Lectures
Summer 2023
Lecture: Complex Networks and Energy Grids
Aims of the course:
Acquaintance of mathematical and computational methods for networks analysis. Ability to model real-world systems from different areas of science and technology and to apply the mathematical methods. Understanding of how the structure of a network determines its function and stability. Basic knowledge of energy systems and power grids.
Content:
Mathematical description of networks. Basic tools from graph theory
Structure of real-world networks: Small-world effect, scale-free networks
Characterization of networks: Centralities, components and communities
Percolation theory
Diffusion and Spreading on networks. Applications to epidemiology
Physics of supply networks, especially electric power grids
Network robustness and cascading failures. Applications to power grids
The energy system in Europe
Requirements for participation:
Statistical Mechanics on the bachelor level
Winter 2022/23
Intensive Week: Applied Time Series Analysis with Applications to Energy Systems (1.5 CP)
Lecture: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes for Physicists (4.5 CP)
Sommer 2022
Winter 2021/22
Lecture: Introduction to Network Science
Seminar: Advanced Seminar on Statistical and Biological Physics
Winter 2020/21 (online)
Lecture: Classical Field Theory
Summer 2020 (online)
Lecture: Introduction to Network Sciences (4.5 CP)
Winter 2019 / 2020
Lecture: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes for Physicists (4.5 CP)
Summer 2019
Lecture: Introduction to Dynamical Systems, Chaos, and Control Theory (6 CP)
Winter 2018 / 2019
Lecture: Introduction to Network Science
Energy Meteorology (Contribution to a lecture at the Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology)
Winter 2017 / 2018
Lecture: Introduction to Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes for Physicists
Lecture: Vorkurs fuer Studienanfaenger (together with Dr. Andrey Blazhev)
Energy Meteorology (Contribution to a lecture at the Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology)
Summer 2017
Seminar: Physics of Power Systems and Supply Networks
Winter 2016 / 2017
Lecture: Introduction to Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes for Physicists
Energy Meteorology (Contribution to a lecture at the Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology)
Summer 2016
Lecture: Introduction to Network Science
Further teaching: