ASTERO PROVATA
and Non-linear Dynamics
Address: Dr. A. Provata
Institute of Physical Chemistry
National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos"
15310 Athens, Greece
Tel: + (30) 210 6503964; Fax: + (30) 210 6511766
E-mail : aprovata@limnos.chem.demokritos.gr
or : aprovata@chem.demokritos.gr
CECAM WORKSHOPS:
2000: Statistical and Dynamical Aspects of Surface Reactions:
Theory, Modelling and Experiments
2004: Dynamics at the Mesoscale:
Theory, Modelling and Experiments
Research Key-words
Non-linear Dynamics, Statistical Dynamics.
Fluctuations, Reaction-Diffusion Processes, Anomalous Diffusion.
Fractals, Long Range Correlations, Levi Distributions.
Bioinformatics, Genome Organisation and Genomic Statistics.
EDUCATION - CAREER
Diploma, Physics, University of Athens, Greece, 1985. Master of Science, Physics, Boston University, USA, 1989. PhD, Physics, Boston University, USA, 1991. Post-doctoral Researcher, Free University of Brussels, Belgium, 1991-1994. Visiting Scientist, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1995. Researcher, National Research Centre for Physical Sciences "Demokritos",
Greece, 1995-1998. Senior Researcher,
National Research Centre for Physical Sciences "Demokritos",
Greece, 1999-...
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CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Bioinformatics: Long Range
Correlations and Fractal Properties of DNA Sequences
Growth of Fractal Patterns in Far-from-Equilibrium Processes
Studies
on Reaction-Diffusion Processes and Anomalous Kinetics
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Studies
on Random Walk and Diffusion Related Problems
Studies
on the Properties of Aggregation
Studies
on the Statistical Properties of Dissipative Systems
Thermodynamical
Calculation of the Pressure and Surface Tension in Thin Liquid Films
CURRENT RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS
Dr. George A. Tsekouras (Postdoctoral Researcher) |
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Panayotis Katsaloulis (PhD student) |
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Dr. Kostas Sfyrakis (Postdoctoral Researcher) |
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Dr. Vassilis Efstratiadis (Postdoctoral Researcher) |
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Viki Noussiou (MA-PhD student) |
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Thomas Oikonomou (MhD student) |
PREVIOUS RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS
Vassilios Prassas (Masters 1998) |
Arnaud Chantron (DEA 1999) |
Cyril Langlois (DEA 2001) |
Dr. Ioannis Rabias (Postdoctoral Researcher 2000) |
Dr. George Kalosakas (Postdoctoral Researcher 2001) |
Dr. Alexey Shabunin (Postdoctoral Researcher 1999,2001,2003) |
Dr. Olga Chichigina (Postdoctoral Researcher 2004) |
Evi Chondrou (Masters 2004) |
EXTERNAL RESEARCH COLLABORATORS
Prof. Gregoire Nicolis (Free University of Brussels, Belgium)
Prof. Florence Baras (Free University of Brussels, Belgium)
Dr. Brendan J. Howlin (University of Surrey, UK)
Prof. Vladimir Astakhov (Saratov State University, Russia)
Prof. Vadim Anishchenko (Saratov State University, Russia)
Prof. Tassos Bountis (University of Patras, Greece)
Prof. BaiLin Hao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Prof. Anastasios Malakis (University of Athens, Greece)
Dr. Fotis Diakonos (University of Athens, Greece)
Prof. Theoharis Theoharis (University of Athens, Greece)
PUBLICATIONS 1990 - 1995
1) J.-P. Bouchaud, A. Georges, J. Koplik A. Provata and S. Redner,
"Superdiffusive Transport due to Random Velocities.", Phys. Rev. Lett., 64, 2503 (1990).
2) H. Takayasu, A. Provata and M. Takayasu,
"Stability and Relaxation of Power Law Distributions"
, Phys. Rev. A, 42, 7087 (1990).
3) H. Takayasu, M. Takayasu, A. Provata and G. Huber,
"Statistical Properties
of Aggregation.", J. Stat. Phys., 65, 725 (1991).
4) H. Park, A. Provata and S. Redner,
"Interface Growth with Competing
Surface Currents" , J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 24, L1391(1991).
5) A. Provata, M. Takayasu and H. Takayasu,
"Aggregation with Power-Law and
Fractal Input.", Physica A, 189, 4 (1992).
