Title: Mathematical Foundation and Extension of Statistical Mechanics Abstract: How can simple macroscopic laws emerge from the chaotic motion of astronomically many microscopic degrees of freedom? Statistical mechanics answers this question with a mathematical structure of striking simplicity, built around entropy, Boltzmann weights, and free energy. In this colloquium, I will revisit why that structure…
Numerically Efficient Methods for Embedding Calculations
Title: Rethinking Superfluorescence: A Window into Macroscopic Quantum Order Abstract: Macroscopic quantum coherence is typically associated with low temperatures, where thermal fluctuations do not rapidly destroy phase correlations. In solids, however, electronic coherence is strongly influenced by lattice dynamics, making it unclear how collective quantum states can persist at elevated temperatures. In this talk, I…
Join us Monday, April 20nd, 3:00 pm for our annual celebration of undergraduate excellence in Physics! The poster session will begin at 3:30 in the Riddick Hearth. The formal presentation will take place in Riddick 301 beginning at 4:00. Graduating Senior Awards Wesley Doggett Award for Scholarly Achievement: Richard Patty Award for Leadership: Rodney McCormick…
Title: Making a Splash and Mixing It Up in Active Matter Abstract: Living matter, such as biological tissue, can be viewed as a nonequilibrium hierarchical assembly in which self-driven components consume energy to organize into increasingly complex structures across scales. These living, or “active-matter,” systems exhibit remarkable properties such as adaptability, self-healing, and self-organization, raising…
Crystal Structure Prediction and Material Discovery for Gold Intermetallics Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/9608067966
Material Dependence of Solitonic Superfluorescence Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96537414033?pwd=pvESObjfX6DBFoEPEoP0bj90VuzivZ.1 Meeting ID: 965 3741 4033 Passcode: 967286
Interplay between charge, Spin, and Heat Zoom Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/94478428424?pwd=cebQiaaAtIwb0MKB3bvzesKbdI9COv.1&jst=2 ID: 94478428424 passcode: 841791
The Information Architecture of Collective Behavior in Fire Ant Colonies Topic: Kevin Do -- Thesis Defense Time: Jun 18, 2026 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/91265502938?pwd=7dogYMullNhaKpEBXMPyfVCRi7QKYg.1 Meeting ID: 912 6550 2938 Passcode: 053208