02417nam 2200577 450 991072008770332120230803203117.03-031-05946-8(CKB)5720000000183786(MiAaPQ)EBC7248774(Au-PeEL)EBL7248774(BIP)083841042(PPN)270617280(EXLCZ)99572000000018378620230803d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDiffusive spreading in nature, technology and society /Armin Bunde [and four others]Second edition.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2023]©20231 online resource (518 pages)3-031-05945-X What do the movements of molecules and the migration of humans have in common? How does the functionality of our brain tissue resemble the flow of traffic in New York City? How can understanding the spread of ideas, rumours, and languages help us tackle the spread a pandemic? This book provides an illuminating look into these seemingly disparate topics by exploring and expertly communicating the fundamental laws that govern the spreading and diffusion of objects. A collection of leading scientists in disciplines as diverse as epidemiology, linguistics, mathematics, and physics discuss various spreading phenomena relevant to their own fields, revealing astonishing similarities and correlations between the objects of study - be they people, particles, or pandemics.Communicable diseasesTransmissionCulture diffusionDiffusionLanguage spreadPhysicsScienceCommunicable diseasesTransmission.Culture diffusion.Diffusion.Language spread.530.475Bunde Armin1947-53368Bunde ArminedtCaro JürgenedtChmelik ChristianedtKärger JörgedtVogl GeroedtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910720087703321Diffusive spreading in nature, technology and society3418866UNINA