Banca de DEFESA: LUANA APARECIDA DE BARROS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LUANA APARECIDA DE BARROS
DATE: 10/12/2021
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: REMOTO
TITLE:

SEARCH FOR SUBDIFUSIVE PROCESSES IN CONFINED ANIMALS

KEY WORDS:

diffusion, subdiffusion, termite, labyrinth

PAGES: 57
BIG AREA: Ciências Exatas e da Terra
AREA: Física
SUBÁREA: Física da Matéria Condensada
SUMMARY:

This master's thesis was a search for subdiffusion in worker termites of the genus Cornitermes Cumulans, also known as termites of the pasto. The experiments were carried out on plates 10 cm indiameter and 1 cm in height and were based on single-particle tracking. Termite movement was captured by a camera, initially for a period of 30 minutes. Data were collected by a program developed by professor Sidiney Geraldo Alves in Python language and using Fortran as a tool, algorithms were developed to analyze the series. The first tests were carried out in Petri dishes without traps or geometric restrictions, an exponent was found that matches with anomalous diffusion, but of the superdiffusive type. After these first experiments, we used a maze of the same size and height as the Petri dish. Several experiments were carried out and an exponent was found that also matches superdiffusion, but a slightly smaller exponent.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ANGÉLICA SOUSA DA MATA - UFLA
Presidente - 1848861 - LETICIA RIBEIRO DE PAIVA
Interno - 2305238 - SIDINEY GERALDO ALVES