The second part of the assessment for the Numerical Physics course in the first year of the Master's program at the École Normale Supérieure consisted of implementing a numerical simulation of a physical problem while verifying the stability and convergence of the solution. Our project focused on the study of Bénard–von Kármán vortex streets, which develop in fluid flows past an obstacle at Reynolds numbers ranging from 10 to 1000. Simulations were performed for both a stationary obstacle and a moving obstacle undergoing oscillatory motion.

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As part of the short experimental internship in the third year of the Physics undergraduate program at the École Normale Supérieure, I carried out my internship at the Laboratoire de Physique Statistique. The aim was to compare the evolution of the Faraday instability as a function of the acceleration of the container, using acoustic measurements at the air–liquid interface and conventional capacitive measurements.

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The TIPE (Travail d'Initiative Personnelle Encadré) is a component of the entrance examinations for French Grandes Écoles. During the 2011–2012 academic year, the compulsory theme was "Prediction". I therefore decided to investigate several chaotic systems, focusing on the predictability of motion in physical systems and some of their properties. This work involved theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies across various areas of physics covered in the PC (Physics and Chemistry) preparatory curriculum: the driven pendulum in mechanics, Chua's oscillator in electrical circuits, and Rayleigh–Bénard convection in fluid dynamics.

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