Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society

Author: Armin Bunde,Jurgen Caro,Jörg Kärger
Publisher: Springer
Category: Cybernetics & Systems Theory, Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Non-linear Science, Chaos Theory, Geophysics, Developmental Biology
Book Format: Hardcover

This book deals with randomly moving objects and their spreading. The objects considered are particles like atoms and molecules, but also living beings such as humans, animals, plants, bacteria and even abstract entities like ideas, rumors, information, innovations and linguistic features. The book explores and communicates the laws behind these movements and reports about astonishing similarities and very specific features typical of the given object under considerations. Leading scientists in disciplines as diverse as archeology, epidemics, linguistics and sociology, in collaboration with their colleagues from engineering, natural sciences and mathematics, introduce the phenomena of spreading as relevant for their fields. An introductory chapter on Spreading Fundamentals provides a common basis for all these considerations, with a minimum of mathematics, selected and presented for enjoying rather than frustrating the reader.

Prof. Jörg Kärger


Professional Career
1962 - 1968 Studying Physics at Leipzig University
1968 - 1970 PhD-fellow Leipzig University, Dr. rer. nat. in Physics 1970
1970 - 1977 Scientific co-worker, Leipzig University
1977 - 1982 Senior scientific co-worker, Leipzig University
1978 Habilitation (Promo B)
1982 - 1989 Lecturer, Leipzig University
1989 - 1994 extraordinary Professor, Leipzig University
1994 - April 2009 Professor with full chair (Interface Physics), Leipzig University
since April 2009 Professor emeritus, Leipzig University

Professional Activities and Memberships

1996 - 1999 Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University

1996 - 1999 President of the German Zeolite Association, member of t

he FEZA Board (Federation of European Zeolite Associations)
1997 - 2000 Ombudsman of Leipzig University

2002 - 2006 Editorship www.diffusion-fundamentals.org (since 2003),

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (European Editor 2004 - 2008)


Membership in Editorial Boards

Zeolites (1992 - 1997), Adsorption (since 1993), Microporous and

Mesoporous Materials (since 1993)

Honours

1978 Gustav-Hertz-Award

of the German Physical Society
1980 Leibniz-Medal of the German Academy of Sciences

1986 Donald-W.-Breck Award of the International Zeolite Association (together

with H. Pfeifer, D. Freude and M. Bülow)

1993 Max Planck Research Award of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation and the Max-Planck-Society

2000 Member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences

2005 Theodor-Litt-A

ward of Leipzig University
Research Interest

Experiment and

theory of mass transfer and matter conversion in complex systems


Prof. Dr. Gero Vogl, Wien Dr.phil. (Physik, Universität Wien), Dr. rer.nat.habil. (TU München) Emer. Professor




1965 Dr.phil. 1966 assistent physics department TU München 1970 head low temperatur lab TU München 1974 Habilitation 1975 associate professor TU München 1977 professor physics (C3) FU Berlin 1985-2009 prof. physics University Wien 1999 department head Hahn-Meitner-Instituts Berlin 1990-1991 member scientific couoncil integration AdW of DDR 1991-1993 responsible for evaluation der physics research Autria 1991-1998 speaker Nuclear Solid State Sciences Austsria 2002 coordinator net Materials Dynamics BMWFT, international collaboration 2002-2004 president Austrian Physical Society

CV of Jürgen Caro
Po

sition: Professor (W3) for Physical Chemistry (chair)
Academic education and degrees

1992 Dr. rer. habil. on the application of zeolitic molecular sieves as catalysts,

adsorbents, nonlinear optical materials, sensor, membrane

1989 Dr. sc. nat. on the diffusion influence in heterogeneous catalysis

1977 Dr. rer. nat. on NMR studies of molecular diffusion in porous materials (Mentor: J. Kärger), summa cum laude

1970-1977 Study of Chemistry, University Leipzig, American model: direct after Bachelor, start of

PhD study
Scientific career

since 2001 W3 Professor for Physical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover

1994-2001 Leader of the Department Advanced Materials at the Institute for Applied

Chemistry in Berlin-Adlershof with the working fields ceramics, polymers,

composites

1992-1993 Formation of the new group Nano-composites- molecular sieves as

high-tech
materials at Center for Heterogeneous Catalysis of the KAI in Berlin-Adlershof

1977-1991 Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the former East German Academy of

Sciences with the working fields adsorption, catalysis, porous materials, gas

separation, supercritical fluids

Further activities and honours

2013 Breck Award of the International Zeolite Association

2013 Ostwald-Medal of the Saxonian Academy of Scien

ces at Leipzig
2013-2016 Pr

ofessor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at Ningbo, China
2014-2017 Visiting Professor at Dalian University of Technology, China

