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Hans Christian Öttinger

Hans Christian Öttinger

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12788
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3559
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53

Overview

Hans Christian Öttinger is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work primarily focuses on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Statistical and Nonlinear Physics; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; and Condensed Matter Physics.

The research topics addressed by Öttinger include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions.

Öttinger has contributed to a variety of scholarly articles published in several frequent venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Some recent publications authored or coauthored by Öttinger are:

  • Formulation of moment equations for rarefied gases within two frameworks of non-equilibrium thermodynamics: RET and GENERIC, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • A Framework of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. I. Role and Types of Fluctuations, 2021, Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)

In addition to these, other collaborative works connected to similar research areas include:

  • Structure-preserving integrators for dissipative systems based on reversible- irreversible splitting, 2020, Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • A Framework of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. II. Coarse-Graining, 2020, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • The dissipative approach to quantum field theory: conceptual foundations and ontological implications, 2021, SERVAL (Université de Lausanne)

Frequent coauthors working alongside Öttinger comprise Henning Struchtrup, Romain Chessex, Andréa Oldofredi, Phillip M. Rauscher, and Juan Pablo, indicating collaborative efforts in overlapping research themes.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics and thermodynamics of complex fluids. I. Development of a general formalism

    Miroslav Grmela;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Stochastic Processes in Polymeric Fluids

    Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics

    Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Dynamics and thermodynamics of complex fluids. II. Illustrations of a general formalism

    Hans Christian Öttinger;Miroslav Grmela

  • Perfect entropy functions of the Lattice Boltzmann method

    I.V. Karlin;A. Ferrante;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Calculation of viscoelastic flow using molecular models: the connffessit approach

    M. Laso;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Minimal entropic kinetic models for hydrodynamics

    S. Ansumali;I. V. Karlin;H. C. Öttinger

  • A detailed comparison of various FENE dumbbell models

    Markus Herrchen;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Crossover from the Rouse to the Entangled Polymer Melt Regime: Signals from Long, Detailed Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Supported by Rheological Experiments

    V. A. Harmandaris;V. G. Mavrantzas;D. N. Theodorou;M. Kröger

  • Effect of molecular elasticity on out-of-plane orientations in shearing flows of liquid-crystalline polymers

    R.G. Larson;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Minimal entropic kinetic models for simulating hydrodynamics

    Santosh Ansumali;Iliya V. Karlin;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Two-dimensional polymers: concepts and perspectives.

    Payam Payamyar;Benjamin T. King;Hans Christian Öttinger;A. Dieter Schlüter

  • General projection operator formalism for the dynamics and thermodynamics of complex fluids

    Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Brownian configuration fields and variance reduced CONNFFESSIT

    HC Öttinger;van den Bhaa Ben Brule;MA Martien Hulsen

  • Model reduction and coarse-graining approaches for multiscale phenomena

    Alexander N. Gorban;Ioannis G. Kevrekidis;Constantinos Theodoropoulos;Nikolaos K. Kazantzis

  • A thermodynamically admissible reptation model for fast flows of entangled polymers. II. Model predictions for shear and extensional flows

    Jiannong Fang;Martin Kröger;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Macroscopic thermodynamics of flowing polymeric liquids

    Marco Dressler;Brian J. Edwards;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • A thermodynamically admissible reptation model for fast flows of entangled polymers

    Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Nonlinear shear rheology of polystyrene melt with narrow molecular weight distribution—Experiment and theory

    Thomas Schweizer;Jan van Meerveld;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • Thermodynamically Admissible Form for Discrete Hydrodynamics

    Pep Español;Mar Serrano;Hans Christian Öttinger

  • 2-D time-dependent viscoelastic flow calculations using CONNFFESSIT

    Manuel Laso;Marco Picasso;Hans Christian Öttinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Kröger
Martin Kröger ETH Zurich
Alexander N. Gorban
Alexander N. Gorban University of Leicester
Vlasis G. Mavrantzas
Vlasis G. Mavrantzas University of Patras
Brian J. Edwards
Brian J. Edwards University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Miroslav Grmela
Miroslav Grmela Polytechnique Montréal
Antony N. Beris
Antony N. Beris University of Delaware
Signe Kjelstrup
Signe Kjelstrup Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dick Bedeaux
Dick Bedeaux Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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