De Morgan Association Newsletter 2019/20 Contents
Letter from the Editor ...... 3 Letter from the Head of Department ...... 3 British Society Of Rheology Annual Award 2019 ...... 5 De Morgan Association Dinner ...... 6 What Biology Can Do For Maths ...... 8 4th Floor Opening ...... 14 ICDEA 2019 ...... 16 Inaugural Lecture – Professor Yiannis Petridis ...... 18 Susan Brown Day – International Women’s Day ...... 20 STEM for Britain ...... 22 April Colloquium 2019 ...... 24 Wikithon ...... 25 Thomas Harriot - England's leading mathematical scientist before Newton .... 26 Chalkdust ...... 30 Scaling, PDEs and Iceberg Melting ...... 32 Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (IMSS) Events 2019 ...... 38 The Michael Singers ...... 39 Awards ...... 40 Staff and Graduate Student Awards ...... 41 Undergraduate and MSc Prizes ...... 42 PhD Scholarships and Prizes ...... 43 PhD Awards ...... 44 New Academic Staff ...... 45 Alumni Careers ...... 47 In Memoriam - Professor Yaroslav Kurylev ...... 48
2 LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR AND THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
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3 LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
ĚĞŐƌĞĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĨŽƌŵƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ Ăƚ/ŵƉĞƌŝĂůŽůůĞŐĞ͖ƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĞ;Ă ƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŐĞƚ͘ ƉƵƌĞŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐŝĂŶƚŚŝƐƟŵĞͿŝƐƌEŝŬŽŶ <ƵƌŶŽƐŽǀ͘&ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ǁĞůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚĂŶĞǁƐĞŶŝŽƌ KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ŽƵƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽŽǀŝĚͲϭϵŚĂƐŶŽƚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉƐĐŚĞŵĞ͕ƚŚĞ/D^^ ũƵƐƚďĞĞŶƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŽƵƌŽǁŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ &ĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉƐʹŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉĚƌĂǁƚŚĞƚǁŽ ĐĂŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĂƐĨĂƌĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘tĞŚĂǀĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨDĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĂŶĚ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ǁŽƌůĚĐůĂƐƐŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐĂůŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƐǁĞƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŽŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJƚƵƌŶĞĚ ũŽŝŶƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘dǁŽ/D^^&ĞůůŽǁƐ͕ƌůĞŶĂ ƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƚŚĂŶĚ͘ >ƵĐĂĂŶĚƌ:ŽŽŶŬLJƵŶŐ>ĞĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽũŽŝŶŝŶŐƵƐ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌŚƌŝƐƟŶĂWĂŐĞů;ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨKZhͿ ŝƐŽŶƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƚĞĂŵŽĨKs/͕ƚŚĞ dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨĂƌĨƌŽŵŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJ͘tĞ ŶĞǁŶĂƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂĞīŽƌƚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚh>ŝƐĂ ŚĂĚƚŽĐĂŶĐĞůŽƵƌĞdžĂŵƐ͕ƚŚĞĞDŽƌŐĂŶ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͘dŚĞKZhƚĞĂŵ;ǁŚŽƐĞ ŝŶŶĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ͖ĂƐ/ǁƌŝƚĞ͕ǁĞĂƌĞ ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞŝŶůŝŶŝĐĂůKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐ ŝƐŽƵƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƐƐĞƚĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞͿŚĂǀĞ ŽƵƌĂƵƚƵŵŶƚĞƌŵůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐƌĞŵŽƚĞůLJŝĨŶĞĞĚ ĂůƐŽďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞEŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůĞƚŽ ďĞ͖ĂŶĚŶŽĚŽƵďƚďLJƚŚĞƟŵĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĚƚŚŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĞŝƌĚĂƐŚďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚĂƚĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͖ ǁĞǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨŵĂŶLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚh>,͕ƚŚĞZŽLJĂů&ƌĞĞĂŶĚ^ƚdŚŽŵĂƐ͛Ɛ h>DĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐĂŶĂůLJƐĞƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĂůͲƟŵĞĚĂƚĂƚŽ ďĂĚůLJĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJŽǀŝĚͲϭϵ͘ƵƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͖ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚE,^^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚ/ŚŽƉĞǁĞǁŝůůĐŽŵĞ ƚŽŚĞůƉĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚƌĂĐŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽƐƚͲ ŽƵƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŶŽƚũƵƐƚǁŝƚŚŶĞǁƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƐŬŝůůƐ͕ ůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘DĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ ďƵƚĂůƐŽĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŝĞǁŽŶǁĂLJƐŽĨǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŝŐŶĞĚƵƉĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂĚĞĞƉĞƌĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐĞīŽƌƚ͕ZDW͕ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ;ĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞŽĨƵƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐͿ ZŽLJĂů^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ ĂŶĚʹũƵƐƚƉĞƌŚĂƉƐʹǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶŽĨĂ ũŽďǁĞůůĚŽŶĞ͘ ďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚŚŝŶŐ/ĚŝĚďĞĨŽƌĞůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌŵĂŶLJŵŽŶƚŚƐǁĂƐƚŽ ŚŽůĚŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐĨŽƌůĞĐƚƵƌĞƐŚŝƉƐŝŶƉƵƌĞ ŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞǁĞƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůLJƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚƉŽƐƚƐƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨ h>ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŽǀŝĚƐŚƵƚĚŽǁŶ͕ĂŶĚ/͛ŵ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƌĂƌŝŽĞƌĂůĚŽ͕ƌ^ŚŽŚĂŵ >ĞƚnjƚĞƌĂŶĚƌůĞdžĞLJWŽŬƌŽǀƐŬŝLJǁŝůůĂůůũŽŝŶ ƵƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘tĞǁĞůĐŽŵĞĂůůƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂƐŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ͘
We had a good year for research ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽŽ͘KƵƌůŝīŽƌĚ&ĞůůŽǁ͕ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐŝĂŶƌZƵďĠŶWĠƌĞnj ĂƌƌĂƐĐŽ͕ŵŽǀĞĚŽŶƚŽĂƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐƚ
4 BRITISH SOCIETY OF RHEOLOGY ANNUAL AWARD 2019
ƌŝƟƐŚ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨZŚĞŽůŽŐLJŶŶƵĂů ŇƵŝĚƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ǁĂƌĚϮϬϭϵ ƵŶƐƚĞĂĚLJĞīĞĐƚƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ƵŶĚĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂůŇŽǁĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞƌŝƟƐŚ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨZŚĞŽůŽŐLJ;^ZͿ ǀĞƌLJƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ZŶŶƵĂůǁĂƌĚ ŐĂǀĞŝƚƐŶŶƵĂůǁĂƌĚϮϬϭϵƚŽŽƵƌ,ĞĂĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƐĂƐƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĂǁĂƌĚůĞĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ,ĞůĞŶtŝůƐŽŶ͘ ĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞ^ZŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁŚŽĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚďĞ dŚŝƐĂǁĂƌĚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ZƵůůĞƟŶ͘ of a UK researcher to rheology, either dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐĞĚŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƵůůĞƟŶ͕ directly through their research or through ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ,ĞůĞŶ͛ƐĂƌƟĐůĞ͕ǁĂƐŵĂĚĞĨƌĞĞůLJ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ^ZŝƚƐĞůĨ͘/Ŷ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽĂůů;ŶŽƚũƵƐƚ^ZŵĞŵďĞƌƐͿʹƐŽŝĨ ,ĞůĞŶ͛ƐĐĂƐĞŝƚǁĂƐĂĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚǁŽ͘ LJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽƌĞĂĚŵŽƌĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŚĞƌĞ͗ ,ĞƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚϮϱLJĞĂƌƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ďƐƌ͘ŽƌŐ͘ƵŬͬĂƌƟĐůĞͬĨƌĞĞͲ ŽŶĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŽƉŝĐƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƌŚĞŽůŽŐLJ ďƵůůĞƟŶͲϮϱͬ;ƉĂŐĞϱͿ͘ ;ĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƚŚĞĚĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŇŽǁŽĨ ŵĂƩĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŶŽǁŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJǀŝĞǁĞĚĂƐƚŚĞ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ,ĞůĞŶtŝůƐŽŶ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞŽĨŚŽǁĐŽŵƉůĞdžŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐďĞŚĂǀĞͿ͖ ĨƌŽŵϮϬϭϱͲϮϬϭϳƐŚĞǁĂƐWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Z ĂŶĚƐŚĞŚĂƐĐŽͲŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚĂůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞ^Z͘
