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  • Multicellular monolayer’s self-organization under external stimuli

    Creator:
    Li, Guanyu
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    Cell signaling under external stimulation is a critical mechanism that governs many biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell migration, and cell apoptosis, etc. For multicellular organisms, the ability to synchronize heterogeneous individual cellular responses through intercellular communication is crucial to maintain normal functionality. However, even though the biological pathways...
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    Dissertation

  • In silico screening of nanoporous materials for gas sensing and separation

    Creator:
    Gantzler, Nickolas
    Abstract:
    The utility of high-throughput, computational screening has become an invaluable asset to the field of materials science. In the hierarchy of computational methods, the most accurate methods are often the most computationally expensive. However, as both the efficiency and fidelity of numerical techniques advance, high-quality screening of large materials datasets...
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    Dissertation
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    provided valuable insight on the machine learning methods. Min-Bum KIm, Alexander Robinson, Maxwell W

  • Much Ado About Weak Measurement

    Creator:
    Bauml, Benjamin Noë
    Abstract:
    I had to write again. My research lay in science, and it was a science of three parts. The first part made a careful, introductory chapter, begged for by things that were lacking. It summarizes the von Neumann measurement model, derived from the Stern-Gerlach experiment, and it explains how weak...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Much Ado About WeakMeasurement by Benjamin Noë

  • Classical Density Functional for the Weeks-Chandler-Andersen Soft-Sphere Repulsive Potential using Soft Fundamental Measure Theory

    Creator:
    Finster, Kirstie L.
    Abstract:
    We present a classical density functional to model the soft, repulsive potential of a Weeks-Chandler-Andersen (WCA) fluid using Soft Fundamental Measure Theory (SFMT) with temperature-dependent parameters inspired by the Barker-Henderson method. Our functional uses soft spheres to model the soft-sphere WCA potential, and gives results that are in good agreement...
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    Dissertation
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    = w2 ~r r (3.12) ~wV1 = w1 ~r r (3.13) ←→w m2 = w2(r) ( ~r~r r2 − I 3 ) (3.14) 18 The

  • The Two Wells System: A Benchmark for Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Mechanics

    Creator:
    Sprueill, Henry
    Abstract:
    Computational statistical mechanics leans heavily on the class of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithms. Many such algorithms exist, and simulations can run for several weeks, making the selection of algorithms a difficult, but critical task. In this work, we introduce a benchmark system of two quadratic wells with an analytical...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    Nichols and Benjamin Bauml for providing feedback on my writing. Of great help as well were the students

  • Photostability of organic semiconductors : from bulk to nanoscales

    Creator:
    Quist, Nicole Arianne
    Abstract:
    Organic semiconductors have attracted considerable attention due to their applications in low-cost, solution-processable (opto)electronic devices. An important class of high-performance organic semiconductors is pentacene derivatives, which exhibit high charger carrier mobilities in field-effect transistors and ultrafast singlet fission in photovoltaic devices. These derivatives have served as benchmark materials for systematic...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • A Generalized Scheme for Creating Regge Calculus Models of General Relativity

    Creator:
    Hanson, Ben R.
    Abstract:
    Solutions to Einstein's equations are usually found by considering ideal, simplified models. However, if the real world always matched ideal physics models, then farmers would milk black and white spheres. To combat this, Regge calculus was developed as a numerical approximation scheme for general relativity. In Regge calculus curved manifolds...
    Resource Type:
    Undergraduate Thesis
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    ) and ∇uf is the covariant derivative of f along the vector u. Let v = ∇uχ and w = ∇uv. Then the

  • Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

    Creator:
    Mulder, Gregory S.
    Abstract:
    Physics problems that require integration, such as finding the center of mass of an object or finding the electric field from a continuous distribution of charge, are one type of problem that is difficult for introductory physics students to solve. These problems require students to define a coordinate system in...
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    Dissertation

  • Journey to the Center of GW170817: Bayesian parameter estimation of outflows from binary neutron star mergers

    Creator:
    Rodriguez, Isabel J.
    Abstract:
    The discovery of GW170817 provided the first empirical evidence that merging binary neutron star systems are both progenitors of short gamma-ray bursts, as well as the primary sites of the nucleosynthetic rapid-neutron capture process. Initially detected as gravitational wave (GW) and gamma-ray burst (GRB) triggers, GW170817 was well-localized and follow-up...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Describing Particles with Lie and Clifford Algebras

    Creator:
    Johnson, Isabella G.
    Abstract:
    I construct and examine the properties of Lie and Clifford algebras which are used to describe certain types of particles. These algebras are then related to the traditional theory of division algebras. Quaternions are applied to these algebras and their properties are exploited to model physical properties of particles. The...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    ). ​Contemporary Abstract Algebra​. 8th ed. Brooks/Cole, p.43. 2. Nicholson, W. ​Introduction to abstract algebra