SEMINAR @ SISSA, SBP, dott. M. Sega 11 April at 11.30 hrs.

[Barbara Corzani]

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STATISTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR
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Dott. Marcello Sega
(FIAS - J.W. Goethe University)

Title:
"Bridging gaps in soft condensed matter simulations."


Fri 11 April 2008  @ 11.30 a.m.

SISSA - Basement floor - room D

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Abstract:

The size and complexity of physical systems investigated by computer simulation is growing continuously, and new computational techniques are constantly being developed to overcome the problems related to the presence of many different time and spatial scales. 
On one hand, the successful strategy of coarse graining has to adapt to the challenges posed by systems like microfluidic devices, where hydrodynamical and electrostatic interfacial effects cannot be denied to provide a realistic picture. 
On the other hand, in problems like protein folding, the non separability of small-scale structure and long-time dynamics requires to move to novel approaches that allow to retain the
microscopic detail, while bypassing the less interesting small time dynamics. 
Examples of successful approaches to the coarse grain modeling of microfluidic devices and to the study of protein folding will be presented.