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌtŝůƐŽŶƚŚĞŶŐĂǀĞŚĞƌĂǁĂƌĚ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ͞DŽĚĞůůŝŶŐŽŵƉůĞdž ^ƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕͟ĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƌLJƐŚĞŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƉŽƐƚĚŽĐƌ :ƵƌƌŝĂĂŶ'ŝůůŝƐƐĞŶĨŽƌƚǁŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ͕ ƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐĂƌĞĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚƚŽŽŶĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŚĞĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨŇŽǁƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚĐŽĂŐƵůĂƚĞ͘ Gillissen and Wilson have developed a scaling ůĂǁƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŽĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨ ƚŚĞĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĨŽƌĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǀŝƐĐŽƐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶ ĂƚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĨĂƐƚŇŽǁƌĂƚĞƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ͕ƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐƌĞƉĞůĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ͕ ĂƚŚŝŐŚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶũĂŵ ;ƚŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĂƚ͛ƐŐŽŝŶŐŽŶŝŶĂĚĞŶƐĞĐŽƌŶŇŽƵƌͲ The award was presented at the BSR Midwinter ĂŶĚͲǁĂƚĞƌŵŝdžƚƵƌĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƟƌƚŽŽĨĂƐƚĂŶĚ DĞĞƟŶŐŝŶŝƌŵŝŶŐŚĂŵŝŶĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϵ͕ďLJ ƚŚĞ͞ůŝƋƵŝĚ͟ƐƵĚĚĞŶůLJƐŚĂƩĞƌƐůŝŬĞĐŚŝŶĂͿ͘ ƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ^ZWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ŶĚƌĞǁ,ŽǁĞ 'ŝůůŝƐƐĞŶĂŶĚtŝůƐŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞĂŶĚĚŝŶďƵƌŐŚ͕ ŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞƵƉǁŝƚŚĂŶĞǁŵŽĚĞůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞ /ŵĂŐĞƌĞĚŝƚͲWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ,ĞůĞŶtŝůƐŽŶ
5 DE MORGAN ASSOCIATION DINNER
ĞDŽƌŐĂŶƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŝŶŶĞƌϮϬϭϵ
dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌΖƐƐƉĞĂŬĞƌǁĂƐZŽďĂƐƚĂǁĂLJ͘ZŽď ŚĂƐǁƌŝƩĞŶŽƌĐŽͲǁƌŝƩĞŶĞůĞǀĞŶŬƐ͕ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŚĂǀĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚŝŶƐĞǀĞƌĂůůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJĂƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐŽĨ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝĨĞ͕ďƵƚŚĞŚĂƐĂůƐŽǁƌŝƩĞŶŬƐ ŽŶĐƌŝĐŬĞƚ͕ŵĞŵŽƌLJĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͘ ,ĞŝƐƚŚĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨΖΖDĂƚŚƐ/ŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶΖΖ͕Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞůĞĐƚƵƌĞ ƐŚŽǁƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƚƌĞƐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ͕ϬϬϬƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ZŽďŝƐĂůƐŽĐůŽƐĞůLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞh< ŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĨƌŽŵƉƌŝŵĂƌLJ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐƚŽƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐƚĂůŬƐƚŽ adults, teenagers and children that range ĨƌŽŵƐŵĂůůŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐƚŽŬĞLJŶŽƚĞ lectures in front of several hundred people. ,ĞŚĂƐĂůƐŽĚŽŶĞůŽƚƐŽĨƌĂĚŝŽ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞƐŽŶZĂĚŝŽϰΖƐ DŽƌĞKƌ>ĞƐƐͿĂŶĚŵĂŶLJƉŽĚĐĂƐƚƐ͘ZŽďŐĂǀĞ ĂŶĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŌĞƌͲĚŝŶŶĞƌƚĂůŬĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƵƐǁŝƚŚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƵnjnjůĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚŝƐ ŽǁŶǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞĨĂŵŽƵƐDŽŶƚLJ,Ăůů ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘
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ZŽďĂƐƚĂǁĂLJ͕ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ
6 DE MORGAN ASSOCIATION DINNER
dĂďůĞƐĞƚƵƉĂƚƚŚĞĚŝŶŶĞƌ dŚĞDŝĐŚĂĞů^ŝŶŐĞƌƐŚŽŝƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ,ĞůĞŶtŝůƐŽŶ ŵŝůLJDĂǁƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶĂĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ /ŵĂŐĞƌĞĚŝƚͲ^ŽŚĞŶŝ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐ
7 WHAT BIOLOGY CAN DO FOR MATHS
ĐƵƌŝŽƵƐŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌǁĂǀĞƉĂƩĞƌŶʹ tŚĂƚďŝŽůŽŐLJĐĂŶĚŽĨŽƌŵĂƚŚƐ
ďLJƌŶŐĞůŝŬĂDĂŶŚĂƌƚ
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u(x,t)=f(x−ct)
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u(x,t)=f(x−ct)+f(x+ct).
