University Associate Professor

My research group includes people in the Dept of Chemistry and in the Dept of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP).  We investigate questions from physics, chemistry and mathematics, using the theory of statistical mechanics to understand the behaviour of complex systems including biomolecules, glassy liquids, and soft matter.  I am particularly interested in co-operative dynamics: for example, how do molecules move in crowded environments?  What are the co-operative mechanisms for colloidal self-assembly, and the folding of biomolecules?

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Publications

Structure and dynamics of glass formers: Predictability at large length scales
L Berthier, RL Jack
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
(2007)
76
Fluctuation-dissipation ratios in the dynamics of self-assembly
RL Jack, MF Hagan, D Chandler
Physical Review E
(2007)
76
Dynamical first-order phase transition in kinetically constrained models of glasses
JP Garrahan, RL Jack, V Lecomte, E Pitard, K van Duijvendijk, F van Wijland
Phys Rev Lett
(2007)
98
Fluctuation-dissipation relations in plaquette spin systems with multi-stage relaxation
RL Jack, L Berthier, JP Garrahan
Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment
(2006)
2006
Space-time thermodynamics and subsystem observables in a kinetically constrained model of glassy materials
RL Jack, JP Garrahan, D Chandler
The Journal of chemical physics
(2006)
125
Lengthscale dependence of dynamic four-point susceptibilities in glass formers
D Chandler, JP Garrahan, RL Jack, L Maibaum, AC Pan
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
(2006)
74
Mappings between reaction–diffusion and kinetically constrained systems: A+A ↔ A and the Fredrickson–Andersen model have upper critical dimension dc = 2
RL Jack, P Mayer, P Sollich
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
(2006)
2006
Caging and mosaic length scales in plaquette spin models of glasses.
RL Jack, JP Garrahan
The Journal of chemical physics
(2005)
123
Static and dynamic length scales in a simple glassy plaquette model
RL Jack, L Berthier, JP Garrahan
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
(2005)
72
Glassy behavior in an exactly solved spin system with a ferromagnetic transition
RL Jack, JP Garrahan, D Sherrington
Physical Review E
(2005)
71

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01223 763865

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