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Prof. Daniel H Rothman

Professor of Geophysics
Co-Director, Lorenz Center

Primary DLC

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

MIT Room: 54-1824
(617) 253-7861
https://web.mit.edu/dhr/site/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Numerical Models of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Fluid Dynamics, and Pattern Formation
Theoretical Models of Rock Physics
Numerical Methods for Seismology
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Hydrodynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Complex Systems and the Applications of these Fields to the Earth Sciences

Research Summary

The Rothman research group seeks simple theories of complex natural systems, tied as closely as possible to experimental and observational data. Problems of interest range from geobiological evolution to the dynamics of fluids, rocks, and sand.

Recent Work

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