The Center for Complex Quantum Systems
[The research institute was formerly named The Ilya Prigogine Center for Studies in Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems.] is a research institute within the Department of
Physics
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of
The University of Texas at Austin
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in the
United States
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.
The center, founded in 1967 by
Ilya Prigogine
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (; russian: Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин; 28 May 2003) was a physical chemist and Nobel laureate noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Biogra ...
, is dedicated to the
theoretical
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and computational research of
complex system
A complex system is a system composed of many components which may interact with each other. Examples of complex systems are Earth's global climate, organisms, the human brain, infrastructure such as power grid, transportation or communication ...
s,
statistical mechanics
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and
chaos theory
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.
The current research staff includes
William C. Schieve and
Linda Reichl
Linda Elizabeth Reichl (born 1942) is a statistical physicist who works in the Center for Complex Quantum Systems at the University of Texas at Austin, and is known for her research on quantum chaos.
Education
Reichl completed her Ph.D. in 1969 ...
, the center's director.
Notes
External links
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University of Texas at Austin
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