2025 - | Professor at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf |
2016-2024 | Lecturer of Physics at University of Cologne |
2016 | Habilitation in Physics at University of Cologne |
2011- | Group leader at the institute for Theoretical Physics of Living Matter at Forschungszentrum Jülich |
02/2010-5/2010 | Guest researcher with Davide Marenduzzo and Michael E. Cates at EPCC Edinburgh |
2008-2011 | Post-doc with Jean-François Joanny and Jacques Prost at Institute Curie, Paris |
2007-2008 | Post-doc at Forschungszentrum Jülich |
2004-2006 | Ph. D. student of Gerhard Gompper at University of Cologne and Forschungszentrum Jülich |
1998-2003 | Study of Physics at University of Bielefeld |
PD Dr. Jens Elgeti
Adresse
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich
Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS)
Theoretische Physik der Lebenden Materie (IAS-2)
Gebäude 04.16 / Raum 2006
Life is not in equilibrium
"Life is not in equilibrium" - this simple statement shows a gap in our physical understanding of the world. Living matter, such as motile bacterial colonies, developing embryos, and growing plants, does not fulfill the criterion of equilibrium as it is out of equilibrium. Particularly for living matter, this drive out of equilibrium stems from the material itself: Cells move and pull, and they grow and divide, leading to novel "living" terms in the classical description.
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Letzte Änderung: 14.10.2025