091031T101500
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SUMMARY:Understanding Complex Systems
CREATED:20090513T110000Z
DESCRIPTION:Popular Lecture: Lightning\, the flickering flame of a candle
 \, traffic congestions\,fracturing glass\, the turbulence at the exhaust
  of the jet engine\, andcomputers have something in common with living s
 ystems: they existonly if there is a sufficiently large supply of energy
 \, in terms of ahigh voltage electrical current\, energy rich chemical\,
  cars that wantto reach a certain destination\, tension\, fast moving fl
 uids\,information\, or food. Such Complex Systems have special propertie
 s:the self-assemble into sometimes very beautiful fractal patterns andse
 lf-repair. However their dynamics is often chaotic and includescatastrop
 hes. This talk will give an overview over the currentresearch directions
  in this field and discuss potential applications.
LAST-MODIFIED:20090915T110000Z
LOCATION:141 Loomis Laboratory of Physics\, 1110 W. Green Street\, Urbana
 
CATEGORIES:Outreach
CONTACT:Toni Pitts 217-244-2948
ORGANIZER:tpitts@illinois.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/75?key=2000010120000101117961
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