Welcome on the provisional

Homepage of  Martin Engel

Diese Seite auf Deutsch:

I work in

• Room 421 of the
• Institute for Theoretical Physics in the
• Department of Physics within the
• Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences of the
• Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in
• Münster / Westphalia in
• North Rhine-Westphalia in
• Germany.

• Quantum chaos  and the
• Theory of Hamiltonian normal forms;

Further research interests:

• Numerical Simulation of physical systems,  in particular of the
• Dynamics of the climate system;
• Analysis of the results using the techniques of nonlinear dynamics.

Just recently I have completed my PhD dissertation On Quantum Chaos, Stochastic Webs and Localization in a Quantum Mechanical Kick System .

Things to read:

• Curriculum vitae  (password required)

• Part III Essay:
  Time Series Analysis, University of Cambridge

• Appetizer:
  On the power of normal form theory

• Diploma thesis:
  Normalformen und Quasiintegrale für magnetische Flaschen
  (Normal Forms and Quasi-Integrals for Magnetic Bottles; in German),
  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

• Paper on normal form theory:
  Normal forms and quasi-integrals for the Hamiltonians of magnetic bottles;
  J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 28 (1995) 1425-1448
  

• PhD dissertation:
  On Quantum Chaos, Stochastic Webs and Localization in a Quantum Mechanical Kick System,
  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
  (abstract)

Recent teaching (texts in German only):

• Several examples classes and seminars, e. g. on
  Thermodynamical and statistical aspects of nonlinear chaotic dynamics
  and
  Chaos and fractals on the personal computer
  (presentation on the WWW not yet available)
• Seminar on nonlinear dynamical systems, summer semester 2000:
  Fundamental concepts and methods in the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems
• Seminar on nonlinear dynamical systems, winter semester 2000/2001:
  Quantum chaos
• For students of the grades 11-13:
  Autumn academy physics 2000 NRW at the University of Münster - Computers in physics
• Seminar on nonlinear dynamical systems, summer semester 2001:
  Quantum chaos
• For students of the grades 11-13:
  Autumn academy physics 2002 at the University of Münster - Computers in physics
• For a general public interested in quantum chaos (no special pre-knowledge of physics required), 2003:
  Quantum chaos for choristers   (PS, PDF)
• Lecture course for advanced students, winter semester 2004/2005:
  Introduction to the theory of quantum chaos (PDF)
• For students of the grades 11-13:
  Autumn academy physics 2004 at the University of Münster - Computers in physics
• Lecture course, summer semester 2005:
  Introduction to the theory of quantum chaos (PDF)
• Lecture course, winter semester 2005/2006:
  Introduction to the theory of quantum chaos (PDF)
• ...

Links I: Teaching (in preparation)

• Links and Java applets: classical mechanics
  
• Links and Java applets: chaotic dynamics
  
• Links and Java applets: special and general relativity

Links II: Itinerary

• LDS: State Centre for Computing and Statistics North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
• RUM: Computing Centre of the University of Münster
• GSI: Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (Institute for Heavy Ion Research), Darmstadt
• Darwin College, Cambridge
• DAMTP: Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Cambridge
• University of Cambridge
• TPI: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Münster
• ICTP: Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste
• Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier
• CAMTP: Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Maribor
• AGNLD: Arbeitsgruppe Nichtlineare Dynamik (Nonlinear Dynamics Group), Potsdam

Links III: ...

• Darwin College Boat Club
• Centre for Hayato-Grappo-Shôchû Archaeology
• Umweltforum Münster
• Energiewende Münster
• Internationaler Verband Westfälischer Kinderdörfer
• Motettenchor der KSHG Münster
• Förderverein des Motettenchors der KSHG Münster
• Evangelische Studentenkantorei an der Universitätskirche Münster
• Heinrich-Schütz-Chor
• Family
• Frankfurt Galaxy

Addresses:

  electronic:
  E-mail:   engel[at-character]uni-muenster[dot]de
  WWW:   http://www.m-engel.de/index_e.html

office:  Dr. Martin Engel  Institut für Theoretische Physik  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster  Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 9  D-48149 Münster, Germany Phone:  Fax: +49  (0)251  83  34935 +49  (0)251  83  36328

home:  Martin Engel  Horstmarer Landweg 125  D-48149 Münster, Germany   Phone:  Fax: Mobile: +49  (0)251  897473 +49  (0)721  151285372 +49  (0)178  3643500

Martin Engel (engel[at-Zeichen]m-engel[Punkt]de)                                                  Mon May 22 22:22:22 MEST 2000 Mon Oct 10 10:10:10 MEST 2005