MTA-BME Morphodynamics Research Group

Our main focus are mathematical and physical models of shape evolution with emphasis on geophysical and planetological applications, such as sand grains, pebbles, ventifacts, rock profiles, asteroids.

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Our research group, founded in 2017, operates at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and it is supported on a 5-year (2022-2027), renewable special grant from the Eötvös Loránd Research Network. Our goal is to collect, develop and apply existing mathematical models and test the models versus existing and self-produced experimental and field data. Ultimately we would like to gain insight on geophysical history based on current size and shape measurements.

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Recent activity related to our research group including student projects, publications and workshops. Click on the titles to read more.

Rocking stones in Tasmania

8th May 2023

ENSHRINE is a group of volunteer researchers, dedicated to preserve the natural heritage of Tasmania, Australia. Their studies on the behaviour of rocking stones, found in a large number in the area, were also based on some results of the MTA-BME Research Group for Morphodynamics (https://listthemountain.org/natural-features/rocking-stone).

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Krisztina Regős in the “top 30 under 30” by Forbes.hu

2nd May 2023

Krisztina Regős, PhD student of the Morphodynamics Research Group was mentioned among the top 30 of most successful people under 30 in Hungary by Forbes. Congratulations!

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New paper on the smallest mono-unstable convex polyhedron with point masses

19th April 2023

A paper entitled “A New Insight into the Stability of Precariously Balanced Rocks” was published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering by Balázs Ludmány, Gábor Domokos, András Á. Sipos and co-authors.

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The World’s largest Gömböc on display in Paris

17th April 2023

The “Gömböc” is on permanent display since 17th April, 2023 at Pompidou Centre, Paris. The largest copy of Gömböc ever made of a single piece of material was introduced in the presence of one of its inventors, Gábor Domokos.

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National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference 2023

15th April 2023

Several presentations were held in the session for Mathematics, Physics and Geosciences of the 36th National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference in relation with the Morphodynamics Research Group.

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New paper on polygonal tessellations in nanochemistry

11th April 2023

A paper entitled “Polygonal tessellations as predictive models of molecular monolayers” was published in PNAS by Krisztina Regős and co-authors.

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New paper on symmetry of mono-monostatic bodies

28th March 2023

A paper entitled “A characterization of the symmetry groups of mono-monostatic convex bodies” was published in Monatshefte für Mathematik Article by Gábor Domokos, Zsolt Lángi, and Péter L. Várkonyi.

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New paper on precariously balanced rocks

2nd February 2023

A paper entitled “A New Insight into the Stability of Precariously Balanced Rocks” was published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering by Balázs Ludmány, Gábor Domokos, András Á. Sipos and co-authors.

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