UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Gerald Cecil, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “When the Monster Awoke: Dating the Most Recent Major Flare of Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole” The historical power output of mass accreted onto the 4 … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Nolan Miller “Ab initio calculations of hadronic quantities using lattice quantum chromodynamics” Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the quantum field theory describing hadronic matter, which comprises the majority of the non-dark energy-density of our … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Yao An “Experimental and Simulation Approaches of in-situ NMR for Studying Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metal-organic Frameworks UiO-66” To gain insight into the role of topology and defects in molecular accessibility, diffusivity, and … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Defense Presentation Lori Downen “The Study of 29Si(p,γ)30P and Its Impact on Classical Nova Nucleosynthesis” Classical novae are stellar explosions occurring in binary systems consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence partner. Thermonuclear … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Dmitri Khveshchenko, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “The Holographic Mystique” In the recent years, there has been a remarkable proliferation of the holographic techniques originating from 'bona fide' string theory into a number … Read more
PHYS/MUSC 51: The Interplay of Music and Physics The students of PHYS/MUSC 51 "The Interplay of Music and Physics" will present their compositions for ensembles of stringed and wind instruments they have created from found objects, based on the acoustic … Read more
UNC-CH Department of Physics and Astronomy “Holiday Party” Department members are cordially invited to attend the UNC-CH Department of Physics and Astronomy Holiday Party on December 5, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Food served 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy PhD Dissertation Defense Ramón Fowler “Information Theoretic Interpretations of Renormalization Group Flow” We interpret the renormalization group flow between quantum field theories as a communication channel problem, which allows us to quantify UV-IR mixing in terms … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Evan Ney "Improving the global description of beta decay." The study of astrophysical processes like supernovae explosions and element formation in the rapid neutron capture processes (r-process) requires reliable nuclear data for medium … Read more
UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Thesis Proposal Presentation Yaqi Hou “Thermodynamics of quantum systems: Automated-algebra approach” The quantum virial expansion is an important tool used widely in systems ranging from strongly correlated Fermi gases to low-density nucleon matter. However, little is … Read more