The goal of this course is to introduce string theory. 

Statistical physics is witnessing a revolution : understanding the dynamics of a very large number of interactive degrees of freedom, which has been from the beginning the main aim of statistical physics, has become now a central problem in many fields such as physics, biology, computer science, just to cite a few.

This course will provide an introduction to quantum field theory. 

Many physical systems exhibit phase transitions, i.e. abrupt changes in their properties when a parameter crosses a threshold value: a fluid changes from a liquid to a gaseous state at the evaporation temperature, a magnet loses its magnetic properties at the Curie temperature, and so on.

The first aim of these lectures will be to give a brief overview of the physical and dynamical mechanisms which determine Earth’s climate. We will start with the atmospheric radiative transfer and the energy fluxes provided by the fluid dynamics of the atmosphere and the oceans.

The course provides an introduction to the physics of living systems.

La plupart des théories physiques sont exprimées sous forme d’équations à dérivées partielles, que ce soit en mécanique quantique, mécanique des solides ou des fluides, ou encore en physique des plasmas ou en astrophysique.