PhysicsOfLifeLMU

@PhysOfLifeLMU

Official twitter account of the Erwin Frey Group focusing on Statistical and Biological Physics @LMU_Muenchen

Munich, Bavaria theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/lsfrey Joined December 2018

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PhysicsOfLifeLMU @PhysOfLifeLMU May 23

Two physically very different systems. The same patterns in space.

A coincidence?

No — a duality.

New paper with my PhD student Daniel Zhou:
arxiv.org/abs/2605.15158

#ActiveMatter #SoftMatter #PatternFormation

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PhysicsOfLifeLMU @PhysOfLifeLMU Jul 10

Excited that ALIVE (Center for Active Living Matter) has won a @novonordiskfond Challenge Programme grant. We’ll probe how information flow set the arrow of time, and how multicellular order emerges from non-equilibrium. Team with Amin Doostmohammadi @XavierTrepat @FakhriLab.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Verified account @novonordiskfond Jul 10

Nine new Challenge Programme grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation will support ambitious research across fungal diseases, cardiometabolic disease, soil health and non-equilibrium biological systems. With a European expansion, the 2026 awards unite strong research groups and diverse expertise across Europe in the pursuit of novel knowledge addressing major scientific challenges.

Read more about the 2026 recipients: novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/no-eas…

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PhysicsOfLifeLMU @PhysOfLifeLMU May 26

Three is more, and different.

2-component mass-conserving reaction-diffusion: coarsens forever.
3-component: maps onto a new active field theory (Active Model B−), forms dots, stripes, foams.

arxiv.org/abs/2605.15903
#activematter #patternformation

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PhysicsOfLifeLMU @PhysOfLifeLMU Jan 24

Mehran Kardar’s Sommerfeld Lectures at LMU Munich are now available online.

Watch the full series here:
lnkd.in/dnuF2Rg6
(Click on a talk to access the video link.)

Many thanks again to Mehran for an outstanding set of lectures, and to everyone who joined us at LMU..

PhysicsOfLifeLMU @PhysOfLifeLMU Jan 8

Applications open: Biopatterning—Patterning principles in biophysics (school). Beg Rohu, Quiberon (Brittany, FR), 25–29 May 2026. For PhD students/postdocs/ECR. Deadline: 15 Mar 2026. Fee 300€ incl lodging+meals. biopatterning.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en Please RT/share!