Richard G. Palmer, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Please note: Richard has left the "CNCS: Center for nonlinear and complex systems" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.
Professor Richard G. Palmer is currently working on theories of statistical mechanics. He is interested in the application and development of statistical physics methods for many types of complex systems, including glasses and spin glasses, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and economic markets. The long-term goal of his work is to establish firm theoretical foundations for understanding the emergence of structure, complexity, and computational ability in driven systems of interacting adaptive components. He is also author of two books on the theory of neural networks and on the theory of extinction.
| Office Location: | 091 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 |
| Office Phone: | (919) 660-2559 |
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| Web Page: | http://www.phy.duke.edu/~palmer/ |
- Education:
Ph.D. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) 1973 Theoretical Physics Cambridge Univ 1973
- Specialties:
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Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems
Theoretical condensed matter physics
- Research Interests: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Professor Richard G. Palmer is currently working on theories of statistical mechanics. He is interested in the application and development of statistical physics methods for many types of complex systems, including glasses and spin glasses, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and economic markets. The long-term goal of his work is to establish firm theoretical foundations for understanding the emergence of structure, complexity, and computational ability in driven systems of interacting adaptive components. He is also author of two books on the theory of neural networks and on the theory of extinction.
- Keywords:
- Animals • Attention • Behavior Therapy • Choice Behavior • Cognition • Decision Making • Humans • Models, Psychological • Orientation • Problem Solving • Reinforcement Schedule • Reversal Learning
- Recent Publications
(More Publications)
- Palmer, R, Statistical mechanics approaches to complex optimization problems, in Economy as an Evolving Complex System the Proceedings of the Evolutionary Paths of the Global Economy Workshop Held September 1987 in Santa Fe New Mexico (January, 2018), pp. 177-194, CRC Press, ISBN 9780201156850 [doi] [abs]
- Palmer, R, Optimization on Rugged Landscapes, in Molecular Evolution on Rugged Landscapes Proteins RNA and the Immune System the Proceedings of the Workshop on Applied Molecular Evolution and the Maturation of the Immune Response Held March 1989 in Santa Fe New Mexico (January, 2018), pp. 3-25 [doi] [abs]
- Hertz, J; Krogh, A; Palmer, RG, Introduction to the theory of neural computation (January, 2018), pp. 1-327, CRC Press, ISBN 9780201515602 [doi] [abs]
- Anderson, PW; Thouless, DJ; Palmer, RG, Solution of ‘solvable model of a spin glass’, in Career in Theoretical Physics A 2nd Edition (January, 2005), pp. 522-530, ISBN 9789812567154 [doi] [abs]
- M.E.J. Newman and R.G. Palmer, Modeling Extinction (Spring, 2003), Oxford University Press