Five College Physics Research Below is a clickable map of areas of physics research. B. Hawkins, researchinterests include chaos, Laser trapping and cooling, Optical pumping, http://www.fivecolleges.edu/deptprog/physics/research.htm
Extractions: Five College Physics Research Below is a clickable map of areas of physics research. Clicking on any of the areas will open up a new page listing all faculty in the five college consortium researching in that area. Below that map is an introduction to five college faculty research organized by the institution within which the research is being pursued. Nanoscale Physics Physics Education Optics and Solid State Physics Low-Temperature Physics ... Universtity of Massachussetts Physics Research Amherst College Physics Research Prof. David Hall We are constructing and optimizing an apparatus to study Bose-Einstein Condensation, a macroscopic occupation of the quantum ground state of a system. We plan to use this as a vehicle to study ultracold interatomic collisions in 87Rb. The 87Rb atoms are first collected, cooled and confined in a dual Magneto-Optic Trap (MOT) system. They are then loaded from the second MOT into a magnetic trap and evaporatively cooled until a sufficiently high phase-space density is achieved to realize Bose-Einstein Condensation. Prof. Larry Hunter
Physics At Wits The main areas of research include Condensed Matter physics, Electronics andthe Schonland research Centre Electronics and special Techniques Workshops, http://www.wits.ac.za/physics/atwits.htm
Extractions: Technical support is supplied by the Physics Department Electronics and the Schonland Research Centre Electronics and Special Techniques Workshops, the Physical Sciences Workshop and the Mechanical Workshop at the Schonland Centre. The Physics Department has two Local Area Networks, a teaching network and a research network and the Schonland Research Centre has its own Local Area Network. These networks are connected to a comprehensive University Computer Network which provides national and international access via Uninet and Internet. Extensive computing facilities exist within the Physics Department and further facilities are provided by the University Computing and Networking Service. The Biology and Physical Sciences Library holds a comprehensive collection of books covering the fields of physics, chemistry and biological sciences and subscribes to approximately 450 periodicals on related subjects. A separate research collection is housed at the Schonland Research Centre for Nuclear Sciences.
Department Of Physics research IN physics Conference course with laboratory. special TOPICS INphysics (30) Topics in physics, particularly from areas in which active http://www.uta.edu/gradcatalog/2004/physics
Extractions: 202B Science Hall, 817.272.2020 Professors Black, De, Fry, Koymen, Musielak, Ray, Rubins, Sharma, Weiss, White Associate Professors Brandt, Liu, Zhang Assistant Professors Cuntz, Yu The objective of graduate work in physics is to prepare the student for continued professional and scholarly development as a physicist. The Physics MS Degree Programs are designed to give the student advanced training in all fundamental areas of physics through formal courses and the options of some degree of specialization or participation in original research in one of a variety of projects directed by the faculty. The Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Applied Physics Program combines the traditional elements of a science doctoral program with courses in specifically applied topics and internship in a technological environment. It is designed to produce highly trained professionals with a broad perspective of the subject which may prepare them equally well for careers in academic or in government or industrial laboratories. Current research in the department is predominantly in the areas of condensed matter physics, materials science, and high-energy physics and includes a wide range of theoretical work in solid state physics and experimentation in laser physics, optics, positron physics, solid state and surface physics, and high-energy physics.
Graduate Course Descriptions - BGSU Physics And Astronomy special Topics in physics (3). On demand. Seminar on subject in modern physics Directed research in physics (16). Supervised independent research on a http://physics.bgsu.edu/dept/academics/descrip_grad.html
Extractions: The number in parentheses following the courses title is the number of credit hours. The Roman numeral indicates the semesters in which the course is offered: I for Fall, II for Spring, and III for Summer. PHYS 501. Methods of Mathematical and Computational Physics I (4). I. Survey of basic methods of mathematical techniques applied to physics, including linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and vector calculus with emphasis on how these concepts are used in physics. Parallel development is given to numerical methods used to solve physical problems. Use of an appropriate scientific programming language is included. Four lecture-recitations. Prerequisites: PHYS 212; or PHYS 202 and MATH 232. PHYS 502. Methods of Mathematical and Computational Physics II (3). II (Alternate years). Survey of basic mathematical and computational techniques for solving partial differential equations, including the wave equation, Poisson's equation, and the heat transfer equation. Introduction to Fourier analysis with applications and the Fast Fourier Transform algorithms and their implementation. A rudimentary treatment of special functions, as they arise in solving physical problems, will be given. Prerequisite: PHYS 501 or consent of instructor. PHYS 503.
