Instituto de Altos Estudos da Paraíba - João Pessoa, Brasil

Estudo de Fenômenos Complexos Não-Lineares

Nunquam otiosus -- Scientia Omnia Vincit

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Jason Alfredo Carlson GALLAS, Professor of Theoretical Physics

Dr. rer. nat. LMU & MPQ München, Germany, 1983

High-performance multi-scale computational study of lasers, electronic circuits and complex oscillators

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Instituto de Altos Estudos da Paraíba
Rua Silvino Lopes 419 - 2502, Tambaú
58039-190 João Pessoa, Paraíba, BRASIL
Email: jason.gallas @ gmail.com

I have retired from teaching basics and advising students but am still active in research and writing.
The best way to contact me is via email. If I do not respond in a timely fashion it is because I have nothing useful or definite to say.

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