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

Rupture Strength of Living Cell Monolayers

Explore the mechanical properties of epithelial monolayers, focusing on their ability to withstand stress and rupture. Gain insights into tissue strength, strain stiffening, and the role of keratin filaments.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
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Numerical Approaches to Modelling Curved Surfaces

Explore numerical methods for modeling curved surfaces, focusing on applications in physics and biology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
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• Free Video

Yielding in Colloidal Systems Far-From-Equilibrium: From Gels to Active Matter

Explore yielding in colloidal systems, from depletion gels to active colloids. Discover microscopic mechanisms behind counterintuitive phenomena and altered yielding under extreme conditions.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
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Shear-Induced Dynamics and Mechanical Responses in Biological Tissues

Explore computational models of biological tissue mechanics under shear forces, examining solidification, thickening, plasticity, and multilayered responses in developmental processes.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
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Tissue Fluidification in Pathophysiology: Contact Percolation Sets Phase Transitions - Lecture

Explore tissue fluidification in cancer progression, focusing on unjamming transitions, cell motility, and the impact of contact percolation on collective cell behavior and gene expression.

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• 38 minutes
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Brittle and Ductile Yielding in Soft Materials

Explore the physics of yielding in soft materials, focusing on brittle and ductile behaviors. Learn how the 'brittility factor' impacts material deformation and yielding rates across various rheological protocols.

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• 37 minutes
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Multipole Orders in 5d Transition Metal Double Perovskites and Pyrochlores

Explore multipole orders in 5d transition metal compounds, focusing on quadrupolar order in Ba2MgReO6 and odd-parity electronic order in Cd2Re2O7. Gain insights into novel spin-orbit coupled materials and their unique properties.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
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Multipolar Order and Fluctuations in 5d Double Perovskites

Explore neutron studies on 5d cubic double perovskites, focusing on Os and Re systems. Discover insights into magnetic ordering, phase transitions, and potential octupolar order in d-orbital Mott insulators.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
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Spin-Orbit Related Phenomena in Magnets from Density Functional Theory

Explore spin-orbit physics in magnets using density functional theory. Understand electronic structure changes, magnetic interactions, and their impact on condensed matter phenomena.

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• 1 hour 2 minutes
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Predicting the Magnetic Ground State with VASP

Explore techniques for predicting magnetic ground states using VASP. Learn about cluster multipole expansion, SDFT energy landscapes, and practical tips for first-principles calculations in magnetism.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
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Multiferroicity and Magnetoelectricity in the Flatland

Explore multiferroicity and magnetoelectricity in 2D materials, focusing on spin-orbit coupling and cross-coupling phenomena in van der Waals materials through first-principles modeling examples.

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• 33 minutes
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Expanding the Portfolio of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Materials and Their Applications

Explore high-throughput screening of inorganic materials for novel 2D monolayers, focusing on magnetic properties and potential applications in magnet-semiconductor heterostructures.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
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• Free Video

Relativistic Effects for Exchange Interactions and Spin-Dynamics Simulation

Explore relativistic effects on exchange interactions and spin-dynamics simulation, bridging electronic structure theory with atomistic magnetization dynamics. Gain insights into skyrmion formation and multiscale methods.

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• 33 minutes
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RIXS Study of Excitations in Kitaev Honeycomb Iridates

Explore RIXS insights into Kitaev honeycomb iridates, examining low-energy excitations, magnetic phenomena, and potential for quantum spin liquids. Discuss ultrafast techniques and future research prospects.

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• 26 minutes
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Dynamical Signatures of Fractionalization in Dipolar-Octupolar Quantum Spin Ice

Explore dynamical signatures of fractionalization in dipolar-octupolar quantum spin ice, analyzing theoretical results and comparing with neutron scattering experiments on Ce2Zr2O7 and Ce2Sn2O7.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
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• Free Video