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Publications

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  1. "Steric effects in induced-charge electro-osmosis for strong electric fields", J. Galen Wang, Daniel R. Ladiges, Ishan Srivastava, Sean P. Carney, Andy J. Nonaka, Alejandro L. Garcia, and John B. Bell, Phys. Rev. Fluids 8, 083702 (2023).

  2. "Fluctuating hydrodynamics and the Rayleigh–Plateau instability", Bryn Barker, John B. Bell, and Alejandro L. Garcia, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 120 e2306088120 (2023).

  3. "A Staggered Scheme for the Compressible Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Multispecies Fluid Mixtures", I. Srivastava, D.R. Ladiges, A.J. Nonaka, A.L. Garcia, and J.B. Bell, Physical Review E 107, 015305 (2023).

  4. " Validity of path thermodynamic description of reactive systems: Microscopic simulations", F. Baras, Alejandro L. Garcia, and M. Malek Mansour, Phys. Rev. E 107, 014106 (2023).

  5. "Modeling Electrokinetic Flows with the Discrete Ion Stochastic Continuum Overdamped Solvent Algorithm", D.R. Ladiges, J.G. Wang, I. Srivastava, A.J. Nonaka, J. B. Bell, S.P. Carney, A.L. Garcia, and A. Donev, Physical Review E 106, 035104 (2022).

  6. "Thermal Fluctuations in the Dissipation Range of Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence", J.B. Bell, A. Nonaka, A.L. Garcia and G. Eyink, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 939, A12. (2022).

  7. "A Discrete Ion Stochastic Continuum Overdamped Solvent Algorithm for Modeling Electrolytes", D. Ladiges, S. Carney, A. Nonaka, K. Klymko, G. Moore, A.L. Garcia, S. Natesh, A. Donev, J.B. Bell, Physical Review Fluids 6 044309 (2021) (PDF).

  8. "A Low Mach Number Fluctuating Hydrodynamics Model For Ionic Liquids", K. Klymko, S. Carney, A. Nonaka, A.L. Garcia, J.B. Bell, Physical Review Fluids 5, 093701 (2020) (PDF).

  9. "Validity of path thermodynamics in reactive systems", M. Malek Mansour, A.L. Garcia, Physical Review E, 101 052135 (2020) (PDF).

  10. "On the Suppression and Distortion of Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations by Transpiration", D. Ladiges, A. Nonaka, J.B. Bell, and A.L. Garcia, Physics of Fluids 31, 052002 (2019) (PDF).

  11. "Fluctuating hydrodynamics of electrolytes at electroneutral scales", A. Donev, A. J. Nonaka, C. Kim, A. L. Garcia, and J. B. Bell, Physical Review Fluids, 4 043701 (2019) (PDF).

  12. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Debye-Hückel-Onsager Theory for Electrolytes", A. Donev, A. L. Garcia, J.-P. Péraud, A. J. Nonaka, and J. B. Bell, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry 13 1 (2019) (PDF).

  13. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Reactive Liquid Mixtures", C. Kim, A. Nonaka, J.B. Bell, A.L. Garcia, and A. Donev, J. Chem. Phys. 149 084113 (2018) (PDF).

  14. "Fluctuation-enhanced electric conductivity in electrolyte solutions", J-P Péraud, A. Nonaka, J. B. Bell, A. Donev and A.L. Garcia, Proce. Nat. Acad. Sciences (PNAS) 114 10829 (2017) (PDF).

  15. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Reaction-Diffusion Systems", C. Kim, A. Nonaka, J. B. Bell, A. Garcia and A. Donev, J. Chem. Phys. 146 124110 (2017) (PDF).

  16. "Low Mach Number Fluctuating Hydrodynamics for Electrolytes", J-P Péraud, A. Nonaka, A. Chaudhri, J. B. Bell, A. Donev, A. Garcia, Physical Review Fluids 1, 074103 (2016) (PDF).

  17. "A Horizontal Vane Radiometer: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation", D. Wolfe, A. Larraza, A. Garcia, Physics of Fluids 28, 037103 (2016) (PDF).

