Brian #Josephson (2016)

Lecture and Discussion: #Emergent #Self-Organising Activity as the true #foundation of #Reality

http://www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/videos/36145/lecture-emergent-self-organising-activity

Abstract

The presumptions underlying quantum mechanics make it relevant to a limited range of situations only1; furthermore, its statistical character means that it provides no answers to the question ‘what is really going on?’. In line with Barad’s discussions of the way quantum measurements introduce definiteness into previously indefinite situations, it is hypothesised that the underlying mechanics has parallels with human activities. We are led to consider a subtle type of order, different from those commonly encountered in the discipline of physics, and yet comprehensible in terms of concepts considered by Barad and Yardley such as oppositional dynamics or ‘intra-actions’2. The emergent organisation implies that nature is no longer fundamentally meaningless.

We are led to consider a subtle type of order, different from those commonly encountered in the discipline of physics, and yet comprehensible in terms of concepts considered by Barad and Yardley such as oppositional dynamics or ‘intra-actions’. The emergent organisation implies that nature is no longer fundamentally meaningless.

NB: the slides for this lecture are available separately at
http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~bdj10/Documents/Lindau2016-slides.pdf.

Clarifications added after lecture: agencies can be viewed as dynamical systems, so we are dealing with models involving interacting dynamical systems. The 'congealing of agencies' to whch Barad refers can equated to the presence of regulatory mechanisms restricting the range of possibilities open to the agencies concerned.

Lecture Notes on Finite Element Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Endre Suli

Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/suli/fem.pdf

School and Conference on Conformal Field Theory and its Applications
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences(IPM)
October 24-27, 2016 (3-6 Aban 1395)

http://particles.ipm.ir/conferences/2016/CFT/index.jsp

Oxford-Department of Physics-122440 [#7106, 122440]

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Active Matter Theory
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7106

THE #PHYSICS OF #INFORMATION
F. ALEXANDER BAIS AND J. DOYNE FARMER

http://arxiv.org/pdf/0708.2837v2.pdf

Control principles of complex systems

Yang-Yu Liu and Albert-László Barabási

http://journals.aps.org/rmp/abstract/10.1103/RevModPhys.88.035006

ABSTRACT
A reflection of our ultimate understanding of a complex system is our ability to control its behavior. Typically, control has multiple prerequisites: it requires an accurate map of the network that governs the interactions between the system’s components, a quantitative description of the dynamical laws that govern the temporal behavior of each component, and an ability to influence the state and temporal behavior of a selected subset of the components. With deep roots in dynamical systems and control theory, notions of control and controllability have taken a new life recently in the study of complex networks, inspiring several fundamental questions: What are the control principles of complex systems? How do networks organize themselves to balance control with functionality? To address these questions here recent advances on the controllability and the control of complex networks are reviewed, exploring the intricate interplay between the network topology and dynamical laws. The pertinent mathematical results are matched with empirical findings and applications. Uncovering the control principles of complex systems can help us explore and ultimately understand the fundamental laws that govern their behavior.

AN INTRODUCTION TO
#ECONOPHYSICS
Correlations and Complexity in Finance

ROSARIO N. #MANTEGNA
Dipartimento di Energetica ed Applicazioni di Fisica, Palermo University
H. EUGENE #STANLEY
Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University

http://polymer.bu.edu/hes/book-mantegna00stanley.pdf

Interview with Eugene H. #Stanley
http://www.saha.ac.in/cmp/camcs/Stanley-interview.pdf

#Econophysics

Dr. Eugene H. Stanley (1941–) is one of the most influencing figures in the discipline of #Econophysics. He was born in Oklahoma City, U.S. and was awarded the Ph.D. in physics at Harvard University. In 1976 he joined Boston University as Professor of Physics, and was promoted to Professor of Physiology and University Professor, in 1978 and 1979, respectively. In 2007 he was offered joint appointments with the Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering Departments, and in 2011 he was made William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor.