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2024-08-21moire_c24
Bernevig, Andrei (Princeton)
Superconducting mechanism and order parameter in TBG From the Heavy Fermion ModelYesNo
2024-04-27tdet_c24Unraveling Misconceptions in Physics: From Friction Fundamentals to the role of Quantum Mechanics in Gecko AdhesionYesNo
2024-02-22uniturb_c24
Howes, Greg (Iowa)
Related Words: turbulence
Discussion led by Greg Howes: Kinetic Mechanisms for the Dissipation of Turbulence and their Dependence on the Turbulence ParametersYesNo
2024-02-12hartle_c24
Dowker, Fay (Imperial College)
The Hilbert space in Jim Hartles Generalized Quantum Mechanics: where does what happens, happen?YesYes
2023-11-20bblunch
Sompolinsky, Haim (Hebrew Univ.)
Statistical Mechanics of Deep LearningYesNo
2023-11-01quasipart23A mechanism for the strange metal phase in heavy-fermion compoundsNoYes
2023-10-25interfaces_c23
Chashechkin, Yuli (Ishlinsky Inst. for Problems in Mechanics)
Inseparable actively interacting waves, vortices and ligaments in a new mechanism for densities of miscible liquids, gases or plasma equalizingYesYes
2023-10-24interfaces_c23
Morita, Akihiro (Tohoku Univ.)
Microscopic mechanisms of ion transport and reactions at liquid-liquid interfaceYesNo
2023-10-09qmetro_c23
Singh, Swati (Delaware)
Searching for dark matter and dark energy with mechanical systemsYesNo
2023-09-20quasipart_c23
Wang, Yuxuan (Florida)
Mechanism and Properties of Charge-4e SuperconductivityYesYes
2023-08-23morpho23
Davidson, Lance (University of Pittsburgh)
Cells into tissues: the physical mechanics that shape the embryoYesNo
2023-08-22morpho23
Sprinzak, David (Tel Aviv University)
Related Words: signaling
Mechanics of patterning and regeneration in the inner earYesNo
2023-08-15morpho23
Husbands, Aman (University of Pennsylvania)
Dorsoventral patterning and transcriptional control mechanisms in plantsYesNo
2023-08-14morpho23
Extavour, Cassandra (Harvard University)
Related Words: organisms
Incorporating evolutionary thinking into mechanisms of morphogenesis: examples and challengesYesNo
2023-08-11morpho23
Carthew, Rich (Northwestern University)
Emergence of a geometric pattern of cell fates from tissue-scale mechanics in the Drosophila eyeYesNo
2023-08-04morpho23
Trivedi, Vikas (EMBL Barcelona)
Networks, mechanics and metabolism: understanding symmetry breaking in synthetic embryo-like systemsYesNo
2023-07-31morpho23
Loerke, Dinah (University of Denver)
Cell mechanics in cell intercalation during germband extensionYesNo
2023-07-31morpho23
Routier-Kierzkowska, Anne-Lise (Universite de Montreal)
Mechanical interactions between tissue layers control organ morphogenesis in plantsYesNo
2023-07-26morpho23
Saunders, Timothy (Warwick University)
Building animal organs: from cell to tissue scale mechanical interactionsYesNo
2023-07-13brainlearn_c23
Kwapis, Janine (Penn State)
Molecular mechanisms of memory updating in young and old miceYesNo
2023-07-12brainlearn_c23
Griffith, Leslie (Brandeis Univ.)
