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Measurement Group:
Capturing Self-Organization Systems
  Theoretical Group:
Modeling Self-Organization Systems
Creation Group:
Creating Functions
with Self-Organization Systems
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Research Program

Theoretical Group: Modeling Self-Organization Systems

[Group members]

Group leader
Maeda Kei-ichi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Sub-leader
Tasaki Syuichi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Wako Hiroshi Division of Global Society, Graduate School of Social Sciences
Yamada Shoichi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Nakazato Hiromichi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Takano Masatoshi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Tsutsumi Masayoshi Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Otani Mitsuharu Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Kurihara Susumu Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Ohba Ichiro Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Yamazaki Yoshihiro Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Takano Mitsunori Division of Pure and Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering


Research goals

To challenge conventional ‘understanding’ self-organizing systems encompassing biological organisms, substances and space, and to pursue a universality that physics should have in rerum natura.

Research themes (collaborating teaching staff in parentheses)

Maeda Kei-ichi *Relativistic space, and evolution of dynamical systems and gravity waves (Yamda, Aizawa)
*Physics of gravitating many-body systems and structure formation (Aizawa, Tasaki, Yamazaki)
*Physics of early space and original fluctuations (Ohba, Nakazato, Kurihara)
Tasaki Syuichi *Understanding and controlling essential inhomogeneous states (Terasaki, Chiba, Uesu, Maeda, Katsufuji, Yamazaki)
*Retrieval of novel thermoelectric effect using ratchet structures (Terasaki, Kurihara, Katsufuji)
*Understanding and application of mesoscale thermodynamics (Terasaki, Ishiwata, Funatsu)
Aizawa Yoji *Probability resonance and cooperative effects of actomyosin systems as an active element in the system of sets (Ishiwata, Funatsu)
*Research on the level dynamics of chaos in quantum mechanics (Ohba, Tasaki)
*Neural network model of motion and real-time recognition (Hashimoto, Ukai)
Wako Hiroshi *Research on the statistical mechanics and dynamic structure of protein structure (Ishiwata, Funatsu, Aizawa )
Yamada Shoichi *Physical properties in strong magnetic fields and relativistic unusual objects (Maeda, Kurihara, Daishido, Takano)
Nakazato Hiromichi *Research on basic quantum theory and quantum hierarchical structure (Tasaki, Kurihara, Ohba, Ohtani)
Takano Masatoshi *Research on many-body problems in fermion systems with strong inter-particle correlation (Ohba, Nakazato, Kurihara)
Tsutsumi Masayoshi *Pattern formation across living organisms, materials, and space
 (Tasaki, Otani)
Otani Mitsuharu *Pattern formation across living organisms, materials, and space
(Tasaki, Tsutsumi)
Kurihara Susumu *Macroscopic quantum phenomena of neutral atom systems (Nakazato, Tasaki)
Ohba Ichiro *Hadronic matter and quark-gluon plasmas at extreme conditions (Nakazato, Takano)
*Chaos in dissipative systems and classical-quantum correspondence (Aizawa, Tasaki)
*Quantum chaos and quantum transport in mesoscopic systems (Aizawa, Tasaki)
Yamazaki Yoshihiro *Pattern formation on nonequilibrium systems
(Tasaki, Tsutsumi, Otani)
Takano Mitsunori *Research on the statistical mechanics and dynamic structure of protein structure
(Wako, Ishiwata, Aizawa)

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