3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2004
The case of the trapped singularities
R. Ball
A case study in bifurcation and stability analysis is presented, in which reduced dynamical system modelling yields substantial new global and predictive information about the beha…
physics.chem-ph2002
Feedback processes in cellulose thermal decomposition. Implications for fire-retarding strategies and treatments
R. Ball, A. C. McIntosh, J. Brindley
A simple dynamical system that models the competitive thermokinetics and chemistry of cellulose decomposition is examined, with reference to evidence from experimental studies indi…
physics.plasm-ph2001
A walk in the parameter space of L-H transitions without stepping on or through the cracks
Rowena Ball, Robert L. Dewar
A mathematically and physically sound three-degree-of-freedom dynamical model that emulates low- to high-confinement mode (L--H) transitions is elicited from a singularity theory c…