Slots: 1-4
Completion within: 3-12 months
Hours per week: 3-9 hours
Supervisor: Kay Hofmann
Location: Campus Mainz
Primary language: German
Degree programs: Applied Physics B.Sc., Informatics B.Sc., Informatics B.Ed., Mathematics B.Sc., Meteorology B.Sc., Physics B.Ed., Physics B.Sc.
Friction between rotating particles plays an important role in various physical or biological contexts and is being investigated in an SFB (Sonderforschungsbereich) in Mainz. Such particles like bacteria, for example, can be used as motors for bacteria-based batteries. This project will explore the influence of rotational friction between particles in typical molecular dynamic simulations.
Students will use ready-made Python code to analyze possible physical effects and applications of such friction between rotating particles in computer simulations. If interested, students can also customize the source code.
Basic Python skills are necessary. You will have to use Linux in this project. However, you won’t need basic Linux skills since you will learn it through the project.
