Martin Kröger: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2020 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Martin Kröger |
Name variants | Martin Kröger M. Kroeger M. Kroger M. Kröger Martin Kroeger Martin Kroger |
Field | Computational Polymer Physics |
Address | Dep. Materialwissenschaft ETH Zürich, HCP F 48.2 Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 66 22 |
mk@mat.ethz.ch | |
URL | http://www.complexfluids.ethz.ch |
Department | Materials |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor and Privatdozent |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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327-0502-AAL | Polymers I Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 3 credits | 6R | M. Kröger | |
Abstract | Physical foundations of single polymer molecules and interacting chains. | ||||
Learning objective | The course offers a modern approach to the understanding of universal static and dynamic properties of polymers. | ||||
Content | Polymer Physics: 1. Introduction to Polymer Physics, random walks, ideal chains 2. Semiflexible chains 3. Excluded volume 4. Lattice models 5. Scaling theory 6. Interacting chains 7. Structure factor and scattering experiments 8. Solvent and temperature effects 9. Phase separation and critical phenomena 10. Flory theory, self-consistent field theory 11. Dendrimers and polymer brushes 12. Blob model 13. Polymer mixtures 14. Block copolymers 15. Polymer gels, theory of rubber elasticity 16. Rouse and reptation models 17. Rheology, viscoelasticity 18. Computer experiments 19. Dynamic light scattering 20. Fokker-Planck equations, stochastic differential equations | ||||
Lecture notes | http://www.polyphys.mat.ethz.ch/education/courses/polymers-I | ||||
Literature | 1. M. Rubinstein and R. H. Colby, Polymer Physics (Oxford University Press, 2003) 2. P. G. de Gennes, Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1979) 3. M. Doi, Introduction to Polymer Physics (Oxford, Oxford, 2006) 4. M. Kröger, Models for polymeric and anisotropic liquids (Springer, Berlin, 2005) | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Computer experiments will use the simple MATLAB programming language and will be made available, if necessary or useful. | ||||
327-0502-00L | Polymers I Planned to be offered for the last time in HS 2021. | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Kröger | |
Abstract | Physical foundations of single polymer molecules and interacting chains. | ||||
Learning objective | The course offers a modern approach to the understanding of universal static and dynamic properties of polymers. | ||||
Content | Polymer Physics: 1. Introduction to Polymer Physics, Random Walks 2. Excluded Volume 3. Structure Factor from Scattering Experiments 4. Persistence 5. Solvent and Temperature Effects 6. Flory theory 7. Self-consistent field theory 8. Interacting Chains, Phase Separation and Critical Phenomena 9. Rheology 10. Numerical methods in polymer physics, computer experiments | ||||
Lecture notes | A script is available at http://www.polyphys.mat.ethz.ch/education/courses/polymere-I | ||||
Literature | 1. M. Rubinstein and R. H. Colby, Polymer Physics (Oxford University Press, 2003) 2. P. G. de Gennes, Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1979) 3. M. Doi, Introduction to Polymer Physics (Oxford, Oxford, 2006) 4. M. Kröger, Models for polymeric and anisotropic liquids (Springer, Berlin, 2005) | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Computer experiments will use the simple MATLAB programming language and will be made available, if necessary or useful. | ||||
327-0710-00L | Polymer Physics | 0 credits | 2S | M. Kröger, H. C. Öttinger | |
Abstract | Group seminar in polymer physics | ||||
Learning objective | Continued and deeper education in polymer physics, in particular, for Ph.D. students | ||||
Content | Presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects by members of the polymer physics group and external speakers | ||||
Lecture notes | No script | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Irregular series of presentations (see announcements) |