  18. "Fluctuating hydrodynamics of multi-species reactive mixtures", A. Bhattacharjee, K. Balakrishnan, A. Garcia, J.B. Bell, and A. Donev, Journal of Chemical Physics 142 224107 (2015) (PDF).

  19. "Low Mach Number Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Multispecies Liquid Mixtures", A. Donev, A. Nonaka, A. Bhattacharjee, A. Garcia, and, J.B. Bell, Physics of Fluids 27 037103 (2015) (PDF).

  20. "Modeling Multi-phase Flow using Fluctuating Hydrodynamics", A. Chaudhri, J.B. Bell, A. Garcia, and A. Donev, Physical Review E 90 033014 (2014) (PDF).

  21. "Fluctuating hydrodynamics of multispecies mixtures. I. Non-reacting Flows", K. Balakrishnan, A. Garcia, A. Donev, and J.B. Bell, Physical Review E 89 013017 (2014) (PDF).

  22. "Low Mach Number Fluctuating Hydrodynamics of Diffusively Mixing Fluids", A. Donev, A. J. Nonaka, Y. Sun, T. Fai, A. L. Garcia and J. B. Bell, Communications in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, 9 47 (2014) (PDF).

  23. "Principles of Animation Physics", A. Garcia, Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2012 Courses, Article No. 13 (2012). (PDF in English; PDF in Chinese ).

  24. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo", K. Balakrishnan, J.B. Bell, A. Donev, and A. Garcia, 28th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, AIP Conf. Proc. 1501, 695-704 (2012). (PDF).

  25. "Physics for Animation Artists", D. Chai and A. Garcia, The Physics Teacher 48 478 (2011). (PDF).

  26. "Enhancement of Diffusive Transport by Nonequilibrium Thermal Fluctuations", A. Donev, A. de la Fuente, J. B. Bell, and A. Garcia, Journal of Statistical Mechanics, 2011 P06014 (2011). (PDF).

  27. "Diffusive Transport Enhanced by Thermal Velocity Fluctuations", A. Donev, A. de la Fuente, J. B. Bell, and A. Garcia, Physical Review Letters, 106 204501 (2011). (PDF).

  28. "Hydrodynamic fluctuations in a particle-continuum hybrid for complex fluids", A. Garcia, A. Donev, J.B. Bell, and B. Alder, Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics AIP Conf. Proc., 1333 551-6 (2011). (PDF).

  29. "Direct Simulation Monte Carlo: Theory, Methods, and Open Challenges", A. Garcia, Proceedings of the Models and Computational Methods for Rarefied Flows NATO Conf. Proc. RTO-EN-AVT-194 (ISBN 978-92-837-0129-3), Paper 5 (2011). (PDF).

  30. "Surprising Hydrodynamic Results Discovered by Means of Direct Simulation Monte Carlo", A. Garcia, Proceedings of the Models and Computational Methods for Rarefied Flows NATO Conf. Proc. RTO-EN-AVT-194 (ISBN 978-92-837-0129-3), Paper 2 (2011). (PDF).

  31. "Computational fluctuating fluid dynamics ", J.B. Bell, A. Garcia, and S. Williams, ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, 44 1085-1105 (2010). (PDF; MATLAB program).

  32. "On the Accuracy of Explicit Finite-Volume Schemes for Fluctuating Hydrodynamics", A. Donev, E. Vanden-Eijnden, A. Garcia, and J.B. Bell, Communications in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science 5 149–197 (2010). (PDF).

  33. "A hybrid particle-continuum method for hydrodynamics of complex fluids", A. Donev, J.B. Bell, A. Garcia, and B. Alder, SIAM Multiscale Modeling and Simulation 8 871-911 (2010). (PDF).

  34. "A Thermodynamically-Consistent Non-Ideal Stochastic Hard-Sphere Fluid", A. Donev, B. Alder, and A. Garcia, Journal of Statistical Mechanics P11008 (2009). (PDF).

