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Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society

What do the movements of molecules and the migration of humans have in common? How does the functionality of our brain tissue resemble the flow of traffic in New York City? How can understanding the spread of ideas, rumors, and languages help us tackle the spread a pandemic? This book provides an il...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bunde, Armin (Editor), Caro, Jürgen (Editor), Chmelik, Christian (Editor), Kärger, Jörg (Editor), Vogl, Gero (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:2nd ed. 2023.
Subjects:
System theory.
Building materials.
Epidemiology.
Animal migration.
Emigration and immigration.
Atmospheric science.
Complex Systems.
Structural Materials.
Animal Migration.
Human Migration.
Atmospheric Science.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05946-9
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Table of Contents:
  • What the Book Is Dealing With
  • Spreading Fundamentals
  • Dispersal in Plants and Animals
  • Search for Food of Birds, Fish and Insects
  • Epicuticular Wax Formation and Regeneration—A Remarkable Diffusion Phenomenon for Maintaining Surface Integrity and Functionality in Plant Surfaces
  • Brain Interstitial Structure Revealed Through Diffusive Spread of Molecules
  • Turbulent Diffusion in the Atmosphere
  • Hot Brownian Motion
  • On Phase Transitions in Biased Diffusion of Interacting Particles.

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