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

Fluctuation-dissipation ratios in the dynamics of self-assembly
RL Jack, MF Hagan, D Chandler
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
(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
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
(2006)
74
Mappings between reaction-diffusion and kinetically constrained systems: A+A ↔ A and the Fredrickson-Andersen model have upper critical dimension d c = 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
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
(2005)
72
Glassy behavior in an exactly solved spin system with a ferromagnetic transition
RL Jack, JP Garrahan, D Sherrington
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
(2005)
71
Quantum and classical dissipative effects on tunneling in quantum Hall bilayers - art. no. 085310
RL Jack, DKK Lee, NR Cooper
Physical Review B
(2005)
71

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