Nonequilibrium and active systems

Programa

1. Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
   1. Basic postulates
   2. The canonical ensemble, and the concept of a thermostat
   3. Why does it work?
2. The Langevin Equation
   1. What is the question?
   2. The Feynman-Vernon-Caldeira-Leggett-Ford-Kac-Mazur approach
   3. The large damping limit
3. Stochastic calculus
   1. Mathematical trouble ahead
   2. Discretizing a Langevin equation
   3. Why bother, in physics, about multiplicative noise?
   4. Path integral representation of a Langevin process
4. The Fokker-Planck Equation
   1. From Langevin to Fokker-Planck
   2. Equilibrium and time-reversibility
5. Thermal Ratchets and Stochastic Motors
   1. Motivations
   2. Fluctuating force
6. Molecular motors
   1. An introduction
   2. Model and dynamics
   3. Collective behaviors of molecular motors
7. Active Particles
   1. Models of a single active particle
   2. Simple results on individual particles
   3. A run-and-tumble particle in a potential

Sesiones de trabajos dirigidos (TD)

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