Response Theory, Reaction Coordinates and Critical Phenomena for interacting systems

Hey NetPals, have you watched the netPLACE seminar by Niccolò Zagli from Nordita? His talk highlighted the link between response theory, reaction coordinates, and critical phenomena in noisy systems with mean-field interactions.

His research mainly focuses on defining reaction coordinates for the system based on the coupling structure among the microscopic agents, proving that these coordinates serve as appropriate non-equilibrium thermodynamic variables.

In the second part of his talk, Niccolo posed the thought-provoking question, "Are PhDs structured in the most efficient way?" This is a complex issue, as the effectiveness of a PhD program is influenced by factors like supervisors, institutions, and research topics.

General advice could be to form a support group of colleagues and postdocs for effective communication. Also, it's crucial to conduct productive meetings with an appropriate frequency and recognize when to stop working on a stagnant problem.

The talk is available on our Youtube Chanel. 

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