Research Activites Theoretical Elementary Particle physics. The research activities of faculty, Quantum chaos; investigation of the role of chaos and disorder in quantum http://www.physics.neu.edu/Department/Vone/Site/ResearchDetailed.htm
Extractions: Research Activities The Department is active in a number of research areas: The experimental particle physics group is concentrating its main efforts on two of the world's most important accelerator-based experiments, at Fermilab , and CMS at CERN, and the Pierre Auger Observatory data visualization The faculty consists of Alverson Barberis Garelick Reucroft ... Wood The research activities of faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows in this area cover a range of fundamental topics in this exciting and rapidly changing field: unified models based on superstrings, supersymmetric phenomenology; unified gauge theories in the TeV energy region; precision calculations within and beyond the Standard Model; proton stability and neutrino masses; renormalization group analysis of unified gauge theories; particle physics in the early universe; electroweak anomaly in the observed asymmetry of the baryon number; interface of elementary particle physics and cosmology; high energy particle interactions in astrophysics and at hadron and lepton accelerators; gravitational theory and quantum gravity; computer simulation of topological structures in field theory; finite temperature effects in quantum chromodynamics.
Jules Henri Poincaré [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy] Poincaré studied mining engineering, mathematics and physics in Paris. chaos and the Solar System. In his research on the threebody problem, http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/poincare.htm
Extractions: 1. Life Poincaré was born on April 29,1854 in Nancy and died on July 17, 1912 in Paris. Poincaré's family was influential. His cousin Raymond was the President and the Prime Minister of France, and his father Leon was a professor of medicine at the University of Nancy. His sister Aline married the spiritualist philosopher Emile Boutroux. Poincaré studied mining engineering, mathematics and physics in Paris. Beginning in 1881, he taught at the University of Paris. There he held the chairs of Physical and Experimental Mechanics, Mathematical Physics and Theory of Probability, and Celestial Mechanics and Astronomy. Poincaré sketched a preliminary version of the special theory of relativity and stated that the velocity of light is a limit velocity and that mass depends on speed. He formulated the principle of relativity, according to which no mechanical or electromagnetic experiment can discriminate between a state of uniform motion and a state of rest, and he derived the Lorentz transformation. His fundamental theorem that every isolated mechanical system returns after a finite time [the Poincaré Recurrence Time] to its initial state is the source of many philosophical and scientific analyses on entropy. Finally, he clearly understood how radical is quantum theory's departure from classical physics.
Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum For Physics A comprehensive, researchbased physics curriculum that utilizes a learning cycle (Atomic physics; chaos and Fractals; Cosmology; Nuclear physics; http://phys.udallas.edu/
Extractions: A comprehensive, research-based physics curriculum that utilizes a learning cycle approach appropriate for all high school students. Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum for Physics C P offers an integrated approach to physics content, instructional materials, and pedagogy. C P is a research-based curriculum developed at the Department of Physics at the University of Dallas. The project is available on a single CD-ROM that includes both the curriculum and resource materials. Other physics projects such as Conceptual Physics, PRISMS CASTLE Operation Physics Tools for Scientific Thinking Physics: Cinema Classics , and The Mechanical Universe High School Adaptation have been utilized in the development of this curriculum. Although C P was designed for students in grades 9 through 12, it contains an assortment of resources, making it flexible enough to accommodate a variety of teachers and students. The Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum for Physics ( C P ) Project was developed by funding from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. ESI-9254590).
