Special Issue "Modeling Nonlocality of Complex Materials and Systems"

Dear Colleagues,

Complex behavior and interactions are hallmarks of physical and biological processes and materials. Nonlocal models have been shown to be better suited than local models to representing the complexity of materials and systems, including across multiple scales. The aim of this Special Issue is to capture the state-of-the-art on mathematical models of nonlocality and their applications to simulating the complex behavior of materials and systems. Two main branches of nonlocal modeling are of particular focus here: those based on fractional calculus and peridynamic formulations. The papers in this Special Issue will help identify advantages, differences, and similarities between these modeling approaches. The Special Issue, which comes at a time of great effervescence in the field, intends to become a landmark reference, and an inspirational resource, for future developments in nonlocal mathematical and the computational modeling of complex materials and systems.

Dr. Corina S Drapaca
Prof. Dr. Florin Bobaru
Guest Editors

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• mathematical models of anomalous diffusion and complex processes using fractional calculus;
• modeling multiphysics in multiscale and/or multifunctional materials and systems using fractional calculus;
• nonlocal theories using fractional calculus or peridynamics.