*** Apologies for Cross-posting *** "Fractional Dynamics and Some of its Applications"
Professor J M Blackledge, Loughborough University Friday, 26th May 2006, 1400 - 1500 British Summer Time (1300 - 1400 UTC) ESNW Access Grid, Room 1.10, Kilburn Building It is arguable that one of the greatest of Isaac Newton?s legacies was his introduction of what later became known as the calculus because it was through calculus that the laws of physics came to be cast in terms of differential equations. These equations are based on derivatives in space and time that are of integer order. Fractional dynamics is the study of physical systems that can be cast in terms of solutions to differential equations which are of fractional order to which the fractional calculus can be applied. Such equations can be used to describe a range of stochastic processes that do not conform to conventional statistical models. They are finding increasing value in modelling processes that are quasi-deterministic, i.e. neither fully deterministic or fully stochastic, and as such, can be used to analyse systems for which conventional statistical analysis is inadequate and where deterministic models become intractable. This seminar introduces the foundations of fractional dynamics and focuses on the applications of the fractional diffusion equation when a physical system is neither fully diffusive (the diffusion equation) or fully ?propagative? (the propagation or wave equation). Access Grid Information Anyone wishing to view a seminar via Access Grid should note the following: Virtual venue: University of Manchester (1.10) Jabber room: uom1...@conference.mcs.anl.gov IGPix: roberts.agsc.man.ac.uk/igpix/uom110 For technical assistance regarding the Access Grid, please contact supp...@agsc.ja.net If possible, please let us know in advance if your site intends to join a seminar. Further Information http://www.mc.manchester.ac.uk/research/seminars/ Best regards Dr Lee Margetts Senior Consultant High Performance Computing University of Manchester http://www.sve.man.ac.uk/General/Staff/margetts
