My Research Interests

I am interested in physical and mathematical problems related to the dynamical behavior of systems in general and soft-condensed matter systems in particular. These interests are not limited to using methods of statistical physics to problems arising in physics, but also comprise the mathematical methods used to investigate these problems. Currently, I am working on complex networks . This field has received very much attention during the last decade. I am mostly interested in the stability of the networks and the dynamics of networks. The dynamics of networks is important in the evolution of the power grid. Moreover, also in brain research complex networks and motifs are ubiquitous and , for example, associated with diseases like epilepsy. Notwithstanding the enormous popularity of the network concept, many questions have remain unanswered. Using both analytical and numerical methods we have started to develop a complex network model for the power grid.
Some older work of mine:


A movie of a simple model of a polymer in shear flow. The system exhibits cyclic dynamics.