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

Stochastic level-set method for shape optimisation
LO Hedges, HA Kim, RL Jack
Journal of Computational Physics
(2017)
348
Symmetries and geometrical properties of dynamical fluctuations in molecular dynamics
R Jack, M Kaiser, J Zimmer
Entropy
(2017)
19
Acceleration of Convergence to Equilibrium in Markov Chains by Breaking Detailed Balance.
M Kaiser, RL Jack, J Zimmer
Journal of statistical physics
(2017)
168
Finite-Size Scaling of a First-Order Dynamical Phase Transition: Adaptive Population Dynamics and an Effective Model.
T Nemoto, RL Jack, V Lecomte
Phys Rev Lett
(2017)
118
Emergence of particle clusters in a one-dimensional model: Connection to condensation processes
M Burman, D Carpenter, RL Jack
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
(2017)
50
Effects of vertical confinement on gelation and sedimentation of colloids.
A Razali, CJ Fullerton, F Turci, JE Hallett, RL Jack, CP Royall
Soft Matter
(2017)
13
Optimising self-assembly through time-dependent interactions.
CJ Fullerton, RL Jack
The Journal of chemical physics
(2016)
145
Absence of dissipation in trajectory ensembles biased by currents
RL Jack, RML Evans
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
(2016)
2016
Coarse-grained depletion potentials for anisotropic colloids: Application to lock-and-key systems
C Law, DJ Ashton, NB Wilding, RL Jack
The Journal of Chemical Physics
(2016)
145
Note: Physical mechanisms for the bulk melting of stable glasses
RL Jack, L Berthier
The Journal of chemical physics
(2016)
145

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