2014-2017

P

art-time Professor of the University at Panjin, China

Table Of Contents
Confirmed Invited Speakers and Tentative Titles of Talks and Book ContributionsBook Editors and Introduction "Spreading Fundamentals", Armin Bunde (Giessen), Jurgen Caro (Hannover), Joerg Karger (Leipzig), Gero Vogl (Wien) Dirk Brockmann (Berlin)
Epidemics Spreading
Frank Cichos (Leipzig)
Hot Brownian Motion: Experiment
Marc-Olivier Coppens (London)
Nature-Inspired Transport Optimization
Joaquim Fort (Girona)
The Neolithic Transition: Diffusion of People or Diffusion of Culture?
Albrecht Fritzsche (Erlangen)
Spreading Innovations
Russel Gray (Auckland)
Expansion of Langu








age Families
Detlef Gronenborn (Mainz) G
and Carsten Lemmen (Geesthacht)
The Expansion of Farming as Seen from Archaeology and Related Disciplines S
Shlomo Havlin (Ramat Gan)
Spreading of Failures in the Internet and in Power Grids
Anne Kandler (London)
Analysing Language Shift:
The Example of Scottish Gaelic
Rainer Klages (London)
Search for Food of Birds, Fish and Insects
Rajamani Krishna (Amsterdam)
Uphill Diffusion
Klaus Kroy (Leipzig)
Hot Brownian Motion: Theory
Ingolf Kuhn

;(Halle
)


rsal in
Plan
ts and Animals: Biological Processes
Michael Leitner (Munich)
Dispersal in Plants and Animals: Modelling
Philipp Maass (Osnabruck)
Diffusive Transport in Non-Equilibrium Steady State
Hernan Makse (New York)
A New Class of Superspreader: From Twitter, Cities and the Brain
Christoph Neinhuis (Dresden)
Transport Systems in Living Organisms
Charles Nicholson (New York)
Brain Structure Revealed by Diffusive Spread of Molecules
William S. Price (Sydney)
NMR Versatility
Mart
in Schnittler
/b> (Greifsw
p>ald)
Spore Dispersal in Lower Organisms: From Model Assumptions to Reality
Manfred Wendisch (Leipzig)
Diffusion Processes in Atmospheric Physics
Soren Wichmann (Leiden)
Language Migration: Empirical Data and Modelling
About Armin Bunde
Prof. Joerg KargerProfessional Career1962 - 1968 Studying Physics at Leipzig University1968 - 1970 PhD-fellow Leipzig University, Dr. rer. nat. in Physics 19701970 - 1977 Scientific co-worker, Leipzig University1977 - 1982 Senior scientific co-worker, Leipzig University1978 Habilitation ("Promo B")1982 - 1989 Lecturer, Leipzig University1989 - 1994 extraordinary Professor, Leipzig University1994 - April 2009 Professor with full chair (Interface Physics), Leipzig Universitysince April 2009 Professor emeritus, Leipzig University
Professional Activities and Memberships1996 - 1999 Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences at Leipzig University1996 - 1999 President of the German Zeolite Association, member of the FEZA Board (Federation of European Zeolite Associations)1997 - 2000 Ombudsman of Leipzig University2002 - 2006 Editorship www.diffusion-fundamentals.org (since 2003),Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (European Editor 2004 - 2008)
Membership in Editorial BoardsZeolites (1992 - 1997), Adsorption (since 1993), Microporous andMesoporous Materials (since 1993)Honours1978 Gustav-Hertz-Award of the German Physical Society1980 Leibniz-Medal of the German Academy of Sciences1986 Donald-W.-Breck Award of the International Zeolite Association (togetherwith H. Pfeifer, D. Freude and M. Bulow)1993 Max Planck Research Award of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation and the Max-Planck-Society2000 Member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences2005 Theodor-Litt-Award of Leipzig UniversityResearch InterestExperiment and theory of mass transfer and matter conversion in complex systems
Prof. Dr. Gero Vogl, Wien Dr.phil. (Physik, Universitat Wien), Dr. rer.nat.habil. (TU Munchen) Emer. Professor

1965 Dr.phil.
1966 assistent physics department TU Munchen
1970 head low temperatur lab TU Munchen
1974 Habilitation
1975 associate professor TU Munchen
1977 professor physics (C3) FU Berlin
1985-2009 prof. physics University Wien
1999 department head Hahn-Meitner-Instituts Berlin
1990-1991 member scientific couoncil integration AdW of DDR
1991-1993 responsible for evaluation der physics research Autria
1991-1998 speaker "Nuclear Solid State Sciences Austsria
2002 coordinator net Materials Dynamics BMWFT, international collaboration
2002-2004 president Austrian Physical Society
CV of Jurgen CaroPosition: Professor (W3) for Physical Chemistry (chair)
Academic education and degrees1992 Dr. rer. habil. on the application of zeolitic molecular sieves as catalysts,adsorbents, nonlinear optical materials, sensor, membrane1989 Dr. sc. nat. on the diffusion influence in heterogeneous catalysis1977 Dr. rer. nat. on NMR studies of molecular diffusion in porous materials (Mentor: J. Karger), "summa cum laude"1970-1977 Study of Chemistry, University Leipzig, American model: direct after Bachelor, start of PhD studyScientific careersince 2001 W3 Professor for Physical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover1994-2001 Leader of the Department "Advanced Materials" at the Institute for AppliedChemistry in Berlin-Adlershof with the working fields ceramics, polymers,composites1992-1993 Formation of the new group "Nano-composites- molecular sieves as high-techmaterials" at Center for Heterogeneous Catalysis of the KAI in Berlin-Adlershof1977-1991 Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the former East German Academy ofSciences with the working fields adsorption, catalysis, porous materials, gasseparation, supercritical fluidsFurther activities and honours2013 Breck Award of the International Zeolite Association2013 Ostwald-Medal of the Saxonian Academy of Sciences at Leipzig2013-2016 Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at Ningbo, China2014-2017 Visiting Professor at Dalian University of Technology, China2014-2017Part-time Professor of the University at Panjin, China

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