Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
FIZ 447E |
Biologically Motivated Problems in Statistical Physics |
English |
Elective |
Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
Prerequisites |
FIZ 331 MIN DD or FIZ 331E MIN DD or FIZ 310 MIN DD or FIZ 310E MIN DD
|
Class Restriction |
None |
Course Description |
Probability concepts and stochastic processes; biological networks; equilibrium statistical ensembles, temperature and
entropy; modeling the hydrophobic interaction; polymers, proteins and RNA folds; spin glasses and associative memory;
neuronal avalanches and self organized criticality (SOC); bit string models of evolution, random Boolean dynamics on gene
regulatory networks; non-adaptive and adaptive emergence of complexity. |
|