  35. "Stochastic Hard-Sphere Dynamics for Hydrodynamics of Non-Ideal Fluids", A. Donev, B.J. Alder, and A. Garcia, Physical Review Letters 101, 075902 (2008). (PDF)

  36. "An Event-Driven Hybrid Molecular Dynamics and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Algorithm", A. Donev, A. Garcia, and B.J. Alder, Journal of Computational Physics, 227 2644-2665 (2008). (PDF) .

  37. "Algorithm Refinement for Fluctuating Hydrodynamics", S. Williams, J.B. Bell, and A. Garcia, SIAM Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, 6 1256-1280 (2008). (PDF).

  38. "Numerical Methods for the Stochastic Landau-Lifshitz Navier-Stokes Equations", J.B. Bell, A. Garcia, and S. Williams, Physical Review E 76 016708 (2007). (PDF, Matlab program).

  39. "Algorithm Refinement for the Stochastic Burgers' Equation", J.B. Bell, J. Foo, and A. Garcia, Journal of Computational Physics 223 451-468 (2007). (PDF).

  40. "Generation of the Maxwellian Inflow Distribution", A. Garcia, and W. Wagner, Journal of Computational Physics 217 693-708 (2006). (PDF; Errata; ; Software).

  41. "Estimating Hydrodynamic Quantities in the Presence of Microscopic Fluctuations", A. Garcia, Communications in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science 1 53-78(2006). (PDF).

  42. "Hydrodynamic description of the adiabatic piston", M. Malek Mansour, A. Garcia, and F. Baras, Physical Review E 73 016121 (2006). (PDF).

  43. "Noise in Algorithm Refinement Methods", F. Alexander, A. Garcia, and D. Tartakovsky, Computing in Science and Engineering 7 32-38 (2005). (PDF).

  44. "Non-equilibrium behavior of equilibrium reservoirs in molecular simulations", M. Tysanner and A. Garcia, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids 48 1337-1349 (2005). (PDF).

  45. "Algorithm Refinement for Stochastic Partial Differential Equations: II. Correlated Systems", F. Alexander, A. Garcia, and D. Tartakovsky, Journal of Computational Physics 207 769-787 (2005). (PDF).

  46. "Rectification of Thermal Fluctuations in Ideal Gases", P. Meurs, C. Van den Broeck, and A. Garcia, Physical Review E 70 051109 (2004). (PDF).

  47. "Three-dimensional Hybrid Continuum-Atomistic Simulations for Multiscale Hydrodynamics", S. Wijesinghe, R. Hornung, A. Garcia, and N. Hadjiconstantinou, Journal of Fluids Engineering 126 768-77 (2004). (PDF).

  48. "Measurement Bias of Fluid Velocity in Molecular Simulations", M. Tysanner and A. Garcia, Journal of Computational Physics 196 173-83 (2004). (PDF).

  49. "3–DIMENSIONAL HYBRID CONTINUUM–ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS FOR MULTISCALE HYDRODYNAMICS", S. Wijesinghe, R. Hornung, A. Garcia, and N. Hadjiconstantinou, submitted for the Proceedings of IMECE 2003 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo November 15-21, 2003, Washington, D.C. USA. (PDF).

  50. "A direct simulation Monte Carlo method for the Uehling-Uhlenbeck-Boltzmann equation", A. Garcia, and W. Wagner, Physical Review E 68 056703 (2003). (PDF).

  51. "Inverted velocity profile in the cylindrical Couette flow of a rarefied gas", K. Aoki, H. Yoshida, T. Nakanishi, and A. Garcia, Physical Review E 68 016302 (2003). (PDF).

  52. "Statistical Error in Particle Simulations of Hydrodynamic Phenomena", N. Hadjiconstantinou, A. Garcia, M. Bazant, and G. He, Journal of Computational Physics 187 274-297 (2003). (PDF).

  53. "Projectile Motion in Perspective", A. Garcia, Physics Education 38 193-5 (2003). (PDF).

  54. "Algorithm Refinement for Stochastic Partial Diffential Equations", F. Alexander, A. Garcia, and D. Tartakovsky, to appear in the proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Whistler, Canada, AIP Conf. Proc. 663 915-22 (2003). (PDF).

