Biology, Sociology, Geology by Computational Physicists, Volume 1

During and after my PhD thesis (1989), I
worked on traditional Statistical Mechanics problems, mainly related to
magnetic phase transitions. In 1984, during a visit of Professor D.
Stauffer to our Institute, I was introduced into the subject of
Biological Ageing, and since then I have been working on modeling
interdisciplinary evolutionary systems. Using and adapting the
computational Penna model described in the second chapter of this book I
have studied and simulated the Catastrophic Senescence of Pacific
Salmon, the advantages of sexual reproduction in comparison to the
asexual one, why does menopause evolve, why are we diploids instead of
triploids, etc. Presently I am mostly interested in speciation processes
where no physical barrier prevents the gene flux between different
subspecies. I was elected the Vice-Director of my Institute from 1995 to
1999 and the Vice-Coordinator of the PhD Course from 2001 to 2003.
Since 2003 I am the Secretary for Development of the University.
Interest in Computational Physics, in particular model simulations for
complex dynamic systems. More than 100 research papers in international
journals, cited more than 1000 times, according to ISI. Various invited
talks in international conferences. Published 2 previous books.
After my PhD, I spent 4 years as a visiting scientist at the Colorado
Center for Chaos and Complexity, University of Colorado. During this
period, I got involved in an active multi-institutional research group
on the dynamics of seismic sources, under the direction of Professor
J.B. Rundle. My main colaborators in this field are M. Anghel (LANL),
E.F. Preston (Indiana State University) and K.F. Tiampo (University of
Western Ontario), other than J.B. Rundle, now the Chair of the Center
for Computational Science and Engineering at the University of
California.

• Paperback: 506 pages
  
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 28, 1997)
  
• Language: English
  
• ISBN-10: 0521598915
  
• ISBN-13: 978-0521598910
  

Review
'... a masterly overview of the history, principles, experimental
techniques and practical applications of this wide-ranging and
burgeoning field ... This book will be of very widespead interest and
will be routinely used by practising academic and industrial geologists
and geochemists.' Anthony E. Fallick, Times Higher Education Supplement
'Dickin clearly and concisely reviews an enormous breadth of literature
... This is a notable contribution to the scientific literature on
radiogenic isotope geology. It provides a readable introduction to
applications of radiogenic isotopes for scientists from other
disciplines and an important reference for students and researchers
working in isotope geology.' Joel D. Blum, Nature 'I enjoyed Dickin's
writing style; it is authoritative, and his historical perspective both
places ideas in context and provides well-paced introductions to the
more difficult topics.' C. J. Hawkesworth, Journal of Petrology 'This
book will undoubtedly be 'the' handbook of isotope geology for some time
to come.' Christopher Kendall, The Leading Edge 'The author takes us on
a well written tour of nearly all methods of investigating Earth and
planetary sciences using isotopes produced by radioactive decay ... the
book is recommended without reservation.' Ian W Drummond, OUGS Journal
'... should have a major impact on the teaching is isotope geology at
both undergraduate and graduate student level, as well as offering an
authoritative reference book for specialists in other fields.' C. J.
Hawkesworth, Journal of Petrology



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