Building with Magnets: The Mathematics of Repulsion and Attraction
Gresham CollegeBarnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Tue 10 Nov · 18:00 · Free
About this event
This lecture uses magnetic beads to show how bending chains and oscillating rings reveal how simple rules produce complex matter. To the wonder of children, magnets stick together. What will be the shape and properties of an object made of many magnets? Starting from simple experiments with magnetic beads, this lecture explores how local interactions generate unexpected global behaviour. Chains bend, rings oscillate, and complex structures assemble spontaneously. By analysing these systems with minimal models, we learn how effective material properties emerge from simple rules, offering a clear toy model for understanding how matter forms from interacting constituents. A lecture by Professor Alain Goriely This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: Building with Magnets: The Mathematics of Repulsion and Attraction | Gresham College
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