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SUMMARY:Energy Focusing Phenomena from Sonoluminescence to Crystal Fusion
DTSTART:20121123T141500
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Seth Putterman\, Department of Physics & Astrophysics\, 
 University of California\, Los Angeles\nSonoluminescence is a paradigm of 
 transdisciplinary physics. Low amplitude sound energy entering a fluid spo
 ntaneously focuses by 12 orders of magnitude to create a flash of light an
 d a new phase of matter. The degree to which the energy density of a conti
 nuous system can concentrate in off-equilibrium motion has not been determ
 ined by theory. Additional examples processes that concentrate energy dens
 ity include: tribo-electrification where the power applied to peel  tape 
 is efficiently transduced into a flux of x-ray photons that can expose an 
 image in a few seconds\, and ferroelectricity where heating a crystal by 4
 0C generates nuclear fusion in a deuterated environment.  The talk conclu
 des with  pot-shots at the reductionist approach to physics.
LOCATION:PH L1 503 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=PHL1503
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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