Universality of Nonclassical Nonlinearity

Pier Paolo Delsanto is currently a professor of Physics with a chair at the Politecnico of Torino Italy. He has also held a position as the Director of the Politecnico Research Unit in Condensed Matter Physics.

• The Universality of Nonclassical Nonlinearity.- Nonlinear Dynamical Systems in Economics.- Towards a Top-Down Approach in Materials Science.- Nonlinearity and Complexity in Elastic Wave Motion.- Hierarchies of Waves in Nonclassical Materials.- Nonequilibrium Nonlinear Dynamics in Solids: State of the Art.- Nonlinear Rock Mechanics.- Universality in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics.- The Evolutionary Advantage of Being Conservative: The Role of Hysteresis.- Cancer Growth: A Nonclassical Nonlinear Phenomenon?.- Seasonality and Harvesting, Revisited.- Applications to NDE and Ultrasonics: Models and Numerical Simulations.- Micropotential Model for Stress–Strain Hysteresis and PM Space.- Multiscale Approach and Simulations of Wave Propagation and Resonance in Media with Localized Microdamage: 1-D and 2-D Cases.- Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Nonclassical Effects of Waves, Including Phase Transition Front.- The Spectral Analysis of a PM Space Unit in the Context of the Classification of Nonlinear Phenomena in Ultrasonic Wave Propagation.- Nonlinear Ultrasonic Transmission Through Thin Bonded Interface: Theoretical Background and Numerical Simulations.- A LISA Model of the Nonlinear and Hysteretic Response of Interstitial Regions to Applied Stresses.- Numerical Analysis of the Anomalous Elastic Behavior of Hysteretic Media: Quasistatic, Dynamic, and Relaxation Experiments.- A 2-D Spring Model for the Simulation of Nonlinear Hysteretic Elasticity.- Nonclassical Nonlinear Dynamics of Solid Surfaces in Partial Contact for NDE Applications.- Nonlinear Dynamics in Granular Materials.- Thermally Induced Rate-Dependence of Hysteresis in Nonclassical Nonlinear Acoustics.- Inverse Problems and Genetic Algorithms.- Experimental Results and Applications.- Characterization andImaging of Microdamage Using Nonlinear Resonance Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS): An Analytical Model.- Laboratory Experiments using Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS): a Precursor to Health Monitoring Applications in Aeronautics, Cultural Heritage, and Civil Engineering.- Nonlinear Elastic Wave Experiments: Learning About the Behaviour of Rocks and Geomaterials.- Intrinsic Nonlinearity in Geomaterials: Elastic Properties of Rocks at Low Strain.- Nonlinear Acoustic Techniques for NDE of Materials with Variable Properties.- Nonlinear Elastic Behavior and Ultrasonic Fatigue of Metals.- Nonlinear Acoustic NDE: Inherent Potential of Complete Nonclassical Spectra.- Generation Threshold of Subharmonic Modes in Piezoelectric Resonator.- An Overview of Failure Modes and Linear Elastic Wave Propagation Damage Detection Methods in Aircraft Structures.- Inverse Problem Solution in Acoustic Emission Source Analysis: Classical and Artificial Neural Network Approaches.