Diverse mechanisms and time-scales of local CaMKII synthesisYesNo
2023-07-12brainlearn_c23
Oliva, Azahara (Cornell)
Hippocampal network mechanisms of memory consolidationYesNo
2023-07-10brainlearn_c23
Letellier, Mathieu (Univ. of Bordeaux)
Local translation of synaptopodin as a synaptic-tagging mechanism for input-specific homeostatic plasticityYesNo
2023-05-15nanoassembly_c23
Dogic, Zvonimir (UCSB)
Related Words: active
Assembly, disassembly and mechanics of nanoparticle vesiclesYesNo
2023-05-04nanoassembly23
Mao, Xiaoming (University of Michigan)
Geometric frustration, self-assembly, mechanics, and pathways to complexityYesNo
2023-01-30bootstrap23
Suh, Josephine (UCSB)
Related Words: gravity, quantum
Deriving gravity from quantum-mechanical correlatorsYesNo
2022-12-08multiphase22
Louge, Michel (Cornell)
Applications of statistical mechanics to hysteretic capillary phenomena: ab initio predictions of contact angle on rough surfaces and of liquid retention in unsaturated porous media.YesNo
2022-11-17multiphase22
Collins, Lance (Virginia Tech)
Role of non-continuum fluid mechanics on atmospheric cloudsYesNo
2022-08-29integrable_c22
Sasamoto, Tomohiro (Tokyo Tech)
Integrability in one dimensional classical non-equilibrium statistical mechanical modelsYesYes
2022-08-09neuroloco22Human feet: geometry, mechanics and evolutionYesNo
2022-08-05neuroloco22
Scholz, Monika (Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior)
Foraging for information - mechanisms of interaction between neural circuitsYesNo
2022-08-02neuroloco22
Tuthill, John (University of Washington)
Neural mechanisms of leg proprioception and motor control in DrosophilaYesNo
2022-07-11flectro_c22
Li, Haokun (Berkeley)
Phonon Coupling & Mechanical Stable Equilibrium through Quantum FluctuationsYesNo
2022-05-12joint98
Iliesiu, Luca (Stanford)
Related Words: black
Gravity factorized: α states, null states, and the quantum mechanics of a 2D black holeYesNo
2022-02-10joint98
Larsen, Finn (Michigan)
The Attractor Mechanism in Gauged SupergravityYesNo
2021-11-15transtar_c21
Roy, Arpita (SNS Pisa)
A New Mechanism for the Origin of WNL StarsYesNo
2021-09-22symmorph_oc21Cell and tissue mechanics in zebrafish gastrulationYesNo
2021-07-27ecoevo21
Newman, Dianne (Caltech)
Flamholz, Avi (Caltech)
Microbial energy conservation when O2 is scarce: ubiquity, importance and mechanismsYesNo
2021-05-25films21
Dias, Marcelo (University of Edinburgh)
On the mechanics of kirigami structuresYesYes
2021-05-18films21Statistical mechanics of sheets, shells and cylindersYesYes
2021-03-10staircase21
Paparella, Francesco (NYU)
Related Words: layering
Garaud, Pascale (UCSC)
Related Words: convection, layering
Ma, Yuchen (Univ. of Toronto)
Working group on Mechanisms for Layering: layering in double diffusive convectionYesNo
2021-03-03staircase21 Working group on Mechanisms for LayeringYesYes
2021-02-24staircase21
Pruzina, Paul (Univ. of Leeds)
Working group on Mechanisms for Layering: What can k-epsilon models tell us about layering?YesNo
2021-02-23staircase21
Frishman, Anna (Technion)
Sarazin, Yanick (CEA Cadarache)
Working group on Transport Barriers: Transport barrier mechanismsYesNo
2021-02-17staircase21 Working group on Mechanisms for Layering: Cahn-Hilliard equationYesNo
2021-01-26staircase21
Garaud, Pascale (UCSC)
Related Words: convection, layering
Layering mechanisms in sedimentary fingering convectionYesNo
2020-07-06chromosomes20
Bishop, Tom (La. Tech)
Discussion 7: Genome MechanicsYesNo
2020-06-25chromosomes20Two mechanisms of chromosome organization: loop extrusion and compartmentalizationYesNo
2020-06-04joint98The Impact of Cosmology on Quantum MechanicsYesNo
2020-04-30active20
Vitelli, Vincenzo (University of Chicago)
Related Words: mechanics
Activity and chirality in continuum mechanicsYesYes
2020-04-14active20
Wu, Mingming (Cornell)
Cell and tissue mechanicsYesYes
2020-03-13qgravity20Statistical Mechanics of Near-Extremal Black HolesYesNo
2020-03-03qgravity20
Rota, Max (Univ. of Amsterdam)
Entropy inequalities in quantum mechanics and holographyYesNo
2020-02-12inflation20
Thomas, Brooks (Lafayette Coll.)
