Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) Courses

Survival Probability and Record Statistics for Random Walks

Explore survival probability and record statistics for random walks, including correlated models and applications to active particles, with insights on universality and extreme value statistics.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Yielding and Rheology of Charged Vesicle Gels

Explore yielding and rheology of charged vesicle gels through experimental and numerical results. Gain insights into soft glassy materials with competing attractive and repulsive interactions.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study of Damage Localization During the Fracture of Double Polymer Networks

Explore molecular dynamics of damage localization in double polymer networks, focusing on mechanisms behind increased toughness and the interplay between load sharing and damage propagation.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cell Motility in Confluent Tissues Induced by Substrate Disorder

Explore cell motility in confluent tissues and the impact of substrate disorder on tissue mechanics, rigidity, and cell dynamics using the Self-Propelled Voronoi model.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Existence and Stability of Corotational Wave Maps into Perturbed Spheres

Explore corotational wave maps from Minkowski space to perturbed spheres, examining existence and stability of self-similar solutions in energy-supercritical scenarios.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

On the Past Maximal Development of Near-FLRW Data for the Einstein Scalar-Field Vlasov Equations

Explore nonlinear stability of FLRW solutions in Einstein scalar-field Vlasov equations, examining asymptotic behavior and energy-momentum tensor dynamics near the Big Bang.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Low Regularity Well-Posedness for the Generalized Surface Quasi-Geostrophic Front Equation

Explore well-posedness of generalized surface quasi-geostrophic front equation using paradifferential normal form analysis and wave packet approach for low regularity solutions.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stable Self-Similar Blowup for Nonlinear Wave Equations Beyond Light Cones

Explore stable self-similar blowup solutions for corotational wave maps and Yang-Mills equations, extending beyond backward light cones towards future light cones in energy-supercritical dimensions.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Expansion Thresholds for the Stability of Cosmological Fluids

Explore stability thresholds for cosmological fluids in expanding universes. Examine recent progress on homogeneous fluid states and their dependence on expansion rates.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Effects of Blackbody Radiation in Atomic Clocks

Explore the impact of blackbody radiation on atomic clocks, from historical developments to modern optical clocks, and learn about methods to control and correct for these effects.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Detecting the Unruh Effect in Thermal Analogue Systems

Explore the Unruh effect in thermal analogue systems, focusing on BECs and superfluid helium. Discover recent proposals and theoretical developments for detecting this quantum phenomenon.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Non-equilibrium Fermi Polarons in Driven-Dissipative Systems

Explore non-equilibrium Fermi polarons in driven-dissipative systems, focusing on kinetic equations, relaxation, and non-equilibrium distributions in two-dimensional materials and ultracold atomic gases.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nonequilibrium Atom-Field Interactions at Finite Temperature

Explore nonequilibrium interactions between atoms and material-modified thermal vacuum, examining deviations from blackbody radiation near surfaces and discussing emergence of blackbody-radiation-induced effects.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Casimir-Lifshitz Force in Multilayer Systems - Optical Interference Effect

Explore the Casimir-Lifshitz force in multilayer systems, examining optical interference effects and their impact on material interactions at the nanoscale and in fundamental phenomena.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Exploring Cell Tissue Dynamics in Reciprocal Space: A Differential Dynamic Microscopy Approach

Explore cell tissue dynamics using differential dynamic microscopy in reciprocal space, uncovering non-equilibrium processes in physics and biology.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video