Computational Science and Engineering

Specialization in Theoretical Physics

Overview

•  3 Courses: lectures + exercises Seminars in Theoretical Physics for CSE (Prof. Troyer)

•  Exercises: numerical simulations and data analysis. Programming in C/C++ , FORTRAN, Pascal, Java

•  Provide knowledge and understanding of computational approaches for Theoretical Physics.

•  Applications to quantum systems; statistical physics problems; material physics.

•  Advanced numerical simulations methods.

Computational Quantum Physics

•  Introduction to simulation methods for quantum systems: One-body problem Quantum many body systems Quantum field theory

•  Path integrals and quantum Monte Carlo •  Electronic structures of molecules and atoms •  Cluster algorithms for lattice models •  Exact diagonalization

Prof. Matthias Troyer http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/troyer

Computational Statistical Physics

Prof. Hans Herrmann http://www.hans-herrmann.ethz.ch/

Classical Monte-Carlo-simulations: finite-size scaling, cluster algorithms, histogram-methods. Molecular dynamics simulations: long range interactions, Ewald summation, discrete elements, parallelization.

•  Advanced numerical simulations in Statistical Physics*

*See: Introduction to Computational Physics

Computational Polymer Physics

Prof. Emanuela Del Gado

http://www.ifb.ethz.ch/micro/people/delgadoe

•  Particle based methods: Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics, Brownian Dynamics

Kinetic lattice models Numerical analysis of space and time correlations.

•  Simulation methods for polymers, soft matter physics, disordered systems.

Statistical mechanics approaches for chains, gel networks, glasses; Microscopic structure and dynamics; Rheology and mechanics.

Microstructure evolution and mechanics of amorphous materials