Field theories for nonequilibrium soft matter systems

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• Michael te Vrügt (U Mainz)
• Tuesday 28 January 2025, 13:00-14:00
• Center for Mathematical Sciences, Lecture room MR4.

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Field-theoretical models are a highly valuable and widely used tool for understanding the properties of nonequilibrium (and equilibrium) soft matter systems. Phase separation in active matter is perhaps the most well-known example, but by far not the only one. In this talk, I will address a number of recent experimental observations made in nonequilibrium soft matter systems that are so far not theoretically understood, and I will present ongoing efforts to develop and study field-theoretical models that allow to capture these observations. Specifically, I will discuss crystals with transverse and nonreciprocal interactions, liquid-liquid phase separation and amyloid formation in cells, spontaneous charging of sliding droplets, and quantum-mechanical active matter.

This talk is part of the DAMTP Statistical Physics and Soft Matter Seminar series.

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