Gabriel Téllez Acosta

Physicist, Docteur en Sciences - Theoretical Physics
&
Musician

Professor

Statistical Physics Group Leader

Physics Department

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia


Professional Experience

Professor

2006 - Present

Associate Professor

2002 - 2006

Assistant Professor

1999 - 2002
Physics Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Director

Physics Department, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
2014 - 2018

Corresponding member

Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales - Colombian Academy of Sciences, Colombia

2013 - Present

Teaching and Research Attaché

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France

1997 - 1999

Science Education

Université de Paris-Sud, France

Doctorat en Sciences, specialité: Physique Théorique
1994 - 1997

École Normale Supérieure de Cachan & Université de Paris-Sud, France

Diplôme d'études approfondies Physique Théorique
1993 - 1994
Licence & Maîtrise Physique Fondamentale
1991 - 1993
Licence & Maîtrise Électronique, Électrotechnique et Automatique
1991 - 1993

Lycée Saint Louis, Paris, France

Classes préparatoires Grandes Écoles, Mathématiques Spéciales P'
1990 - 1991

Lycée Jean-Baptiste Say, Paris, France

Classes préparatoires Grandes Écoles, Mathématiques Supérieures
1989 - 1990

Lycée Français Louis Pasteur, Bogotá, Colombia

Baccaleauréat
1989

Music Education

Berklee College of Music (Online), Boston, U.S.A.

General Music Studies Professional Certificate
2014 - 2016

Academia de Artes Guerrero, Bogotá, Colombia

Electric guitar music course
2008 - 2010

Skills

Physics
  • Statistical Physics
  • Classical Mechanics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Mathematical Methods
  • Electrodynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Computer simulation (Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics, Stochastic simulations)
Programming Languages & Computer Science Tools
  • Python
  • C++
  • Mathematica
  • TeX
  • SQL
Music
  • Electric guitar
  • Composing
  • Arranging
  • Orchestration
  • Counterpoint
  • Mixing
  • Mastering
Languages
  • Spanish (native)
  • French (native)
  • English (fluent)

Research Interests

  • Statistical Physics
  • Exactly solvable models
  • Coulomb systems
  • Colloids and electrolytes
  • Random matrices


