Brownian motion is a continuum scaling limit for a wide class of random processes, and
there has been great success in develo** a theory for its properties (such as distribution …

Bacterial growth presents many beautiful phenomena that pose new theoretical challenges
to statistical physicists, and are also amenable to laboratory experimentation. This review …

Paper is a material known to everybody. It has a network structure consisting of wood fibres
that can be mimicked by cooking a portion of spaghetti and pouring it on a plate, to form a …

The stochastic partial differential equation proposed nearly three decades ago by Kardar,
Parisi and Zhang (KPZ) continues to inspire, intrigue and confound its many admirers. Here …

Abstract The Kardar–Parisi–Zhang (KPZ) universality class describes a broad range of non-
equilibrium fluctuations, including those of growing interfaces, directed polymers and …

We investigate growing interfaces of topological-defect turbulence in the electroconvection
of nematic liquid crystals. The interfaces exhibit self-affine roughening characterized by both …

Stochastic motion of a point–known as Brownian motion–has many successful applications
in science, thanks to its scale invariance and consequent universal features such as …

The motion of dislocations in response to stress dictates the mechanical behaviour of
materials. However, it is not yet possible to directly observe dislocation motion …

These notes are based on lectures delivered by the authors at a Langeoog seminar of
SFB/TR12 Symmetries and Universality in Mesoscopic Systems to a mixed audience of …

We study the influence of particle shape on growth processes at the edges of evaporating
drops. Aqueous suspensions of colloidal particles evaporate on glass slides, and convective …