Baró i Urbea, Jordi (Date of defense: 2015-06-25)
Instead of a linear and smooth evolution, many physical system react to external stimuli in avalanche dynamics. When an out of equilibrium system governed by disorder is externally driven the evolution ...
Clotet i Fons, Xavier (Date of defense: 2014-07-11)
The dynamics of fractured media flows is relevant in many processes of interest that range from the micrometre to the kilometre lengthscales. Flow in disordered media has been proven to be an interesting ...