6) A. Provata, J. W. Turner and G. Nicolis,
"Nonlinear Chemical Reactions
in Low Dimensions: An exactly soluble model.",
J. Stat. Phys., 70 , 1195 (1993).
7) A. Provata and C. Nicolis,
"A Microscopic Aggregation Model of
Droplet Dynamics in Warm Clouds" , J. Stat. Phys., 74 , 75(1994).
8) C. Tribet, A. Provata and G. Nicolis,
"Lattice Model for Polymer
Propagation in Confined Media " , J. Chem. Phys., 100, 8(1994).
9) P. Gaspard, G. Nicolis A. Provata and S. Tasaki,
"Spectral Signature of Pitchfork
Bifurcation: Liouville Equation Approach " , Phys. Rev. E, 51, 74(1995).
10) A. Tretyakov, A. Provata and G. Nicolis,
"Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics in
Low Dimensinal Lattices and Fractal Sets.",
J. Phys. Chem., 99, 2770 (1995).
PUBLICATIONS 1995 - ....
11) A. Tretyakov and A. Provata,
"Percolative Treatment of the Restricted Trimolecular Reaction A + 2X <-> 3X " , Fractals, 4, 193(1996).
12) A. Provata, H. Takayasu and M. Takayasu,
"Long-term Memory Effects in Random
Closed Aggregating Systems " , Europhysics Letters, 33, 99(1996).
13) Y. Almirantis and A. Provata,
"The Clustered Structure of Pu/Py distinguishes
Systematically between Coding and Non-coding Sequences " , Bul. Math. Biol.,
59, 975(1997).
14) A. Provata, V. Prassas and D.N. Theodorou,
" Surface Tension and Phase
Coexistence Properties of a Lattice Fluid from a Virtual Monte-Carlo Strategy",
J. Chem. Phys., 107 , 5125 (1997).
15) A. Provata and Y. Almirantis,
"Scaling Properties of Coding and Non-coding DNA
Sequences",Physica A, 247 , 482 (1997).
16) A. Tretyakov and A. Provata,
"Steady State of Trimolecular Reaction
A + 2X <-> 3X" , J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 67, 430(1998).
17) A. Provata and K.N. Trohidou,
"Scaling Behaviour and Fractal Properties of Magnetic
and Non-magnetic Aggregates" , Fractals, 6, (1998).
18) A. Provata, P. Falaras and A. Xagas,
" Fractal Features of Titanium Oxide
Surfaces" , Chem. Phys. Lett., 297, 484(1998).
19) A. Provata,
"Random Aggregation Models for the Formation and Evolution
of Coding and Non-coding DNA",
Physica A, 264, 570(1999).
20) A. Provata, G. Nicolis and F. Baras,
"Ocillatory Dynamics in Low Dimensional
Lattices: A Lattice Lotka-Volterra Model"
J. Chem. Phys., 110, 8361(1999).
21) Y. Almirantis and A. Provata,
"Long- and Sort-Range Correlations in
Genome Organisation" , J. Stat. Phys., 97, 233(1999).
22) I. Rabias, B.J. Howlin, A. Provata and D.N. Theodorou,
"Modelling of Structural and Vibrational Properties of Poly(p-phenylene)"
Molecular Simulations, 24 , no 1-3, 95-109 (2000).
23) A. Provata and Y. Almirantis,
"Cantor Fractal Properties of DNA
sequences" , Fractals, 8 , 15-27 (2000).
24) G. Kalosakas and A. Provata,
"Reactive Dynamics on
Two-dimensional Supports: Monte-Carlo Simulations and Mean-field Theory"
Phys. Rev. E, 63 06, 6126, 221-227 (2001).
25) Y. Almirantis and A. Provata,
"An Evolutionary Model about
the Origin of Non-randomness, Long-range Order and Fractality in the
Genome",
Bioessays, 23 647-656 (2001).
26) I. Rabias, C. Langlois, A. Provata, B.J. Howlin and D.N. Theodorou,
"Linking the Atomistic Scale and the Mesoscale: Molecular Orbital and Solid
State Packing Calculationson Poly(p-phenylene" ,
Polymer 43, 6126, 185-193 (2002).
27) G. A. Tsekouras and A. Provata,
"Fractal Properties
of the Lattice Lotka-Volterra Model",
accepted to Phys. Rev. E .
28) A. Provata and Y. Almirantis,
"Statistical Dynamics of Clustering
in DNA Sequences",
accepted to J. Stat. Phys..