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Full-Text Articles in Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Emergent Structure Of Multi-Dislocation Ground States In Frustrated Assemblies, Amir Azadi
Emergent Structure Of Multi-Dislocation Ground States In Frustrated Assemblies, Amir Azadi
Doctoral Dissertations
In this dissertation we study the emergent patterns of multi-dislocation ground states in two geometrically related classes of frustrated assemblies, twisted filament bundles and crystalline spherical cap. We discuss the fundamental role played by characteristic patterns of dislocations in restructuring the ordered phase of theses geometrically frustrated systems in the presence of external stresses. Our analysis on the formation of grain boundary scars leads to universal predictions for the features of defect patterns and their underlying energetic principles.
Distributions Of Long-Lived Radioactive Nuclei Provided By Star-Forming Environments, Marco Fatuzzo, Fred Adams
Distributions Of Long-Lived Radioactive Nuclei Provided By Star-Forming Environments, Marco Fatuzzo, Fred Adams
Faculty Scholarship
Radioactive nuclei play an important role in planetary evolution by providing an internal heat source, which affects planetary structure and helps facilitate plate tectonics. A minimum level of nuclear activity is thought to be necessary—but not sufficient—for planets to be habitable. Extending previous work that focused on short-lived nuclei, this paper considers the delivery of long-lived radioactive nuclei to circumstellar disks in star forming regions. Although the long-lived nuclear species are always present, their abundances can be enhanced through multiple mechanisms. Most stars form in embedded cluster environments, so that disks can be enriched directly by intercepting ejecta from supernovae …
Mechanics Of Helical And Fabric-Like Mesostructures From Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids, Jonathan T. Pham
Mechanics Of Helical And Fabric-Like Mesostructures From Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids, Jonathan T. Pham
Doctoral Dissertations
Hierarchical structures developed from nanoscale building blocks offer an excellent opportunity to control properties on all length scales, from the molecular level up to the macroscale. Many beautiful examples in Nature have demonstrated the significance of controlling geometry and mechanics on small length scales to control function on an organism-level, shown by the strength of bones, the toughness of a mollusk's shell, or the gecko's ability to climb walls. Inspired by stunning examples in both Nature and common man-made materials and structures, we assemble polymers and inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) with well-defined surface chemistry into long ribbons and fabric-like networks with …
Temperature Dependent Surface Reconstruction Of Freely Suspended Films Of 4-N-Heptyloxybenzylidene-4-N-Heptylaniline, Daniel E. Martinez Zambrano
Temperature Dependent Surface Reconstruction Of Freely Suspended Films Of 4-N-Heptyloxybenzylidene-4-N-Heptylaniline, Daniel E. Martinez Zambrano
Lawrence University Honors Projects
Surfaces of freely suspended thick films of 4-n-heptyloxybenzylidene-4-n-heptylaniline (7O.7) in the crystalline-B phase have been imaged using non-contact mode atomic force microscopy. Steps are observed on the surface of the film with a height of 3.0 +/- 0.1 nm corresponding to the upright molecular length of 7O.7. In addition, we find that the step width varies with temperature between 56 and 59 degrees C. The steps are many times wider than the molecular length, suggesting that the steps are not on the surface but instead originate from edge dislocations in the interior. Using a strain model for liquid crystalline layers …
Sucralose Destabilization Of Protein Structure, Christina M. Othon
Sucralose Destabilization Of Protein Structure, Christina M. Othon
Christina M Othon
Sucralose is a commonly employed artificial sweetener that behaves very differently than its natural disaccharide counterpart, sucrose, in terms of its interaction with biomolecules. The presence of sucralose in solution is found to destabilize the native structure of two model protein systems: the globular protein bovine serum albumin and an enzyme staphylococcal nuclease. The melting temperature of these proteins decreases as a linear function of sucralose concentration. We correlate this destabilization to the increased polarity of the molecule. The strongly polar nature is manifested as a large dielectric friction exerted on the excited-state rotational diffusion of tryptophan using time-resolved fluorescence …
Charged Particle Dynamics In The Magnetic Field Of A Long Straight Current-Carrying Wire, M. Fatuzzo, A. Prentice, T. Toepker
Charged Particle Dynamics In The Magnetic Field Of A Long Straight Current-Carrying Wire, M. Fatuzzo, A. Prentice, T. Toepker
Faculty Scholarship
The article discusses the concept behind motion of a charged particle in a non-uniform filed of a wire carrying current. Topics discussed include possible types of motion in a current carrying field, vector analysis of velocity and magnetic field of the particle and Coupled differential equations.