Upon completing the course, students will possess the following skills. They are able to
- explain and summarize key models used to describe soft and complex matter systems (k1/k2);
- describe and compare the properties of different soft and complex matter systems, identifying their unique characteristics and common underlying principles (k2);
- engage with current research topics in the field and discuss recent developments (k5);
- present and critically assess scientific publications, developing skills in synthesizing information and articulating insights (k5).
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During the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas and concepts of soft and complex matter physics:
- ideal and real polymers;
- polymer networks and polymer materials;
- linear and non-linear viscoelasticity;
- stimulus-responsive polymers;
- phase transitions;
- colloids and granular matter;
- amphiphiles;
- liquid crystals;
- biological and synthetic molecular motors;
- microswimmers and active Brownian particles;
- collective motion;
- active nematics.
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