My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in Nordita (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) and am Professor in Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. Previously, I was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Before that, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College. I am still a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I'll Take Ergodicity for the Win.
The room in which I'll be discussing statistical mechanics problem sheets this fall has a microscopic whiteboard, which will cause significant problems, but at least it also has poetic justice: The table around which the students will be sitting is shaped like a Bunimovich stadium.
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