Subject
Dynamics of Complex Materials
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Teaching staff
| Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEGRIA LOINAZ, ANGEL MARIA | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Catedratico De Universidad | Doctor | Not bilingual | Applied Physics | angel.alegria@ehu.eus |
| CANGIALOSI , DANIELE | Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC | Otros | Doctor | daniele.cangialosi@ehu.eus | ||
| MORENO SEGURADO, ANGEL JOSE | Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC | Otros | Doctor | wabmosea@ehu.es |
Competencies
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Que el estudiante conozca las principales características de los movimientos moleculares a las distintas escalas en sistemas complejos | 100.0 % |
Study types
| Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture-based | 15 | 30 | 45 |
| Applied classroom-based groups | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Training activities
| Name | Hours | Percentage of classroom teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Classroom/Seminar/Workshop | 15.0 | 0 % |
| Lectures | 15.0 | 0 % |
Assessment systems
| Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Otras Evaluaciones | 100.0 % | 100.0 % |
Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation
Final evaluation: 100% theoretical-practical exam.In case the student does not show up at the final exam, he/she will be considered as not presented.
Extraordinary call: orientations and renunciation
Final evaluation: 100% theoretical-practical exam.In case the student does not show up at the final exam, he/she will be considered as not presented.
Temary
1) REVIEW OF PREVIOUS CONCEPTSCorrelation and relaxation functions
Experimental and computational techniques
2) GLASSES: PHENOMENOLOGY
The dynamic glass transition:
i) Alpha-relaxation
ii) Boson peak
iii) Johari-Goldstein process
iv) Fragility
v) Dynamic heterogeneities
Vitrification and thermodynamic aspects:
i) Kinetic glass transition
i) Kauzmann paradox and the ideal glass
ii) Aging
3) THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE GLASS TRANSITION:
Mode coupling theory
Free volume
Adam-Gibbs theory
4) GELATION
Differences between gels and glasses
Clustering and percolation
Arrested phase separation
Equilibrium gels
5) CHAIN DYNAMICS IN POLYMER SYSTEMS
Rouse and Zimm models
Entanglements and tube models
Tube models in complex architectures
Bibliography
Basic bibliography
"Metastable liquids". P.G. Benedetti. Princeton University Press (1996)."Glassy materials and disordered solids". K. Binder and W. Kob. World Scientific (2005).
"The theory of polymer dynamics". M. Doi and S. F. Edwards. Oxford University Press (1986).
"Tube theory of entangled polymer dynamics". T.C.B. McLeish, Advances in Physics 51, 1379-1527 (2002).
"Colloidal gels: equilibrium and non-equilibrium routes". E. Zaccarelli, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19, 323101(1-50) (2007).