Physics Research physics research at CUColorado Springs. Tour our Solid State and Thin Film This work has evolved into new studies of classical and quantum chaos. http://www.uccs.edu/~physics/research.html
Extractions: Over the last four years, our faculty have averaged a total of 12 refereed publications per year (2 per faculty member per year). At a university with a heavy teaching commitment this level of productivity is excellent. Our department is one of the leading departments on campus in grant and contract activity as well. Specific faculty accomplishments are listed alphabetically. In recent years, Richard Blade's professional efforts have been increasingly devoted to motion simulation in virtual reality. He directs a research group including four other people in the design of a virtual reality motion simulator. In 1993, he received an outstanding paper award for a paper published by the Computer Simulation Society in connection with the project. While the purpose of the research is basic understanding of the human-computer interface, it is anticipated that the research will ultimately result in a marketable product. Dr. Blade will be retiring in May, 2004. Robert Camley's primary research interest has been in the fundamental properties of magnetic layered systems. This subject has been quite exciting recently, particularly in two topics phase transitions and magnetoresistance. The layered magnetic structure is a new class of material with its magnetic properties adjustable by the layering. This work has been supported by a major grant from the Army Research Office. Since 1990, Dr. Camley has authored over 50 publications in international refereed journals. He has presented more than 25 invited talks since 1990 including talks at Oxford and Cambridge. He has significant international collaborations with groups at the University of Essex, Cambridge University, University of Nancy, France and the University of California, Irvine among others. Dr. Camley received the campus and college Outstanding Research awards.
Chaos Research Group At The University Of Tennessee The chaos research Group studies nonlinear dynamics and chaos in engineeringsystems. Many of the group members work with CANDIES, a special team which http://www-chaos.engr.utk.edu/
Extractions: Local server information The Chaos Research Group studies deterministic chaos and nonlinear dynamics in engineering systems and is located within the College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee . This group closely collaborates with the researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory The Chaos Research Group is an interdisciplinary team of faculty, students and engineering staff which studies the nature of complex, nonlinear engineering systems to achieve a better understanding of the underlying physical processes, to develop better diagnostics, or to control these systems in situations in which conventional control might be infeasible or too costly. Many of the group members work with CANDIES , a special team which collaborates with industrial partners to understand engineering systems from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics and chaos.
Career Interview: Theoretical Physics Researcher There are people in Quantum chaos in physics departments, and there are some Both Francesco and Nina are hoping to stay in research once their Ph.Ds are http://plus.maths.org/issue8/interview/
Extractions: Permission is granted to print and copy this page on paper for non-commercial use. For other uses, including electronic redistribution, please contact us. Issue 8 May 1999 Contents Features The dynamic sun The art of numbers Radio controlled? The origins of proof II : Kepler's proofs Career interview Career interview: Theoretical Physics Researcher Regulars Plus puzzle Pluschat Mystery mix Letters Staffroom Maths Year 2000 - A new government initiative Book reviews News from May 1999 All the latest news ... posters! May 1999 Features Francesco Mezzadri and Nina Snaith. Francesco Mezzadri and Nina Snaith are Ph.D. students in Applied Mathematics at the University of Bristol , and are affiliated with the Basic Research Institute in the Mathematical Sciences (BRIMS) laboratory at Hewlett Packard Laboratories' Bristol campus They both have a background in Theoretical Physics, but have found that in their field of Quantum Chaos theory there is a deep overlap between Theoretical Physics and Applied Maths. Their research studies have many potential applications, in particular for making very tiny electronic components which could be used in ever-smaller computers and other electronic gadgets in the future, and so their links with industry are potentially important.
Extractions: Physics-Uspekhi Chaotic dynamics and transport in fluids and plasmas edited by I. Prigogine Chaotic dynamics and transport in fluids and plasmas edited by I. Prigogine (New York: American Institute of Physics, 1993) 448 pp. This book is the proceedings of a conference,held in La Jolla and organized by The Institute for Advanced Physics Studies,the aim of which could be regarded as a restoration of the links between three fields in modern physics: chaotic dynamics, hydrodynamic turbulence, and plasma turbulence. The narrow specialization of modern scientists, related to the ever-increasing complexity of the research methods, has led to the situation in which although major advances have been made in the development of the mathematical formalism of nonlinear dynamics, there has been no significant progress in the understanding of the fundamental problems in the theory of highly developed turbulence which has the parent of nonlinear dynamics. It is obvious that a qualitative step forward in the understanding of the nature of turbulent dynamics is possible only if a new descriptive language is used, i.e. if this step is the development of nonperturbative methods for the description of chaos.
Physics Discussion of practical implications of current research in physics education.Prerequisite consent of instructor. special research Problems 13 cr. http://gradschool.nmsu.edu/Catalog/dept/physics.htm
Extractions: For the Ph.D. degree, students must also pass the doctoral comprehensive examination, carry out original research, complete a dissertation, and pass a final oral examination. They must also pass or transfer at least 36 credits in formal courses numbered above 500 in physics/geophysics, including 24 credits of core graduate courses, and complete at least 6 credits of formal courses numbered above 600. The total number of credits, including formal and informal course credits and a minimum of 18 dissertation credits, must be at least 72. Financial support is available to graduate students in physics through teaching and research assistantships and fellowships. Inquiries about these opportunities should be directed to the head of the department.