Enlarging the Space of Viable Inflation Models: A Slingshot MechanismYesYes
2020-02-06inflation_c20
White, Graham (TRIUMF)
The See Saw Mechanism: Using Cosmology to Reach Across a DesertYesYes
2020-01-14qgravity_c201d T-Tbar and Hamiltonian deformations in quantum mechanicsYesYes
2019-10-02topoquant_c19
Kee, Hae-Young (University of Toronto)
Microscopic mechanism for higher-spin Kitaev modelYesYes
2019-10-02topoquant_c19
Vitelli, Vincenzo (University of Chicago)
Related Words: mechanics
Dualities and Non-Abelian mechanicsYesYes
2019-08-19morpho19 Differential mechanical coupling between cardioblasts guides heart morphogenesisYesYes
2019-08-05morpho19 Mechanics of avian gastrulationYesYes
2019-08-02morpho19 Mechanics of epithelial folding, growth and migrationYesNo
2019-07-31morpho19
Kosmrlj, Andrej (Princeton)
Mechanical instabilities in growing biological systems: wrinkling and branchingYesYes
2019-01-25bands_m19
Pesin, Dmytro (Virginia)
Quantum mechanics of the electronic fluid in chiral solidsYesNo
2019-01-24bands_m19
Wu, Fengcheng (Maryland)
Unconventional Superconductivity in Twisted Bilayer Graphene from a Phonon MechanismYesNo
2018-12-11chord_c18
Suh, Josephine (Caltech)
Related Words: gravity, quantum
The Quantum Mechanics of Jackiw-Teitelboim GravityYesYes
2018-11-06chord18
Yin, Xi (Harvard)
Related Words: 1, c, matrix, string, theory
Revisiting c=1 string theory and its dual matrix quantum mechanicsYesNo
2018-10-24plecture
Shenker, Stephen (Stanford Univ.)
Related Words: black, chaos, holes, mechanics, quantum
Chaos, Black Holes and Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2018-08-03snav18
Reiser, Michael (Janelia HHMI)
Motion vision in flies: from behavior to theory to circuit mechanismsYesNo
2018-06-26cardio18
Gizzi, Alessio (Bio-Medico Univ.)
Related Words: cardiac
Cardiac electro-mechanics & mechano-electric feedback: The Stress-Assisted diffusion approachYesYes
2018-06-06qthermo18
Rigol, Marcos (Penn State)
Related Words: dynamics, quantum, systems
From unitary dynamics to statistical mechanics in isolated quantum systemsYesNo
2018-04-03suspensions18
Liverpool, Tannie (University of Bristol)
Linking local structure and mechanics in quiescent and sheared glassesYesYes
2018-02-23suspensions18
Bi, Max (Northeastern)
Related Words: tissues
Mechanics of dense biological tissues: Structure, rigidity, and fluidityYesNo
2018-02-21memform18
Lahini, Yoav (Tel Aviv)
Kovacs-like memory effect in disordered mechanical systemsYesYes
2018-02-14memform_c18
Tlusty, Tsvi (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Mechanics and information in a minimal model of protein evolutionYesYes
2018-02-13memform_c18
Shraiman, Boris (KITP)
Related Words: biology, physics
Active mechanics and strange states of living matterYesNo
2018-02-12memform_c18
Sood, Ajay (Indian Institute of Science)
Direct Experimental Evidence of Encoding and Retrieving of Mechanical Memory in Sheared Amorphous SolidsYesYes
2018-01-26suspensions_c18Non-linear Mechanics of Colloidal Gels and Attractive GlassesYesYes
2018-01-24suspensions_c18
Cipelletti, Luca (Université de Montpellier)
Microscopic Dynamics and Failure Precursors of a Gel Under Mechanical LoadYesYes
2018-01-23suspensions_c18
Brady, John (Caltech)
A Hydrodynamic Mechanism For Discontinuous Shear ThickeningYesNo
2017-12-06nsmerg_c17Emission Mechanism of GRB 170817AYesNo
2017-10-31resurgent_c17
Sakai, Norisuke (Keio Univ.)
