Effective models for materials and interfaces with multiple scales (C05)

This project develops analytical techniques for the mathematical study of discrete or continuous materials, where we focus on models with variational structures. In particular, we advance the methods for static and evolutionary Gamma convergence based on well-chosen model problems. The variational structures are derived from thermodynamic or stochastic principles. The considered applications include processes in periodic or stochastic materials or interfaces, such as friction or spatiotemporal chemical master equations.

DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres

Subproject of SFB 1114:  Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems

Applicant Institution Freie Universität Berlin

Project Heads Professorin Dr. Dorothee Knees, until 6/2018; Professor Dr. Alexander Mielke