Books


Publications

Research articles in indexed journals

  1. S. J. Vargas, D. L. González, G. Téllez, Steady state of a two-species annihilation process with separated reactants, Physical Review E 108, 024118 (2023).
  2. G. Téllez, Like-charge attraction in one-and two-dimensional Coulomb systems, Contributions to Plasma Physics e202200183, 1 – 14 (2023).
  3. C. Álvarez, M. Camargo, G. Téllez, One-particle engine with a porous piston, Scientific Reports 12 (13896), 1 – 12 (2022).
  4. R. P. Salazar, C. Bayona, G. Téllez, Monte Carlo simulations of two-component Coulomb gases applied in surface electrodes, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 34 (14), 144007-1 – 144007-17 (2022).
  5. L. Varela, S. Andraus, E. Trizac, G. Téllez, Relaxation dynamics of two interacting electrical double-layers in a 1D Coulomb system, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 33, 394001 (2021).
  6. L. Varela, G. Téllez, Like-charge attraction at short distances in a charge-asymmetric two-dimensional two-component plasma: exact results, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (083206), 1 – 25 (2021).
  7. R. P. Salazar, G. Téllez, C. Bayona, Expansion formula for the magnetic field of a periodically deformed circular current loop, Physica Scripta 96 (125502), 1 – 25 (2021).
  8. L. Varela, G. Téllez, E. Trizac, One-dimensional colloidal model with dielectric inhomogeneity, Physical Review E 103, 042603-1 – 04603-14 (2021).
  9. C. E. González, G. Téllez, Annihilation of single-species charged particles based on Dyson gas dynamics, Physical Review E 101, 012112 (2020).
  10. R. P. Salazar, C. Bayona, G. Téllez, Electric vector potential formulation in electrostatics: analytical treatment of the gaped surface electrode, European Physical Journal Plus 135, 878 (2020).
  11. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Free energy of cylindrical polyions: Analytical results, Journal of Chemical Physics 151, 124904 (2019).
  12. C. Álvarez, N. Afanador, G. Téllez, Work done on a single-particle gas during an adiabatic compression and expansion process, Physical Review E 100, 042110 (2019).
  13. E. Trizac, G. Téllez, Like-charge attraction in a one-dimensional setting: the importance of being odd, European Journal of Physics 39, 025102 (2018).
  14. L. Varela, G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Configurational and energy landscape in one-dimensional Coulomb systems, Physical Review E 95, 022112 (2017).
  15. G. Trefalt, I. Szilagyi, G. Téllez, M. Borkovec, Colloidal Stability in Asymmetric Electrolytes: Modifications of the Schulze-Hardy Rule, Langmuir 33, 1695 – 1704 (2017).
  16. R. P. Salazar, G. Téllez, Exact mean-energy expansion of Ginibre's gas for coupling constants Gamma = 2 x (odd integer), Physical Review E 96, 062145 (2017).
  17. R. P. Salazar, G. Téllez, Exact energy computation of the one component plasma on a sphere for even values of the coupling parameter, Journal of Statistical Physics 164, 969 – 999 (2016).
  18. J. A. Mora, G. Téllez, Relations Among Two Methods for Computing the Partition Function of the Two-Dimensional One-Component Plasma, Journal of Statistical Physics 160 (1), 4 – 28 (2015).
  19. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Screening like charges in one-dimensional Coulomb systems: Exact results, Physical Review E 92, 042134 (2015).
  20. J. P. Mallarino, G. Téllez, Counter-ion density profile around a charged disk: from the weak to the strong association regime, Physical Review E 91, 062140 (2015).
  21. J. P. Mallarino, G. Téllez, E. Trizac, The contact theorem for charged fluids: from planar to curved geometries, Molecular Physics 113 (17-18), 2409 – 2427 (2015).
  22. T. Can, P. J. Forrester, G. Téllez, P. Wiegmann, Exact and asymptotic features of the edge density profile for the one component plasma in two dimensions, Journal of Statistical Physics 158 (5), 1147 – 1180 (2015).
  23. T. Can, P. J. Forrester, G. Téllez, P. Wiegmann, Singular behavior at the edge of Laughlin states, Physical Review B 89, 235137 (2014).
  24. A. Ferrero, G. Téllez, Screening of an electrically charged particle in a two-dimensional two-component plasma at $\Gamma=2$, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment 2014 (1), P11021 – P11021 (2014).
  25. J. P. Mallarino, G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Counter-ion density profile around charged cylinders: the strong-coupling needle limit, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117 (42), 12702 – 12716 (2013).
  26. D. F. Jaramillo, G. Téllez, D. L. González, T. L. Einstein, Interacting steps with finite-range interactions: Analytical approximation and numerical results, Physical Review E 87 (5), 052405 (2013).
  27. I. Rey, C. Leidy, G. Téllez, G. Gay, A. González, Slow Sedimentation and Deformability of Charged Lipid Vesicles, Plos One 8 (7), e68309 (2013).
  28. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, A two-dimensional one component plasma and a test charge : polarization effects and effective potential, Journal of Statistical Physics 146 (4), 832 – 849 (2012).
  29. R. P. Salazar, G. Téllez, Constrained quantum mechanics: chaos in non-planar billiards, European Journal of Physics 33 (4), 965 – 985 (2012).
  30. G. Téllez, P. J. Forrester, Expanded Vandermonde powers and sum rules for the two-dimensional one-component plasma, Journal of Statistical Physics 148 (5), 824 – 855 (2012).
  31. G. Téllez, Nonlinear screening of charged macromolecules, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 369, 322 – 334 (2011).
  32. C. Álvarez, G. Téllez, Screening of charged spheroidal colloidal particles, Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 144908 (2010).
  33. D. L. González, G. Téllez, The Crossover Between Organized and Disorganized States In Some Non-Equilibrium Systems, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 42, 195001 (2009).
