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

The Fate of Shear-Oscillated Amorphous Solids

Explore the behavior of shear-oscillated amorphous materials using a coarse-grained model. Analyze steady states, critical thresholds, and transitions in poorly annealed and ultra-stabilized materials.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
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• Free Video

Emergent Elasticity in Non-Thermal Solids

Explore emergent elasticity in non-thermal solids, focusing on jammed systems' rigidity, fragility, and elastic response. Understand conservation laws and their impact on static and dynamic behaviors.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
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• Free Video

Direct Confocal Imaging of Fracture Precursors in Casein Gel

Explore direct confocal imaging of fracture precursors in casein gel under shear stress, using advanced microscopy techniques to observe microstructural changes before failure.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
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• Free Video

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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• Free Video

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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• Free Video

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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• Free Video

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.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
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• Free Video

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.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
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Topological Origins of Yielding in Soft Glassy Materials

Explore topological failure points in soft glassy materials during yielding, using network science tools to predict and understand plastic events in colloidal gels.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
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• Free Video

Cell Shape Variability and Its Implications in Epithelial Monolayers

Explore cell shape variability in epithelial monolayers, its universal distribution, origins, and implications for tissue dynamics and biological functions.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nonequilibrium Response Theory for Soft and Active Matter

Explore nonequilibrium statistical physics for colloidal suspensions and active particles using the ITT framework. Examine stochastic processes, nonlinear response, and applications in shear and microswimmers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
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• Free Video

Active Matter Model of Multicellular Tissue Dynamics

Explore active matter models for multicellular tissue dynamics, examining non-equilibrium processes in physics and biology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
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• Free Video

Bacterial Biofilms: Part II

Explore advanced concepts of bacterial biofilms, focusing on non-equilibrium processes in physics and biology. Gain insights from cutting-edge research in this specialized field.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
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• Free Video

Active Nematics and Mechanobiology

Explore active nematics and mechanobiology in this comprehensive lecture, delving into non-equilibrium processes in physics and biology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
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• Free Video