School of Physics (SoP)
Research Areas in the School of Physics:
- Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics
- Biophysics
- Computational Physics
- Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Non-Linear Dynamics and Statistical Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Optical: Classical & Quantum
- Physics Education
- Sub-Atomic Physics
All materials in SMARTech are protected under U.S. Copyright Law and all rights are reserved. Such materials may be used, quoted or reproduced for educational purposes only with prior permission, provided proper attribution is given. Any redistribution, reproduction or use of the materials, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior permission of the author.
Sub-communities within this community
-
Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) [5]
The Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) is devoted to interdisciplinary research and education linking astrophysics, astroparticle physics, numerical relativity and gravitational wave physics.
Collections in this community
-
Annual Joseph Ford Commemorative Lecture [3]
This commemorative lecture is named to honor Dr. Joseph Ford's memory and influence as a scientist, teacher and colleague in both the Georgia Tech campus and the scientific global community -
Complex Rheology and Biomechanics Lab (CRAB LAB) Publications [37]
Study of novel biological and physical interactions with complex media -
School of Physics Colloquia Series [81]
Invited speakers on contemporary research in physics -
School of Physics OSP Research Reports [187]
Research reports by faculty and researchers in the School of Physics -
School of Physics Public Lectures [41]
Occasional talks by international leaders in our understanding of the universe -
School of Physics Theses and Dissertations [530]
Original work by students in the School of Physics -
School of Physics Undergraduate Research Option Theses [20]
Research Thesis Option for Physics Majors -
Squishy Physics [5]
Recent Submissions
-
Celebration of 2018 Physics Nobel Prize: Lighting the way with microscopic tractor beams and sculpted laser pulse
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-23)The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes two breakthrough inventions in laser physics. The first, optical tweezers, allows scientist and engineers to use lasers like the tractor beams of Star Trek to manipulate everything ... -
Non-Euclidean Virtual Reality
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-15)The 2016 confirmation of Einstein's prediction of gravitational waves has put the spotlight back on the importance of curvature for the physics of the universe. While the ability of mass to curve our space has fueled the ... -
Ultra-high Resolution Astronomical imaging using quantum properties of light
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-10-01)Ever since the first astronomical telescope observations made by Galileo (1610), optical astronomy has developed increasingly sophisticated methods for exploring the universe using only the classical (wave-description) ... -
When Will We Find E.T. and What Happens If We Do?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-24)Are we alone in the universe? The scientific hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence is now well into its fifth decade, and we still haven’t discovered any cosmic company. Could all this mean that finding biology beyond ... -
SETI: Any Closer to a Discovery?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-09-24)Are we alone in the universe? The scientific hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence is now well into its fifth decade, and we still haven’t discovered any cosmic company. Could all this mean that finding biology beyond ... -
Generation and Stability of Charged Toroidal Droplets
In this project, we have determined the quantitative parameters governing the transition phases of charged toroidal droplets. An instability reminiscent of the Saffman-Taylor Instability (viscous fingers) has been observed ... -
Model Selection in Gravitational Wave Astronomy
The several detections of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo detector are providing insights about the nature of gravity in our Universe [1]. As the number ... -
Single-molecule biophysics of toehold-mediated strand displacement
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-23)This thesis focuses on three separate explorations into the nature of toehold-mediated strand displacement which is a reaction characterized by the swapping of one stably bound oligonucleotide for another. The first study ... -
Physics communication and peer assessment in a reformed introductory mechanics classroom
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-16)We designed and implemented a set of introductory mechanics laboratory exercises featuring real-world data-gathering, computational modeling, and video lab reports with peer assessment. Our goal in developing a peer ... -
Variable range hopping conduction in the epitaxial graphene buffer layer on SiC(0001)
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-06-18)The properties of epitaxial graphene grown by thermal decomposition of hexagonal silicon carbide (SiC) have been the focus of extensive research for several decades now. In this thesis I am interested in the electronic ... -
Computational modeling of dusty nuclear starburst disks and its consequences on observables
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05-30)Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are the most energetic non-explosive objects in the uni- verse whose comoving space density peaks near redshift z ∼ 2 (Wolf et al., 2003). They radiate energy across the electromagnetic spectrum ... -
Quasi-two-dimensional Kolmogorov flow: Bifurcations and exact coherent structures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-07-26)Fluid turbulence is nearly ubiquitous in natural and human-made systems. Despite systematic research for over hundred years, scientists are still searching for efficient ways to forecast and control the evolution of turbulent ... -
Graphene near commensuration
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-05)For the past decade, graphene has been among the most heavily researched materials in condensed matter physics. In particular, its unusual electronic properties have spurred researchers to investigate new applications and ... -
Nematic materials in curved spaces
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-03-19)When confined to curved surfaces or to bounded volumes, ordered materials often experience geometric frustration, where the order cannot be satisfied everywhere on the surface or in the volume. This frustration induces ... -
On the effect of Lyman alpha trapping during the initial collapse of massive black hole seeds
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-03-26)One viable seeding mechanism for supermassive black holes is the direct gaseous collapse route in pre-galactic dark matter halos, producing objects on the order of 10^4 - 10^6 solar masses. These events occur when the gas ... -
Gravitational wave asteroseismology from rapidly rotating neutron stars
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-01-04)The recent direct observations of gravitational waves from a binary black hole system and separately from a binary neutron star system are among the most exciting events in physics history. This is true not only because ... -
Force microscopy of two-dimensional materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-07)Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool for the characterization and fabrication of two-dimensional materials, which are films of a few atomic layers with strong in-plane bonds and weak van der Waals interactions ... -
Theory of resonance and novel nonperturbative physics in twisted bilayer graphene
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-06)Twisted bilayers of graphene have shown strikingly rich phenomenology while also posing significant theoretical challenges. As a consequence, many numerically discovered phenomena have defied analytical understanding to ... -
Fabrication and characterization of epitaxial graphene nanoribbon transport devices
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-03)Patterned growth of epitaxial graphene has piqued the interest of the scientific community by revealing an interesting structure with a lot of potential: the sidewall nanoribbon. Epitaxial graphene is produced by ... -
Computer Science in Six-Tenths of a Second: What Happens After Hitting ENTER in a Google Search
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-19)What is computer science? Ask Google or Alexa, and you'll get an answer like "the study of the principles and use of computers." That doesn't really capture the breadth of the field. But how can you get an answer in a ...
RSS 1.0