Advanced Biological Physics SS25

Abstract:

These lectures will give a solid introduction into continuum mechanics, that is the physics of elastic solids and flowing fluids. We will highlight the very similar (and versatile) mathematical framework of elasticity theory and fluid mechanics. We will start with simple materials, and then showcase important models of complex materials, such as viscoelastic materials and liquid crystals, which play a key role in describing living matter. 

This lecture is part of module 6 of the 'Physics of Life' Master course at CMCB, but suited and open also for interested students from Physics and Computer Science, e.g., from the Physics or CMS master courses.

Scope: lecture: 2 hours / week; tutorials: 2 hours / 2 weeks

Time:

Lectures: every Tuesday, 9 am - 10.30 am

Tutorials: every Friday, 1 pm - 2.30 pm

Location for lectures: 

MPI-PKS, SR4

Location for tutorials on Fridays: 

TBA, Johannstadt

Audience: Master students 'Physics of Life'; Bachelor and Master Physics students; students from other CMCB-Master courses; Master students from the 'Computational Modeling and Simulation' course

Specialization area: Soft Condensed Matter and Biological Physics

Previous knowledge: Multi-variable calculus, Thermodynamics and/or first course in Statistical Mechanics

Lectures:

Ricard Alert (MPI-PKS, CSBD)

Pierre Haas (MPI-PKS, MPI-CBG, CSBD)

Christina Kurzthaler (MPI-PKS, CSBD)

Benjamin Friedrich (TU Dresden)

Tutorials: Francesco Leone (TU Dresden)