Thomas Stemler

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Thomas Stemler is an associate professor in applied mathematics at the University of Western Australia with an interest in modeling and nonlinear time-series analysis of dynamical and complex systems. He obtained his MSc and PhD in physics from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany.

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Beware the Funnel: When Simplifying Dynamics Can Mislead

Simplified models of systems with fast and slow dynamics can miss a narrow region of phase space—a “singular funnel”—leading to misleading predictions of the system’s behavior. Read More »