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Physical and Mental Stability in Extreme Situations – Physical Models for Understanding Health Stability

The project examines how mental stability and health-related quality of life change over time for individual people. Changes that throw a previously stable daily life off balance—even to the brink of instability—and their effects on human health are intended to be a central focus of this interdisciplinary study. This research project brings together expertise from the fields of psychotherapy, psychosomatics, medicine, and physics. The mental stability of participants is assessed using a time series and analyzed in real time using physical models. Drawing on the critical behavior of physical systems near phase transitions, we aim to identify patterns in the empirical data that signal the onset of a breakdown. We hope that real-time analysis will yield significant benefits for preventive health measures.

 

Restore Study

Our RESTORE study is currently underway. If you are interested, you can register via the following link: hadw.

We look forward to your participation.

 

Funded by

 

WIN Fellows

 

Project staff
  • Syed Ali Zafar Rizvi, Research Associate
  • Markus Kötter, Research Assistant
  • Paul Nuffer, Student Assistant
  • Tim Lippmann, Research Assistant
  • Atefeh Yousefi Amin, Research Assistant

 

  • S. Eley, A. Glatz & R. Willa (2021): Challenges and transformative opportunities in superconductor vortex physics. Journal of Applied Physics 130 , 050901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0055611
  • S.C. Jones, M. Miura, R. Yoshida, T. Kato, L. Civale, R. Willa & S. Eley (2021): Designing high-performance superconductors with nanoparticle inclusions: Comparisons to strong pinning theory. APL Materials 9, 091105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0057479
  • S. Rex & R. Willa (forthcoming): A topological flux trap: Majorana bound states at screw dislocations. https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.08099 (preprint)
  • R. Willa, V.B. Geshkenbein & G. Blatter (forthcoming): Hessian characterization of a vortex in a maze. https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.12828 (preprint)

 

Dr. Franziska Bäßler
Heidelberg University Hospital
Im Neuenheimer Feld 410
69120 Heidelberg
franziska.baessler@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Dr. Roland Willa
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1
76131 Karlsruhe
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