Resurgence in Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2017-10-18qinfo17
Aharonov, Dorit (Hebrew Univ.)
Related Words: quantum
Discussion: Empirical tests of quantum mechanicsYesNo
2017-08-10ecoevo17
Hwa, Terry (UCSD)
Related Words: biology
What does chemotaxis do for bacteria: beyond mechanisms and buzz words, cont'dYesNo
2017-08-09ecoevo17
Hwa, Terry (UCSD)
Related Words: biology
What does chemotaxis do for bacteria: beyond mechanisms and buzz wordsYesNo
2017-07-18intertwined17
Vafek, Oskar (Florida State)
Related Words: bilayer, coupling, graphene, twisted
Hund Interaction, Spin-Orbit Coupling, and the Mechanism of Superconductivity in Strongly Hole-Doped Iron PnictidesYesYes
2017-06-30hearing17Interdisciplinary viewpoints of resonance and its role in cochlear mechanicsYesYes
2017-06-20hearing17Mechanisms and models of auditory signal processing in listeners with normal and impaired hearing - TutorialYesYes
2017-06-05hearing17
Reichenbach, Tobias (Imperial College)
Active mechanics and fluid dynamics of the inner earYesYes
2017-06-01hearing17
Robert, Daniel (Bristol)
Related Words: hearing
Hearing in insects: Directional sensitivity, active mechanics, and frequency analysisYesNo
2017-05-30hearing17
Hudspeth, Jim (The Rockefeller University)
Mechanical amplification by ion channels and myosin molecules in hair cells of the inner earYesYes
2017-03-22stars_c17Overview of core-collapse explosion mechanismsYesNo
2017-03-10stars17
Foglizzo, Thierry (CEA)
Related Words: stellar
Impact of stellar parameters on the mechanism of stellar explosionsYesYes
2017-02-08disks_c17Radiative and mechanical efficiencies of black hole accretion -- black hole feedbackYesYes
2017-02-02transturb17
Goldenfeld, Nigel (UIUC)
Related Words: evolution, turbulence
Statistical mechanics of the laminar-turbulence transition: zonal flows, directed percolation and extreme value statisticsYesYes
2016-12-08kohnsymposium_c16What is Quantum Mechanics? A Minimal FormulationYesYes
2016-08-26morpho16Impact of mechanical forces on the segmentation clock in zebrafish?YesNo
2016-08-23morpho16
Talia, Stefano Di (Duke University)
Time-keeping mechanisms of Drosophila embryonic cell cyclesYesYes
2016-08-16morpho16
Aegerter, Christof (Univ. Zurich)
Force measurement and mechanical properties in the wing discYesNo
2016-08-10morpho16Cell and tissue mechanics in zebrafish gastrulationYesNo
2016-07-26morpho16
Pavlopoulos, Anastasios (Howard Hughes Medical Inst.)
Functional genetics for all: probing the molecular, cellular and mechanical basis of development in arthropod species beyond DrosophilaYesNo
2016-03-09sheets16
Moshe, Michael (Syracuse)
The geometry and mechanics of real and fictitious elastic chargesYesYes
2016-02-29sheets16
Kosmrlj, Andrej (Princeton)
Statistical mechanics of ribbons and thin spherical shellsYesYes
2016-02-22sheets16
Bowick, Mark (Syracuse)
The Statistical Mechanics of Sliced Graphene RibbonsYesYes
2016-02-10sheets16
Amar, Martine Ben (Ecole Normale Superieure)
Inflammatory processes and bio-mechanicsYesNo
2016-02-09sheets16
Irvine, William (James Franck Inst.)