  55. "Numerical study of a direct simulation Monte Carlo method for the Uehling-Uhlenbeck-Boltzmann equation", A. Garcia, and W. Wagner, Proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Whistler, Canada, AIP Conf. Proc. 663 398-405 (2003). (PDF).

  56. "Comparison of Kinetic Theory and Hydrodynamics for Poiseuille Flow", Y. Zheng, A. Garcia, and B. Alder, Proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Whistler, Canada, AIP Conf. Proc. 663 149-56 (2003). (PDF).

  57. ""Comment on "Stress-density ratio slip-corrected Reynolds equation for ultra-thin gas bearing lubrication " "", A. Garcia, Physics of Fluids 14 3748 (2002). (PDF).

  58. "Algorithm Refinement for Stochastic Partial Differential Equations: I. Linear Diffusion", F. Alexander, A. Garcia, and D. Tartakovsky, Journal of Computational Physics 182 47-66 (2002). (PDF)

  59. "Some new properties of the kinetic equation for the consistent Boltzmann algorithm", A. Garcia and W. Wagner, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 31 579-594 (2002). (PDF)

  60. "Comparison of Kinetic Theory and Hydrodynamics for Poiseuille Flow", Y. Zheng, A. Garcia, and B. Alder, Journal of Statistical Physics 109 495-505 (2002). (PDF)

  61. "Statistical Error in Particle Simulations of Low Mach Number Flows", N. Hadjiconstantinou and A. Garcia, Proceedings of the First MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Elsever, 853-6 (2001). (PDF).

  62. "Molecular simulations of sound wave propagation in simple gases", N. Hadjiconstantinou and A. Garcia, Physics of Fluids 13 1040-6 (2001). (PDF)

  63. "The limiting kinetic equation of the Consistent Boltzmann Algorithm for dense gases", A. Garcia and W. Wagner, Journal of Statistical Physics 101 1065-86 (2000). (PDF)

  64. "A new kinetic equation for dense gases", A. Garcia and W. Wagner, Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Sydney, Australia (July 2000). (PDF).

  65. "Time step truncation error in direct simulation Monte Carlo", A. Garcia and W. Wagner, Physics of Fluids 12 2621-33 (2000). (PDF)

  66. "The Surface Properties of a van der Waals Fluid", N. Hadjiconstantinou, A. Garcia, and B. Alder, Physica A 281 337-47 (2000). (PDF)

  67. "Burnett Description for Plane Poiseuille Flow", F. Uribe and A. Garcia, Phys. Rev. E. 60 4063 (1999). (PDF)

  68. "Adaptive Mesh and Algorithm Refinement using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo", A. Garcia, J. Bell, Wm. Y. Crutchfield and B. Alder, J. Comp. Phys. 154 134-55 (1999). (PDF)

  69. "Long-ranged Correlations in Simple Nonequilibrium Fluids", A. Garcia, G. Sonnino and M. Malek Mansour, J. of Stat. Phys. 90 1489 (1998). (PDF)

  70. "Simulations of Air Slider Bearings with Realistic Gas-Surface Scattering", T. Wenski, T. Olson, C. Rettner and A. Garcia, J. Tribology 120 639 (1998).

  71. "Scientific Computing, An Introductory Survey", A. Garcia, Computers in Physics 12 256 (1998). [Book review]

  72. "Cell Size Dependence of Transport Coefficients in Stochastic Particle Algorithms", F. Alexander, A. Garcia and B. Alder, Phys. Fluids, 10 1540 (1998). (PDF)
    Erratum: Phys. Fluids, 12 731 (2000). (PDF)

  73. "Generation of the Chapman-Enskog Distribution", A. Garcia and B. Alder, J. Comp. Phys. 140 66 (1998). (PDF)

  74. "Direct Simulation Monte Carlo", F. Alexander and A. Garcia, Computers in Physics, 11 588 (1997). (PDF)

  75. "A Particle Method with Adjustable Transport Properties- The Generalized Consistent Boltzmann Algorithm", A. Garcia, F. Alexander and B. Alder, J. Stat. Phys. 89 403 (1997). (PDF)

