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  Physics Seminar: Computational methods in soft matter and biophysics (PW CompMeth)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Ana-Suncana Smith

Details
Vorlesung mit Übung
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 5
nur Fachstudium, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 10:00 - 11:30, 02.219; comments on time and place: Ort und Zeit wird zu Beginn des Kurses mit den Studenten abgesprochen

Fields of study
WF Ph-BA ab 5
WF Ph-MA ab 1
WF PhM-BA ab 5
WF PhM-MA ab 1
WF ILS-MA ab 1

Contents
The course will cover a theoretical and a practical introduction to a number of topics relevant to theoretical approaches in physics among which are:
  • TD-DFT approaches in calculations of exited states: Application to calculation of spectra

  • Coupling of quantum mechanics approaches into molecular dynamics: Application to chemical reaction kinetics

  • Introduction to lattice Boltzmann simulations: Applications in microswimming

  • Molecular dynamics: Diffusion of small molecules

  • Free energy approaches: Application to calculation of adsorption energies and structuring of surfaces

  • Monte-Carlo methods: Application to molecular motors

  • Stochastic dynamics: Application to simulation of diffusive particles at an interface

  • Introduction to image analysis: Application to basic techniques for segmentation, de-noising, background subtraction, object recognition, tracking algorithms

ECTS information:
Credits: 5

Additional information

Assigned lectures
AG: AG Computational methods in soft matter and biophysics
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ana-Suncana Smith
UE: Übung: Computational methods in soft matter and biophysics
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ana-Suncana Smith
Time and place: Wed 10:00 - 11:30, room tbd; comments on time and place: SR 02.219

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester WS 2016/2017:
Computational methods in soft matter and biophysics (PW)

Department: Professur für Theoretische Physik (Prof. Dr. Smith)
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