,ĞƌĞ͕/ǁĂŶƚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂďŽƵƚĂŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƚŝĐĂůĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ͕ƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐƚŽŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌ WƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŽĨƚǁŽƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞƐ
u(x,t)=A(x−ct)B(x+ct).
/ƐƚƵŵďůĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚŝƚƐƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶǁŚŝůĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƐǁĂƌŵŝŶŐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌŽĨŵLJdžŽďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͘ƚƚŚŝƐƉŽŝŶƚ/ƐŚŽƵůĚŵĞŶƚŝŽŶƚŚĂƚďĞƐŝĚĞƐ DĂƚŚĞŵĂƚŝĐƐ͕DŽůĞĐƵůĂƌŝŽůŽŐLJŝƐŵLJƐĞĐŽŶĚďŝŐƐĐŝĞŶƚŝĨŝĐƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ͘ /ǁƌŽƚĞŵLJ ĂĐŚĞůŽƌ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞƐŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐĞůůƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ŬĞƌĂƚŽĐLJƚĞƐ͘
8 DR ANGELIKA MANHART
&ŝŐƵƌĞ ϭ͗ >ĞĨƚ͗ZŝƉƉůĞƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJƌĂŝŶĚƌŽƉƐŝŶĂ ůĂŬĞ͘ZŝŐŚƚ͗ZŝƉƉůĞƐŝŶĐŽůŽŶŝĞƐŽĨ ŵLJdžŽďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͘
KŶĞƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJůŝǀĞŝƐŽŶĨŝƐŚƐĐĂůĞƐ͕ƐŽŽŶĐĞĂǁĞĞŬ͕ĂĨŝƐŚĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŐƵLJ ǁŽƵůĚƉƵůůƵƉŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƚŚĞůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌĨƌĞƐŚůLJŬŝůůĞĚĨŝƐŚ͕ĨƌŽŵǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞǁŽƵůĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƚŚĞĐĞůůƐƚŽĂŶĂůLJƐĞƚŚĞŵůĂƚĞƌ͘ŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐƐŝĚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŽĨƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐƚŚĂƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐ/ůĞĂƌŶĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĐŚĞůŽƌ͛ƐƚŚĞƐŝƐ͕ǁĂƐŚŽǁƚŽ ĚŝƐĞŵďŽǁĞůĨŝƐŚ͘tŚŽǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ͍
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŵLJdžŽďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂĐĞůůƐĂƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŬĞƌĂƚŽĐLJƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞLJ ĚǁĞůůŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐůŝŵĞƚŽŚĞůƉŵŽǀĞĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞŶŝĐĞ͕ĞĂƌƚŚLJ ƐŵĞůůĂĨƚĞƌĂƌĂŝŶŝƐŝŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĞƐůŝŵĞƚŚĞLJƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘ĂĐŚĐĞůůŝƐŝƚƐŽǁŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞLJŚƵŶƚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌĞLJĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞůLJʹũƵƐƚůŝŬĞĂƉĂĐŬŽĨǁŽůǀĞƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞLJ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉƌĞLJ͕ƚŚĞLJŽĨƚĞŶĨŽƌŵĂŶŝŶƚƌŝŐƵŝŶŐƉĂƚƚĞƌŶ͗ hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ ƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞĐŽůŽŶLJ;ƚŚŝŶŬŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂͿůŽŽŬƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŽĨĂůĂŬĞǁŚĞƌĞƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŚĂƐƚŚƌŽǁŶŝŶƐŽŵĞƉĞďďůĞƐ͕&ŝŐ͘ϭ͗&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐŽĨ ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐĚĞŶƐŝƚLJǁĂǀĞƐŵŽǀŝŶŐŝŶĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞǁĂǀĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŵĞĞƚ͕ƚŚĞLJƐĞĞŵƚŽƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƚĞĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĨĨĞĐƚŝŶŐĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ůŽƐĞƌŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŝŽŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĨĂĐƚ͕ ƵƉŽŶĐŽůůŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂŝŶĨĂĐƚƌĞǀĞƌƐĞƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽǁŚŝůĞŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉŝĐĂůůLJƚŚĞ ǁĂǀĞƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽůůŝƐŝŽŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ ƚŚĂŶďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞĐŽůůŝƐŝŽŶ͕ŵĂĐƌŽƐĐŽƉŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞǁĂǀĞůŽŽŬƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ͘
DLJĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞǁĂLJƚŽĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƐƵĐŚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŵĂƚŚĞŵĂƚŝĐĂůůLJŝƐƚŽƐƚĂƌƚďLJ ǁƌŝƚŝŶŐĂŶŐĞŶƚͲďĂƐĞĚŵŽĚĞů͕ǁŚĞƌĞĞĂĐŚďĂĐƚĞƌŝƵŵŐĞƚƐŝƚƐŽǁŶĞƋƵĂƚŝŽŶ ;ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJƐƚŽĐŚĂƐƚŝĐ͕ŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂůĞƋƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ;KƐͿͿĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĚĞƌŝǀĞĂ ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵƵŵWĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞŶƐŝƚŝĞƐďLJĐŽĂƌƐĞͲŐƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ŝ͘Ğ͘ ĂƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂŝƐǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚŝŽŶůĞŶŐƚŚƐĐĂůĞƐĂƌĞ ŵƵĐŚƐŵĂůůĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŐ;ǁĂǀĞͿƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶĂ͘
9 WHAT BIOLOGY CAN DO FOR MATHS
&ŝŐ͘ϮƐŚŽǁƐƐŝŵƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĂƉƐŚŽƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶƚͲďĂƐĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞWͲďĂƐĞĚ ŵŽĚĞů͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͗ >ĞĨƚ͗^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĂƉƐŚŽƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮŐĞŶƚͲďĂƐĞĚŵŽĚĞů;ĐŽůŽƵƌŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ĚŝͲƌĞĐƚŝŽŶͿ͘ZŝŐŚƚ͗^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŶĂƉƐŚŽƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮWŵŽĚĞůƐŚŽǁŝŶŐu0 +u1 +v0 + v1͘
>ĞƚŵĞƐŚŽǁLJŽƵƚŚĞϭǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞWƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŚŝƐĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞLJŝĞůĚĞĚ͘/ƚŝƐ ĂƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌĨŽƵƌĚĞŶƐŝƚŝĞƐ͕ƚǁŽƌŝŐŚƚŵŽǀŝŶŐu0(x,t)ĂŶĚu1(x,t)ĂŶĚƚǁŽůĞŌ ŵŽǀŝŶŐŽŶĞƐ͕v0(x,t)ĂŶĚv1(x,t)͘dŚĞŝŶĚĞdž0ĂŶĚ1ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐǁŚĞƚŚĞƌďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ ŝŶƚŚĂƚŐƌŽƵƉĐĂŶƌĞǀĞƌƐĞ;ŝŶĚĞdž1ͿŽƌŶŽƚ;ŝŶĚĞdž0Ϳ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵĂŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐ ŝŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƐĂLJƐĂďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂŚĂƐƚŽǁĂŝƚĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚŝŵĞ1/γĂĨƚĞƌĂƌĞǀĞƌƐĂů͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚĐĂŶƌĞǀĞƌƐĞĂŐĂŝŶ͘EŽǁ͕ŝĨŝƚĐĂŶƌĞǀĞƌƐĞ͕ŝƚǁŝůůĚŽƐŽǁŝƚŚĂƌĂƚĞρ → λ(ρ)ƚŚĂƚĚĞƉĞŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞĚĞŶƐŝƚLJŽĨŽŶĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͘zŽƵĐĂŶŝŵĂŐŝŶĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƵƐƚŽŶƐƚĂƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵh>ǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĞĚcĂŶĚůŽƚƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞǁĂLJ͘dŚĞŵŽƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞLJŽƵŵĞĞƚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJLJŽƵĂƌĞƚŽƚƵƌŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚŐŽďĂĐŬƚŽh>ƚŽǁŽƌŬĂďŝƚŵŽƌĞ͘
,ĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƚŝŽŶƐŝŶϭ͗ ;ϭͿ ∂tu0 + c∂xu0 = −γu0 + λ(u0 + u1)v1,
∂tu1 + c∂xu1 = γu0 − λ(v0 + v1)u1,
∂tv0 − c∂xv0 = −γv0 + λ(v0 + v1)u1,
∂tv1 − c∂xv1 = γv0 − λ(u0 + u1)v1.
dŚĞƌĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƚĞƌŵƐŽŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĐĂŶďĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚĂƐĐLJĐůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͗u0→ u1→v0→v1→u0͗/ŵĂŐŝŶĞĂďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂƐƚĂƌƚŝŶŐĞ͘Ő͘ŝŶƚŚĞu0ŐƌŽƵƉĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝŶŐ
10 DR ANGELIKA MANHART
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĨŽƵƌŐƌŽƵƉƐďLJϭ͘,ĂǀŝŶŐǁĂŝƚĞĚůŽŶŐĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞ͕ ƌŝŐŚƚͲŵŽǀŝŶŐŐƌŽƵƉu0→u1͕Ϯ͘ZĞǀĞƌƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƐƚĂƌƚŝŶŐƚŽŵŽǀĞůĞĨƚ͕ďƵƚ
ŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞu1→v0͕ϯ͘tĂŝƚŝŶŐůŽŶŐĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽƌĞǀĞƌƐĞv0→ v1͕ϰ͘ŶĚƚŚĞŶĨŝŶĂůůLJƌĞǀĞƌƐŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶv1→u0͘
&ƌŽŵĂWƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚůŽŽŬƐŽďĂĚ͗ůůƚŚĞŶŽŶͲůŝŶĞĂƌŝƚLJŝƐĐŽŶͲ ƚĂŝŶĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐŝĚĞ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶλ(ρ)͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚĞ͘Ő͘ŚĂǀĞĂƐŝŐŵŽŝĚ ƐŚĂƉĞ͘,ŽǁĚŽǁĞĨŝŶĚƚŚĞƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞƐ͍dŚĞƵƐƵĂůƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽŝƐƚŽƵƐĞĂ ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞĂŶƐĂƚnj͕ŝ͘Ğ͘ƐĞĂƌĐŚĨŽƌƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƌŵf(x−vt)͕ƚŚĞŶ ĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞĨƌĂŵĞξ=x−vtǁŚĞƌĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŽĂŶ KĨŽƌf(ξ)͘dŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚǁŽƌŬŚĞƌĞ͘ĨƚĞƌĂůů͕ƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐŶŽƚůŝŶĞĂƌ͕ƐŽǁĞĐĂŶŶŽƚũƵƐƚĂĚĚƵƉƚǁŽƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƐ;ŝĨƚŚĞLJĞdžŝƐƚͿ ƚŚĂƚĨŽƌĂƌŝŐŚƚͲŵŽǀŝŶŐǁĂǀĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĨŽƌĂůĞŌŵŽǀŝŶŐǁĂǀĞ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŽŐĞƚĂ ŶĞǁƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶďĂĐŬ͘ǀĞŶŵŽƌĞƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƚŝĐ͕ǁŚLJǁŽƵůĚƚŚĞůĞĨƚͲŵŽǀŝŶŐĚĞŶƐŝƚŝĞƐ v0ĂŶĚv1ĨŽƌŵĂƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĂƚĂůů͍/ƚƐĞĞŵƐŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞƚǁŽƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞĨƌĂŵĞƐĂƚǁŽƌŬĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƚŝŵĞ͕ŽŶĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ ŽŶĞƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚ͘ /ƚ ƚƵƌŶƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶƐĂƚnj ;ĂƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŽŶĞͿ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
u0(x, t)=P (x − ct)[1 − A(x + ct)],u1(x, t)=P (x − ct)A(x + ct) ;ϮͿ
v0(x, t)=M(x − ct)[1 − B(x + ct)],v1(x, t)=M(x − ct)B(x + ct).
,ĞƌĞǁĞĨŝŶĂůůLJŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŽĨƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁĂǀĞ/ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚĞĂƌůŝĞƌ͘EŽƚĞŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐĂŶƐĂƚnjŝŵƉůŝĞƐƚŚĂƚ
u0(x,t)+u1(x,t)=P(x−ct),v0(x,t)+v1(x,t)=M(x+ct),
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