Research - Physics - Reed College - Portland, OR Reed Griffin physics at Reed research History Seminars Faculty Staff A special class of examples in the Feynman calculus of scattering http://academic.reed.edu/physics/research/theses.html
Extractions: Portland, OR 97202 "Small scale structures in the interstellar medium" by Kristina M Barkume "Neutron detecting diode" by Mathieu Wolton Brener "The quantum mechanics of the inverse-square potential" by Andrew M Essin "Algebraic methods in quantum mechanics" by Reece I Heineke "A brief study of Lagrange points" by Jan Irvahn "Observing the dynamics of a particle in a wedge potential from the quantum and the classical perspective" by Tomoko Ishihara "Conservation laws in general relativity" by Eric Lawrence "Brownian motion and the autocorrelation analysis of scattered light" by Erica Astrid McDaniel "Time of flight : measuring the temperature of trapped atoms in the Reed MOT" by Hannah D Noble "Pursuing a vibrational mechanism for microtubule lattice melting, using FTIR spectroscopy" by Neelaksh Sadhoo "Radiation from accelerating superluminal charge distributions" by Nicholas Louis Blount "An object of balance" by Matt A Buchanan "The convergence of limiting cases that approximate the charge distribution on a needle" by Timothy A Cassidy "The quantum triangular barbershop : applying the methods of Feynman to the wedge potential" by Patrick Richard Clunis "The physics of bacterial motility : computer modelling of signal transduction networks" by Andrew Lambert DeMond "Quintessence and Cosmological Dynamics" by Rudy C Gilmore "A study of RR Lyrae variable stars" by Camas C Goble
Extractions: The University of Queensland The Centre for Laser Science (CFLS) undertakes fundamental research in laser science from which future technologies can emerge. It aims to also become a primary Australian Centre for undergraduate and post-graduate training in laser science. The Centre was established at the Department of Physics, The University of Queensland in 1997. The priority research programs are laser physics, quantum optical systems and future optical technology. The Centre is funded through a variety of sources including the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology . The Director of the Centre is Professor H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, from the Department of Physics and the Deputy Director is Professor G. Milburn, from the Department of Physics, and who is also the Deputy Director of Special Research Centre for Quantum Computer Technology For full details of all research programs, list of researchers and facilities at the Centre for Laser Science, click on the link above to the CFLS home page.
Physics Department special TOPICS IN physics 4 sh These contemporary topics include, but are notlimited to, chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics, solid state and condensed http://www.elon.edu/physics/cour.htm
Extractions: This course provides an introduction to the major ideas in both Classical and Modern Physics. Students will be introduced to experiments of the ancient Greeks, Renaissance Scholars and Classical Natural Philosophers. The formulation of gravitational and mechanical theories, thermodynamics, the particle nature of matter, and aspects of elementary electromagnetism will be included. Twentieth century perspectives including the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and chaos will be studied. Laboratory included.
Extractions: es de en fr EUROPA European Commission Research ... Links Special Issue - March 2004 HOME TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIAL ARTICLES Science and the world, art and the ego The enigma of knots The beauty of maths The mysteries of a mutant art Research in all its aspects Intuition and fantasy Science in fiction The seventh art Crossed ideas ... Europe, researchers and cultural heritage POINTS OF VIEW In other words experimenting is as important to artists as it is to scientists. Both multiply physical configurations that can potentially offer new insights or heady concepts. Both are equally open to a sudden twist of fate that can sometimes unexpectedly shake up the experiment. Mozart was able to draw inspiration from birds singing in the street to compose the theme of a concerto, and John Cage made fate his major source of inspiration. Numerous visual artists also use fate or suggestions taken from matter to forge ahead.
