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Collective Dynamics in Physical and Social Networks
(2016-05-03)We study four systems where individual units come together to display a range of collective behavior. First, we consider a physical system of phase oscillators on a network that expands the Kuramoto model to include ... -
The Collective Dynamics of Smoking in a Large Social Network
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2008)Background: The prevalence of smoking has decreased substantially in the United States over the past 30 years. We examined the extent of the person-to-person spread of smoking behavior and the extent to which groups of ... -
Collective Electronic Phenomena in Layered Metal Oxides: From Static to Dynamic
(2022-01-14)This thesis presents the theoretical, computational and/or experimental studies of the collective electronic phenomena in layered sodium transition-metal oxide (NaTMO2), with the TM being all seven types of 3d-transition ... -
Collective excitations of quasi-two-dimensional trapped dipolar fermions: Transition from collisionless to hydrodynamic regime
(American Physical Society, 2012)We study the collective excitations of polarized single-component quasi-two-dimensional dipolar fermions in an isotropic harmonic trap by solving the collisional Boltzmann-Vlasov (CBV) equation via the method of moments. ... -
Collective generation of milliemulsions by step-emulsification
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)Emulsification is a key step in many processes for the production and functionalization of dispersed liquid systems. Here, we report a versatile and robust device that generates monodisperse milliemulsions by stepemulsification. ... -
Collective Phenomena in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Fermionic Polar Molecules: Band Renormalization and Excitons
(American Physical Society, 2011)We theoretically analyze a quasi-two-dimensional system of fermionic polar molecules in a harmonic transverse confining potential. The renormalized energy bands are calculated by solving the Hartree-Fock equation numerically ... -
Collective States of Non-Abelian Quasiparticles in a Magnetic Field
(American Physical Society, 2009)Motivated by the physics of the Moore-Read nu=1/2 state away from half filling, we investigate collective states of non-Abelian e/4 quasiparticles in a magnetic field. We consider two types of collective states: incompressible ... -
Collective transport of complex objects by simple robots: Theory and experiments
(2013)Ants show an incredible ability to collectively transport complex irregular-shaped objects with seemingly simple coordination. Achieving similarly effective collective transport with robots has potential applications in ... -
Collectively Enhanced Interactions in Solid-State Spin Qubits
(American Physical Society (APS), 2013)We propose and analyze a technique to collectively enhance interactions between solid-state quantum registers composed from random networks of spin qubits. In such systems, disordered dipolar interactions generically result ... -
The Collimated Jet Source in IRAS 16547-4247: Time Variation, Possible Precession, and Upper Limits to the Proper Motions along the Jet Axis
(American Astronomical Society, 2008)The triple radio source detected in association with the luminous infrared source IRAS 16547-4247 has previously been studied with high angular resolution and high sensitivity with the Very Large Array at 3.6 cm wavelength. ... -
Collision-Induced Spin Depolarization of Alkali-metal Atoms in Cold \(^3\)He Gas
(American Physical Society, 2008)We present a joint experimental and theoretical study of spin depolarization in collisions of alkali-metal atoms with \(^3\)He in a magnetic field. A rigorous quantum theory for spin-changing transitions is developed and ... -
Collision-Induced Spin Exchange of Alkali-Metal Atoms With \(^3\)He: An Ab Initio Study
(American Physical Society, 2009)We present a rigorous quantum study of spin-exchange transitions in collisions of the alkali-metal atoms with \(^3\)He in the presence of an external magnetic field. Using accurate ab initio interaction potentials, we ... -
Collision-induced spin exchange of alkali-metal atoms withH3e: Anab initiostudy
(American Physical Society (APS), 2009)We present a rigorous quantum study of spin-exchange transitions in collisions of the alkali-metal atoms with H3e in the presence of an external magnetic field. Using accurate ab initio interaction potentials, we obtain ... -
Collisional Cooling and Magnetic Control of Reactions in Ultracold Spin-polarized NaLi+Na Mixture
(2022-03-17)This thesis describes two studies with a mixture of ultracold triplet ground state 23Na6Li molecules and 23Na atoms. The first study is to realize the cooling of ultracold NaLi molecules with Na atoms that efficiently ... -
Collisional cooling of ultracold molecules
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A collisional perspective on quadrupedal gait dynamics
(The Royal Society, 2011)The analysis of terrestrial locomotion over the past half century has focused largely on strategies of mechanical energy recovery used during walking and running. In contrast, we describe the underlying mechanics of legged ... -
Collisional Properties of Cold Spin-Polarized Nitrogen Gas: Theory, Experiment, and Prospects as a Sympathetic Coolant for Trapped Atoms and Molecules
(American Physical Society, 2010)We report a combined experimental and theoretical study of collision-induced dipolar relaxation in a cold spin-polarized gas of atomic nitrogen (N). We use buffer gas cooling to create trapped samples of \(^{14}\)N and ... -
Collisional relaxation of vibrational states of SrOH with He at 2 K
(IOP Publishing, 2015)Vibrational relaxation of strontium monohydroxide (SrOH) molecules in collisions with helium (He) at 2 K is studied.We find the diffusion cross section of SrOH at 2.2 K to be σ =±× − d (5 2) 10 cm 14 2 and the vibrational ...