Professor Christian Beck

Profile

Christian Beck is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and Head of the Dynamical Systems and Statistical Physics Group. He is also Chair of the Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS). Currently is Co-Editor of EPL (Europhysics Letters), Advisory Editor of Physica A, and Editor of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA).

Christian Beck has a broad range of research interests in stochastic modelling, statistical physics, complex systems, chaotic dynamics, and interdisciplinary applications. In addition, he is interested in axionic dark matter physics and other fundamental problems in high energy physics. His work on load balancing problems for electric power grids is funded by EPSRC. Previous research funding includes grants on superstatistical complex systems and a Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship.

Research

Research Interests:

See Christian Beck’s research profile pages including details of research interests, publications, and live grants.

Publications

• Lonardi A, Schäfer B, Beck C (2026). High-fidelity inference of power grid frequency distributions. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2607.28232

  
  

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• Amarakoon N, He H, Beck C (2026). Superstatistical Analysis of PDFs and autocorrelation functions for air pollution concentrations in the UK. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2607.12876

  
  

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• Beck C, Tsallis C (2026). Turbulence: An Entropic Approach. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2606.03139

  
  

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• Hao W, Lonardi A, Beck C (2026). Stochastic Modeling of Power-Grid Frequency Fluctuations in Low-Inertia Systems via a Gaussian-Core Potential and Superstatistics. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.13289

  
  

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• Lonardi A, Maritz JM, Gorjão LR et al. (2026). Understanding the complexity of frequency and phase angle fluctuations in power grids. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2604.03133

  
  

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• Beck C (2025). Energy security: Understanding the intrinsic complexity of the modern power grid. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1051/epn/2025508

  
  

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• Beck C, Tsallis C (2025). Anomalous velocity distributions in slow quantum-tunneling chemical reactions. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.7.l012081

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/handle/123456789/105701
• Drewnick T, Wen X, Oberhofer U et al. (2025). Analyzing deterministic and stochastic influences on the power grid frequency dynamics with explainable artificial intelligence. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1063/5.0239371

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/handle/123456789/105682
• He H, Boehringer T, Schäfer B et al. (2025). Analyzing Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Dissolved Oxygen for the River Thames using Superstatistical Methods and Machine Learning. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2501.07599

  
  

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• He H, Schäfer B, Beck C (2024). Spatial analysis of tails of air pollution PDFs in Europe. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1017/eds.2024.43

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/handle/123456789/98993