  76. "Anomalous Flow Profile due to the Curvature Effect on Slip Length", K. Tibbs, F. Baras and A. Garcia, Phys. Rev. E 56 2282 (1997). (PDF)

  77. "On the validity of hydrodynamics in plane Poiseuille flows", M. Malek Mansour, F. Baras and A. Garcia, Physica A 240 255 (1997). (PDF)

  78. "The Consistent Boltzmann Algorithm for the van der Waals Equation of State", F. Alexander, A. Garcia and B. Alder, Physica A 240 196 (1997). (PDF)

  79. "Three-Dimensional Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method for Slider Air Bearings", W. Huang, D.B. Bogy and A. Garcia, Phys. Fluids 9 1764 (1997). (PDF)

  80. "A Hydrodynamically Correct Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Model", G. McNamara, A. Garcia and B. Alder, J. Stat. Phys. 87 1111 (1997). (PDF)

  81. "Direct Simulation Monte Carlo: Novel Applications and New Extensions", A. Garcia and F. Baras, in Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Modelling of Chemical Reaction Systems, Heidelberg (1997). CD-ROM ISBN 3-932217-00-4 (PDF).

  82. "A Simple Model for Nonequilibrium Fluctuations in a Fluid", F. Baras, M. Malek Mansour and A. Garcia, Am. J. Phys. 64 1488 (1996) (PDF).

  83. "Six Books on Fortran 90", A. Garcia, Computers in Physics, 10 135 (1996). [Book review]

  84. "Stabilization of Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Models", G. McNamara, A. Garcia and B. Alder, J. Stat. Phys. 81 395 (1995). (PDF)

  85. "Simulation of the Consistent Boltzmann Equation for Hard Spheres and its Extension to Higher Densities", F. Alexander, A. Garcia and B. Alder, in 25 Years of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Ed. J. Brey, J. Marro, M. Rubi and M. San Miguel (Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1995), pgs. 82-90. (PDF)

  86. "A Consistent Boltzmann Algorithm", F. Alexander, A. Garcia and B. Alder, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74 5212 (1995). (PDF)

  87. "Particle Simulation of Complex Flows in Dilute Systems", F. Baras, M. Malek Mansour, A. Garcia and M. Mareschal, J. Comp. Phys. 119 94 (1995). (PDF)

  88. "Comment on 'Simulation of a two-dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard system using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method' ", A. Garcia, F. Baras and M. Malek Mansour, Phys. Rev. E 51 3784 (1995). (PDF)

  89. "Direct Simulation Monte Carlo for Thin Film Bearings", F. Alexander, A. Garcia and B. Alder, Phys. Fluids 6 3854 (1994). (PDF)

  90. "Microscopic simulation of dilute gases with adjustable transport coefficients", F. Baras, M. Malek Mansour and A. Garcia, Phys. Rev. E 49 3512 (1994). (PDF)

  91. "Quantum wave turbulence", M. Haeri, S. Putterman, A. Garcia and P. Roberts, Phys. Rev. E 47 739 (1993). (PDF)

  92. "Numerical Recipes", A. Garcia, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115 9354 (1993). [Book review]

  93. "Slip Length in a Dilute Gas", D. Morris, L. Hannon and A. Garcia, Phys. Rev. A15 46 5279 (1992). (PDF)

  94. "Modeling Complex Phenomena in Fluids", A. Garcia, D. Morris, J. Stroh and C. Penland, in Modeling Complex Phenomena, Ed. L. Lam and V. Naroditsky (Springer, New York, 1992).

  95. "Concensus in Large and Small Audiences", V. Kanevsky, A. Garcia and V. Narodistky, in Modeling Complex Phenomena, ed. L. Lam and V. Naroditsky (Springer, New York, 1992).

