U.S.-Belgium Cooperative Research: Dispersion of Particles in N-Layer Systems

该奖项将支持罗伯特教授之间的合作研究 M.俄勒冈州大学的马佐和克里斯蒂安货车登布鲁克博士， 比利时林布尔格大学，随机化学领域 流程. 特别是粒子扩散理论 将使用概率方法研究多层系统内的问题; 目前的理论将扩展到处理非马尔可夫系统，随机 介质、粒子间相互作用和有趣的边界 条件 这些调查人员以前曾合作过， 发表了几篇关于他们早期研究的论文， 流程. 林布尔格大学将提供理论设施， （主要是分析性的）研究。 这一协作 该项目将增加我们对一大类粒子的理解 运输过程，并具有可能的实际应用， 例如，用于从与其他流体的混合物中回收油。

This award will support collaborative research between Professor Robert M. Mazo, University of Oregon, and Dr. Christian Van den Broeck, University of Limburg, Belgium, in the field of chemistry of random processes. In particular, the theory of the diffusion of particles within multi-layer systems will be studied using probabilistic methods; current theory will be extended to treat non-Markovian systems, random media, particle-particle interactions, and interesting boundary conditions. These investigators have collaborated previously and published several papers concerning their earlier studies of these processes. University of Limburg will provide the facilities for the theoretical (mostly analytical) studies to be conducted. This collaborative project will increase our understanding of a large class of particle transport processes, and has possible practical applications, for example, for the recovery of oil from mixtures with other fluids.