  34. R. Fantoni, G. Téllez, Two-dimensional one-component plasma on Flamm's paraboloid, Journal of Statistical Physics 133 (3), 449 – 489 (2008).
  35. A. Torres, G. Téllez, R. van Roij, The polydisperse cell model: Non-linear screening and charge renormalization in colloidal mixtures, Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 154906 (2008).
  36. M. Camargo, G. Téllez, Renormalized charge in a two-dimensional model of colloidal suspension from hypernetted chain approach, Journal of Chemical Physics 128, 134907 (2008).
  37. D. L. González, G. Téllez, Wigner surmise for domain systems, Journal of Statistical Physics 132 (1), 187 – 205 (2008).
  38. E. Trizac, G. Téllez, Preferential interaction coefficient for nucleic acids and other cylindrical polyions, Macromolecules 40 (4), 1305 – 1310 (2007).
  39. G. Téllez, Equation of state in the fugacity format for the two-dimensional Coulomb gas, Journal of Statistical Physics 126 (2), 281 – 298 (2007).
  40. D. L. González, G. Téllez, Statistical behavior of domain systems, Physical Review E 76, 011126 (2007).
  41. A. Ferrero, G. Téllez, Two dimensional two-component plasma with adsorbing impurities, Journal of Statistical Physics 129 (4), 759 – 786 (2007).
  42. E. Trizac, G. Téllez, Onsager-Manning-Oosawa condensation phenomenon and the effect of salt, Physical Review Letters 96, 38302 (2006).
  43. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Exact asymptotic expansions for the cylindrical Poisson-Boltzmann equation, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment 2006 (06), P06018 (2006).
  44. G. Téllez, Guest charges in an electrolyte: renormalized charge, long-and short-distance behavior of the electric potential and density profiles, Journal of Statistical Physics 122 (4), 787 – 798 (2006).
  45. A. Torres, G. Téllez, R. van Roij, Finite-thickness and charge relaxation in double-layer interactions, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 301 (1), 176 – 183 (2006).
  46. G. Téllez, Charge inversion of colloids in an exactly solvable model, Europhysics Letters 76 (6), 1186 – 1192 (2006).
  47. G. Téllez, Short-distance expansion of correlation functions in the charge-symmetric two-dimensional two-component plasma: Exact results, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment 2005 (10), P10001 (2005).
  48. G. Téllez, Debye-Huckel theory for two-dimensional Coulomb systems living on a finite surface without boundaries, Physica A 349 (1-2), 155 – 171 (2005).
  49. A. Torres, G. Téllez, General considerations on the finite-size corrections for Coulomb systems in the Debye-Huckel regime, Journal of Statistical Physics 118 (3-4), 735 – 765 (2005).
  50. R. Fantoni, B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, Pressures for a one-component plasma on a pseudosphere, Journal of Statistical Physics 112 (1-2), 27 – 57 (2004).
  51. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Non-linear screening of spherical and cylindrical colloids: the case of 1:2 and 2:1 electrolytes, Physical Review E 70 (1), 11404 (2004).
  52. G. Téllez, Description beyond the mean field approximation of an electrolyte confined between two planar metallic electrodes, Physical Review E 70 (1), 11508 (2004).
  53. B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, Charge fluctuations for a Coulomb fluid in a disk on a pseudosphere, Journal of Statistical Physics 116 (1-4), 205 – 230 (2004).
  54. L. Merchán, G. Téllez, Confined Coulomb systems with absorbing boundaries: the two-dimensional two-component plasma, Journal of Statistical Physics 114 (3-4), 735 – 761 (2004).
  55. A. Torres, G. Téllez, Finite-size corrections for Coulomb systems in the Debye-Huckel regime, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 37 (6), 2121 – 2137 (2004).
  56. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, Density functional theory study of electric potential saturation: planar geometry, Physical Review E 68, 061401 (2003).
  57. G. Téllez, E. Trizac, On the bulk modulus of charged macromolecules suspensions within the cell model, Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 3362 – 3367 (2003).
  58. G. Téllez, L. Merchán, Solvable model for electrolytic soap films: the two-dimensional two-component plasma, Journal of Statistical Physics 108 (3-4), 495 – 525 (2002).
  59. G. Téllez, Two-dimensional Coulomb systems in a disk with ideal dielectric boundaries, Journal of Statistical Physics 104 (5-6), 945 – 970 (2001).
  60. G. Téllez, T. Biben, Equilibrium sedimentation profiles of charged colloidal suspensions, European Physical Journal E 2 (2), 137 – 143 (2000).
  61. G. Téllez, Finite-size study of the two-dimensional one-component plasma, Physica Status Solidi (b) 220 (1), 769 – 774 (2000).
  62. G. Téllez, P. J. Forrester, Exact finite size study of the 2dOCP at $\Gamma=4$ and $\Gamma=6$, Journal of Statistical Physics 97 (3-4), 489 – 521 (1999).
  63. B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, Two-dimensional Coulomb systems on a surface of constant negative curvature, Journal of Statistical Physics 91 (5-6), 953 – 977 (1998).
  64. G. Téllez, Two-component plasma in a gravitational field: Thermodynamics, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 31 (23), 5277 – 5280 (1998).
  65. G. Téllez, Two-component plasma in a gravitational field, Journal of Chemical Physics 106, 8572 (1997).
  66. G. Téllez, Collective modes and correlations in one-component plasmas, Physical Review E 55 (3), 3400 – 3407 (1997).
  67. B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, The Ideal conductor limit, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 29 (6), 1155 – 1166 (1996).
  68. P. J. Forrester, B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, Universality in some classical Coulomb systems of restricted dimension, Journal of Statistical Physics 84 (3-4), 359 – 378 (1996).
  69. B. Jancovici, G. Téllez, Coulomb systems seen as critical systems: Ideal conductor boundaries, Journal of Statistical Physics 82 (3-4), 609 – 632 (1996).