  96. "Nonequilibrium processes in Polymers undergoing Interchange Reactions. Part 2, Reaction-Diffusion Processes", J. Pojman, A. Garcia, D. Kondepudi and C. Van den Broeck, J. Phys. Chem. 95 5655 (1991). (PDF)

  97. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Principal Oscillation Pattern Analysis", A. Garcia and C. Penland, J. Stat. Phys. 64 1121 (1991). (PDF)

  98. "Electrodeposit Tree Patterns in Linear Cells: Experiment and Computer Models", R.D. Pochy, A. Garcia, R.D. Freimuth, V.M. Castillo and L. Lam, Physica D 51 539-45 (1991). (PDF)

  99. "Hydrodynamic Fluctuations and the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method", A. Garcia, in Microscopic Simulations of Complex Flows (NATO Asi Series B, Physics, Vol 236), ed. M. Mareschal (Plenum, New York, 1990), pgs. 177-88. (PDF)

  100. "Nonlinear Polymer Diffusion with Interchange Reactions", in Nonlinear Structures in Physical Systems, A. Garcia and C. Van den Broeck, ed. L. Lam and H.C. Morris, (Springer, Berlin, 1990).

  101. "Convection in a Particle Simulation of a Dilute Gas", A. Garcia and F. Baras, in Proceedings of the Third International Supercomputer Conference (1989).

  102. "On the Scattering Function of Simple Fluids in Finite Systems", M. Malek Mansour, A. Garcia, J.W. Turner and M. Mareschal, J. Stat. Phys. 52 295 (1988). (PDF)

  103. "Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in a Fluid under Constant Shear", A. Garcia, M. Malek Mansour, G. Lie and E. Clementi, Phys. Rev. A 36 4348 (1987). (PDF)

  104. "Correlation Functions for Simple Fluids in Finite Systems under Nonequilibrium Constraints", M. Malek Mansour, J.W. Turner and A. Garcia, J. Stat. Phys. 48 1157 (1987). (PDF)

  105. "A Monte Carlo Simulation of Coagulation", A.Garcia, C. Van den Broeck, R. Serneels and M. Aertsens, Physica A 143A 535 (1987). (PDF)

  106. "Numerical Integration of the Fluctuating Hydrodynamic Equations", A. Garcia, M. Malek Mansour, G. Lie and E. Clementi, J. Stat. Phys. 47 209 (1987). (PDF)

  107. "Long Range Thermal Correlations in a Knudsen Flow System", A. Garcia, Phys. Lett. 119 379 (1987). (PDF)

  108. "Fluctuating Hydrodynamics in a Dilute Gas", M. Malek Mansour, A. Garcia, G. Lie and E. Clementi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 58 874 (1987). (PDF)

  109. "Nonequilibrium Fluctuations studied by a Rarefied Gas Simulation", A. Garcia, Phys. Rev. A 34 1454 (1986). (PDF)

  110. "Acoustic Backscattering at Low Grazing Angles from the Ocean Bottom. 2. Statistical Characteristics of Bottom Backscatter at a Shallow-Water Site, N. Chotiros, H. Boehme, T. Goldsberry, S. Pitt, R. Lamb, A. Garcia, R. Altenburg, J. Acous. Soc. Am. 77 975-82 (1985). (PDF)

  111. "Acoustic Backscattering at Low Grazing Angles from the Ocean Bottom. 1. Bottom Backscattering Strength", H. Boehme, N. Chotiros, L. Rolleigh, S. Pitt, A. Garcia, T. Goldsberry, R. Lamb, J. Acous. Soc. Am. 77 962-74 (1985). (PDF)

  112. "Studies of Thermal Fluctuations in Nonequilibrium Systems by Monte Carlo Simulations", A. Garcia and J.S. Turner, in Chemical Instabilities, G. Nicolis and F. Baras Eds., (D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1984) pgs. 189-95 (PDF).


"I went out of that gallery and into another and still larger one, which at the first glance reminded me of a military chapel hung with tattered flags. The brown and charred rags that hung from the sides of it, I presently recognized as the decaying vestiges of books. They had long since dropped to pieces, and every semblance of print had left them. But here and there were warped boards and cracked metallic clasps that told the tale well enough. Had I been a literary man I might, perhaps, have moralized upon the futility of all ambition. But as it was, the thing that struck me with keenest force was the enormous waste of labour to which this somber wilderness of rotting paper testified. At the time, I will confess that I thought chiefly of the Philosophical Transactions and my own seventeen papers upon physical optics."

The Time Machine, H.G. Wells

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