Quantum Chaotic Thoughts

My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Previously 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.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Emoji and \Latex: Bowser, Peach, Mario, and the Dynamics of Love

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Today I was figuring out how to successfully put emoji into equations in \latex (I'll have a cool example in my talk at @CompleNet on M...

Saturday, August 02, 2014

Love, Three-Body Problems, and Chaos

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Well, mathematicians certainly like to discuss love and its chaotic implications . (Remember, the three-body problem is provably chaotic.)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

"This is the first serious modeling application in the field of love dynamics."

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That is the first highlight listed for this paper , which is called A mathematical model of "Gone with the Wind" . (Tip of the c...

Monday, January 21, 2013

Tales from the ArXiv: Statistical Physicists Conclude that Love is Universal

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Here is a new paper about love. Title: A model about love in human dynamics Authors: Bin Zhou, Shujia Qin, Xiao-Pu Han, Bing-Hong Wan...

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Thermodynamics of Love

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This article is apparently about the thermodynamics of love. I have no further comments. :) OK, I do have one more comment: In a sequel ...

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Hopf Bifurcations in the Dynamics of Love

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As discussed in this paper , beware of Hopf bifurcations in the dynamics of love! Who knew that a Hopf bifurcation could be so emotionally ...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tales from the ArXiv: Damping in Quantum Love Affairs

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Sometimes, an eye-catching paper gets posted on the arXiv preprint server. Here is one such paper: Title : Damping in Quantum Love Affai...

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Mason: I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Previously, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow in Somerville College. I am also a die-hard fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. See my website for more information about me. You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter (@masonporter), though I'm much easier to stalk by other means. If you want power law or Zachary Karate Club swag, take a look at my Power Law Shop. I am also involved with the Legends of Caltech movie and co-edited Legends of Caltech III.

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