Articles in local journals and outreach

Research articles

  1. R. P. Salazar, G. Téllez, D. F. Jaramillo, D. L. González Chaos in the Diamond-Shaped Billiard with Rounded Crown, Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 39, 151, 152 – 170 (2015).
  2. G. Téllez, Modelos exactamente solubles en mecánica estadística de sistemas de Coulomb, Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 37, 142, 61 – 74 (2013).
  3. G. Téllez, Compresibilidad de suspensiones coloidales dentro de la teoría de Poisson--Boltzmann y similaresRev. Col. Fis. 35:2, 452 (2003).
  4. A. Torres y G. Téllez, Propiedades universales de los sistemas de Coulomb: correcciones de talla finita para la energía libre en el régimen de Debye-Hückel, Rev. Col. Fis.35:2, 271 (2003).
  5. L. Merchán y G. Téllez, Un modelo bidimensional para el estudio de películas de jabón electrolíticas, Rev. Col. Fis. 34:2, 443 (2002).
  6. G. Téllez, Coulomb systems confined by ideal dielectric boundaries, Rev. Col. Fis. 33:2, 192 (2001).

Outreach articles

  1. G. Téllez, Música, serialismo y matemáticas, Revista HipOtesis, Facultad de Ciencias, Uniandes, 15, 22 (2013).
  2. A. Torres y G. Téllez, Mecánica estadística, topología y el sonido del tambor, Revista HipOtesis, Facultad de Ciencias, Uniandes, 3, 18 (2004).
  3. G. Téllez, La física y las películas de jabón, Revista HipOtesis, Facultad de Ciencias, Uniandes, 1, 33 (2003).

Awards

  • Corresponding Member, Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, 2013
  • TWAS Prize for Young Scientists, 2006
  • Excellence Scholarship of the Mazda Foundation for Art and Science, 1994
  • Excellence Scholarship of the French Government, 1989 - 1997

Music

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