Emory Physics | Class Information physics 731R special Topics in Theoretical physics physics 751R specialTopics in Solid State physics physics 799R Advanced research http://www.physics.emory.edu/class/2005FallG.html
Extractions: For more information, contact Dietre Blige Classical Mechanics I Thesis Research Classical Mechanics II ... Advanced Research PHYSICS 503A: Classical Mechanics I Family TTh 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM MAX: 12 Content: A deeper mathematical and philosophical treatment of classical mechanics, which will also provide experience in reasoning from fundamental principles, and familiarity with some important mathematical techniques. Topics to be covered include vector analysis; conservation laws; rocket motion; central forces and planetary motion; rotations; oscillating systems; scattering problems; variational principles; Lagrangians; and relativistic kinematics. Prerequisite: Physics 152 and Mathmatics 211, or consent of instructor. Hentschel MWF 9:35 AM - 10:25 AM MAX: 10 Content: Calculus of variations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, symmetry principles, motion in a central potential, scattering theory, theory of nonlinear and parametric oscillations, kinematics and dynamics of rigid body motion, the dynamic equations of motion of a rigid body, non-inertial frames of reference, canonical transformations.
Holy Cross Physics: Faculty & Staff special teaching interests materials physics; involvement of special teachinginterests involvement of undergraduates in research on atomic physics http://www.holycross.edu/departments/physics/website/faculty.html
Extractions: E-mail mkoss@holycross.edu Education : PhD, Tufts University, Medford, MA Research in experimental condensed matter and materials physics : dendritic growth; kinetics and morphology of solidification; experimentation in "microgravity". Special teaching interests : materials physics; involvement of undergraduates in research on solidification; microgravity science; science courses for non-science majors; microgravity workshops for K12 teachers.
Extractions: Physics - Primarily for Graduate Students 029:202 Workshops and Special Training in Physics arr. Workshops and special training opportunities for postbaccalaureate students; may include collaborations with other departments, institutions, or externally funded research organizations. Repeatable. 029:205 Classical Mechanics 3 s.h. Dynamics of mass points; Lagrange multipliers, small oscillations, Hamilton's equations; canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory; chaos. Prerequisite: 029:115. 029:211 Mechanics of Continua 3 s.h. Hydrostatics, dynamics of ideal fluids, both incompressible and compressible; viscous flow; classical theory of elasticity. Prerequisite: 029:205. 029:212 Statistical Mechanics I 3 s.h. Probability concepts; kinetic equations; classical and quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics with applications, including ideal and imperfect gases and phase transitions, irreversible processes, fluctuation-dissipation theorems. Prerequisites: 029:118 and 029:140. 029:213 Classical Electrodynamics I 3 s.h.
Virginia Tech Graduate Catalog The graduate physics program course work and research lead to the MS (thesis special Degree Requirements. The experiences gained by physics graduate http://www.vt.edu/academics/gcat/gcdPhys.html
Extractions: University Exemplary Department Professors: M. Blecher; L.N. Chang ; G.J.M. Indebetouw; L.E. Piilonen; R.S. Raghavan; B. Schmittmann; J. Slawny; R. Zallen; R.K.P. Zia Associate Professors: J.R. Heflin; T. Mizutani; M. Pitt; A.L. Ritter; J.H. Simonetti; W. Spillman; U. Taeuber; T. Takeuchi; B. Vogelaar Assistant Professors: G.A. Khodaparast; R.V. Kulkarni; D. Minic; H.D. Robinson Adjunct Professors: B.L. Bressler; F.X. Hartmann; Y. Liang; B.A. Mecking; H.L. Phillips; C.E. Reese; E.S. Smith Affiliated Faculty: L. Guido Career Advisor: A.L. Ritter (231-5369) Dean, College of Science E-mail: gradphys@vt.edu Web: www.phys.vt.edu The graduate physics program course work and research lead to the M.S. (thesis optional) and/or to the Ph.D. Research specialization is available in experimental and/or theoretical aspects of astronomical, biophysics, condensed-matter, elementary-particle, mathematical, medium-energy, optical, and statistical physics, and in physics teaching. The department also has programs which are directed toward improvement in physics teaching and include the testing of model physics courses, development of multimedia techniques for learning enhancement, and creation of computer simulations. The department offers an Applied and Industrial Physics Option which leads to a degree of M.S. in physics and prepares a student to apply broad physics principles to technological problems of interest to industry. The program combines courses with applied and technological relevance with a research project that is carried out either in an industrial laboratory or on campus. Additional emphasis is placed on enhancing the communication skills of the student and on preparing the student to work with a team. The requirements for the degree include a research project leading to a written report and the successful completion of a program of study. Courses in physics, chemistry, materials science engineering, and business may be combined to satisfy the course requirements for the degree. The program can be completed in four semesters.
