Diffuuseria

Diffuuseria is an interdisciplinary concept that, in theoretical and exploratory contexts, studies diffusion-like processes across physical, informational, and social systems. It aims to describe how substances, signals, and ideas spread, interact, and approach equilibrium, and to design interventions that modulate that spread.

The term diffuuseria is a portmanteau of diffusion and -eria, echoing terms used for fields of study. It has appeared in speculative science writings, artistic research projects, and some interdisciplinary seminars, but it lacks a formal, universally recognized definition or curriculum.

Core ideas include diffusion theory, Fick's laws and diffusion coefficients; network diffusion models such as independent cascade and threshold models for information spread; diffusion-limited aggregation and percolation concepts to describe connectivity constraints.

Methods: Experimental approaches include microfluidic diffusion assays and tracer imaging; computational methods include molecular dynamics, lattice Boltzmann, and agent-based network simulations; data analysis uses metrics like mean squared displacement and diffusion entropy.

Applications: In materials science, diffuuseria informs controlled release, membranes, and catalysis; in pharmacology and biomedicine, diffusion control of drugs; in information science and sociology, modeling how ideas and behaviors diffuse.

Relation to other fields and critique: It overlaps with diffusion science, network science, and social contagion research; some scholars view it as a loosely defined umbrella term rather than a distinct discipline. Related topics include diffusion, information diffusion, network science, and percolation theory.