Computational Approaches to Complexity in Geophysics
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Complexity in science arises in particular problems that may               not be fruitfully studied as isolated systems acting                            independently of others.  Often these problems are instead                      advantageously studied using computer simulation, but only if a                 method for correctly modeling the interactions of subsystems can                be devised.  This project involves computational approaches to a                variety of problems that exhibit complexity in geophysics.                      Specific applications are in the general areas of fluid dynamics                (two-phase flow and flow in porous media) and nonlinear seismic                 inversion.  In each of these problems, the seemingly intractable                interdependence of component parts may be surmounted by the                     design of elementary computer algorithms that produce complexity                in macroscopic, aggregate behavior while maintaining simplicity                 at the microscopic, component level.
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