Topological mechanics of gyroscopic meta-materialsYesNo
2016-02-02sheets16
Mao, Xiaoming (Univ. of Michigan)
Critical mechanical structures: topology and entropyYesYes
2016-01-26sheets16
Chen, Bryan (UMass)
Mechanisms and nonlinear waves from topological modesYesYes
2016-01-25sheets16
Lubensky, Tom (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
Topological Mechanics and Phononics[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2016-01-21sheets16
Amir, Ariel (Harvard)
Mechanics of cell wall growth in bacteriaYesNo
2015-11-03denselight15Spins and mechanics in diamondYesYes
2015-10-14denselight15
Diehl, Sebastian (Technische Univ)
Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of exciton-polaritonYesYes
2015-10-01evocell15
Schiessel, Helmut (Leiden University)
Related Words: dna
The Mechanical GenomeYesYes
2015-09-25evocell15
Shakhnovich, Eugene (Harvard University)
Related Words: evolution, fitness
Merging Molecular Mechanism and Evolution: Theoretical Concepts and Experimental Explorations of Biophysical Fitness LandscapesYesNo
2015-08-06latticeqcd15
Rossi, Giancarlo (University of Rome II)
A Nonperturbative Mechanism for Elementary Particle Mass GenerationYesYes
2015-06-26utheory_m15
Tsobanjan, Artur (King's College)
Quantum Mechanics without Hilbert SpaceYesYes
2015-03-05galarcheo15
Tremaine, Scott (IAS)
Related Words: solar, system
Is statistical mechanics useful for describing galaxies and planetary systems?[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam] Joint talk with EvoPlanets15YesYes
2015-02-23bio99
Siryaporn, Albert (Princeton University)
QBio Special Seminar: Regulation of bacterial pathogenesis by mechanical cuesYesNo
2015-02-02galarcheo_c15
Andersen, Johannes (Niels Bohr Institute)
Early enrichment mechanisms of the heaviest and lightest elementsYesYes
2014-12-08bblunch
Kayser, Boris (Fermilab)
Related Words: neutrinos
The Quintessentially Quantum-Mechanical Behavior of NeutrinosYesNo
2014-11-20nonequil14
Maloney, Craig (Northeastern)
Related Words: diffusion
Avalanches, diffusion, and rheology in frictionless packings: the role of inertia, dissipation mechanism, and proximity to jammingYesYes
2014-10-27neutrinos14
Kayser, Boris (Fermilab)
Related Words: neutrinos
The Quintessentially Quantum-Mechanical Behavior of Neutrinos[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2014-10-23nonequil_c14Nonlinear response of sheared amorphous systems: Mechanical versus thermal yieldingYesNo
2014-10-23nonequil_c14
Santangelo, Christian (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Designing mechanical response with geometryYesYes
2014-10-07nonequil14Introduction to the fracture mechanics of homogeneous and disordered materialsYesYes
2014-09-26nonequil14
Schwarz, Jennifer (Syracuse Univ.)
