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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Number of pages | 517 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9783031059469 |
| ISBN (print) | 9783031059452, 9783031059483 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Abstract
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 illuminating look into these seemingly disparate topics by exploring and expertly communicating the fundamental laws that govern the spreading and diffusion of objects. A collection of leading scientists in disciplines as diverse as epidemiology, linguistics, mathematics, and physics discuss various spreading phenomena relevant to their own fields, revealing astonishing similarities and correlations between the objects of study—be they people, particles, or pandemics. This updated and expanded second edition of an award-winning book introduces timely coverage of a subject with the greatest societal impact in recent memory—the global fight against COVID-19. Winner of the 2019 Literature Prize of the German Chemical Industry Fund and brainchild of the international and long-running Diffusion Fundamentals conference series, this book targets an interdisciplinary readership, featuring an introductory chapter that sets the stage for the topics discussed throughout. Each chapter provides ample opportunity to whet the appetite of those readers seeking a more in-depth treatment, making the book also useful as supplementary reading in appropriate courses dealing with complex systems, mass transfer, and network theory.
Keywords
- Diffusing Biological Processes, Diffusion in Atmospheric Physics, Diffusion in Nanoporous Materials, Diffusion Processes in Physics, Diffusive Transport, Epidemics Models, Expansion of Languages, History of Human Migration, Hot Brownian Motion, Nature-Inspired Transport Optimization, Random Walk, Spreading of Coronavirus, Spreading of Pandemics, Transport in Porous Media
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Engineering(all)
- General Engineering
- Materials Science(all)
- General Materials Science
- Medicine(all)
- General Medicine
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Environmental Science(all)
- General Environmental Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- General Social Sciences
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sustainable Development Goals
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2 ed. Springer International Publishing AG, 2023. 517 p.
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