Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Nonequilibrium Complex Systems Held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 13-17 April 1993. Volume 21.
Abstract
This workshop brought together experimentalists working with pattern forming systems in complex materials, such as liquid crystals, polymers, and biological systems, and theorists knowledgeable and interested in a physical understanding of the many, sometimes startlingly beautiful, patterns exhibited by these complex materials. Pattern formation in complex systems is important because it stimulates the growth of new physics and therefore new technologies. The technological relevance touched on at the workshop ranged from laser design, the development of high strength alloys, polymer processing, flat panel liquid crystal displays, and living systems. Just as descriptions in terms of order parameters revolutionized the understanding of phase transitions, the hope is that descriptions via amplitude equations and phase dynamics will give rise to simple descriptions of pattern formation in a wide variety of complex systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA296508
Entities
People
- L. M. Simmons
Organizations
- Santa Fe Institute