Krüger, Matthias, Prof. Dr.

Professor for Theoretical Physics


  • 2004 Master of Science in Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  • 2006 Diploma in Physics, University of Stuttgart
  • 2009 Doctoral degree in Theoretical Physics, University of Konstanz
  • 2010 Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • 2012 Emmy Noether Group Leader, University of Stuttgart and MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
  • 2017 Professor for Theoretical Physics, University of Göttingen



Major Research Interests



  • Theoretical statistical physics
  • Systems out of equilibrium
  • The role of fluctuations in these systems far from equilibrium
  • Nonequilibrium fluids and glasses
  • Fluctuation induced forces
  • Fluctuation theorems and entropy production
  • The phenomenon of friction



Homepage Department/Research Group

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/prof.+dr.+matthias+kr%C3%BCger/577820.html



Selected Recent Publications



  • Krüger M, Asheichyk K, Kardar M, Golestanian R (2024) Scale-dependent heat transport in dissipative media via electromagnetic fluctuations, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 106903, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.106903

  • Cao X, Das D, Windbacher N, Ginot F, Krüger M, Bechinger C (2023) Memory induced Magnus effect, Nat. Phys. 19, 1904, DOI:10.1038/s41567-023-02213-1

  • Gelbwaser-Klimovsky D, Graham N, Kardar M, Krüger M (2021) Near field propulsion forces from nonreciprocal media, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 170401, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.170401

  • Lee M, Vink R, Krüger M (2020) Spatially resolved atomic-scale friction: Theory and Simulation. Phys. Rev. B 101 , 235426

  • Asheichyk K, Krüger M (2019) Using the fluctuation-dissipation theorem for non-conservative forces. Phys. Rev. Research 1 , 033151

  • Asheichyk K, Solon A, Rohwer CM, and Krüger M (2019) Response of active Brownian particles to shear flow. J. Chem. Phys. 150 , 144111

  • Basu U, Helden L and Krüger M (2018) Extrapolation to nonequilibrium from coarse grained response theory. Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 , 180604

  • Rohwer CM, Kardar M and Krüger M (2017) Transient Casimir forces from quenches in thermal and active matter. Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 , 015702

  • Krüger M, Emig T, Kardar M (2011) Nonequilibrium electromagnetic fluctuations: Heat transfer and interactions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 210404, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.210404