Dipartimento Fisica e Astronomia
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Catania (Italy)
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2010-11-04: Physicscentral.com, a science news site by APS, presented a podcast on our latest PRL article article, "Networks of motifs from sequences of symbols". Full news here |
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2010-09-27: Physorg reports about our article "Networks of motifs from sequences of symbols", which is soon to be published in PRL. Full news here |
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... and there is nothing as good and promising as a group of theoretical physicists who are interested in facing practical problems from the real world. This is the motivating force of the Applied Theoretical Physics (ATP) research group. Applied theoretical physics might sound as a conflict in terms, an oxymoron. Instead, we think that applied theoretical physics is a natural evolution of that branch of modern theoretical physics which focuses on the study of Complex Systems.
In the ATP group, we use our background as theoretical physicists, and some of the methods and skills proper to statistical physics and non-linear dynamics, to look into biological problems, to model social systems, and to find new solutions for the design of technological networks. The core of the ATP is made up of theoretical physicists, though there are in the group also computer scientists and mathematicians. We closely collaborate with biologists, engineers and social scientists, working hard to set up a common language.
The ATP is also the acronym of a molecule, the Adenosine TriPhosphate, which is a fundamental component in all living tissues since it provides the energy for all biological processes. Indeed, we believe in the great power of novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across disciplinary boundaries.
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