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

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 Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics
(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 Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
(2005)
71
Dissipation and Tunneling in Quantum Hall Bilayers
RL Jack, DKK Lee, NR Cooper
Physical Review Letters
(2004)
93
Bosons in fluctuating gauge fields: Bose metal and phase separation
RL Jack, DKK Lee
Physical Review B
(2002)
66

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Telephone number

01223 763865

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