Disordered mechanical networks: From jamming graphs to anisotropic rigidity percolationYesYes
2014-09-23ironic_c14
Bourbonnais, Claude (Sherbrooke)
Cooperative mechanisms for antiferromagnetism and pairing in low-dimensional organic superconductorsYesYes
2014-08-20lasers14
Maquet, Alfred (Univ P&M Curie)
Time and Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2014-06-17waveflows14Tutorial: Statistical Mechanics of Point VorticesYesNo
2014-05-29waveflows14
Beck, Christian (Univ. London)
Related Words: mechanics, statistical
Tutorial on Superstatistics & Statistical Mechanics with Application to Turbulent FlowsYesNo
2014-04-17bioacter14
Sander, Len (Univ. of Michigan)
Cell motility and the mechanics of the extra-cellular matrixYesYes
2014-04-15stars_c14Observational Assessment of Stellar Feedback MechanismsYesNo
2014-03-24waveflows_c14Hybrid Euler-Lagrange Methods in Fluid Mechanics; glm versus GLMYesYes
2014-02-28joefest_c14
Weinberg, Steve (UT Austin)
Quantum Mechanics Without State VectorsYesYes
2014-02-24bioacter14
Huepe, Cristian (Cristian Huepe Labs)
Elasticity-based mechanism for collective motion in natural and artificial swarmsYesYes
2014-02-19neuro14
Fiete, Ila (Univ. Texas)
Related Words: grid
Mechanisms and the code for spatial representation by grid cellsYesYes
2014-02-06qft14
Penedones, Joao (Univ. Porto)
Black Holes and Matrix Quantum MechanicsYesNo
2014-02-03neuro14
Burgess, Neil (Univ. College)
Neural mechanisms of spatial cognitionYesYes
2014-01-22bioacter14
Banerjee, Shiladitya (James Franck Institute)
Mechanics and geometry of adherent cells and cell layersYesYes
2014-01-08bioacter14
Das, Moumita (Rochester Inst.)
Mechanics of composite cytoskeletal and extracellular networksYesYes
2013-10-31geoflows13
Nguyen, Dan (Univ. Paris)
A two-phase model based on unified formulation for continuum mechanics applied to sediment transport in geophysical flows: Application to sedimentation, consolidation and erosion. Study case- the Gironde Estuary (France)YesYes
2013-10-21spintronics13
Bauer, Gerrit (Tohoku University)
Spin Transfer - from Freshman Mechanics to Killer Application[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2013-09-25geoflows13
Mohrig, David (Univ. Texas)
Challenges with sediment gravity flows: Triggering mechanisms, high sediment concentrations, and boundary conditionsYesNo
2013-08-28fuzzorfire_m13Rescuing Quantum Mechanics and (Approximate) SpacetimeYesYes
2013-08-23morpho13Project reports: 1) Ca++ pulsing in Ciona; 2) Tissue mechanics measurement.YesNo
2013-08-22morpho13
Lubensky, David (Univ. of Michigan)
Mechanical stresses, planar cell polarity, and ordered cell packings: A fish's eye viewYesNo
2013-08-21fuzzorfire_m13
Bena, Iosif (CEA)
Related Words: black, hole
Black hole microstate geometries and the mechanism for hovering above the horizonYesNo
2013-08-19morpho13
Lecuit, Thomas (Aix Marseille Univ.)
Mechanics of MorphogenesisYesNo
2013-08-13morpho13Measuring cell-generated mechanical forces within living embryonic tissuesYesNo
2013-08-12morpho13
Lecuit, Thomas (Aix Marseille Univ.)
The Making of an Embryo: Information and Mechanics[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2013-08-05morpho13
Boudaoud, Arezki (ENS Lyon)
The mechanical regulation of morphogenesis in plants.YesYes
2013-08-02morpho13
Paluch, Ewa (Univ. College London)
Actin cortex mechanics in animal cell morphogenesisYesYes
2013-07-31morpho13Probing the mechanics and the supramolecular organization of cell junctions in vivoYesNo
2013-07-31plecture
Wieschaus, Eric (Princeton Univ.)
Related Words: embryo, morphogenesis
On Growth & Form of the Embryo: From Gene Expressions to Tissue MechanicsYesNo
2013-06-07kohnfest13Kohn and Luttinger's "New Mechanism for Superconductivity" and the high Tc problemYesNo
2013-03-15coldmoles_c13
Braaten, Eric (OSU)
Related Words: atom, loss
Failure of the Avalanche Mechanism for Atom Loss Near an Atom-Dimer ResonanceNoNo
2013-03-06multicell13
Xavier, Joao (Sloan-Kettering Inst.)
Experiments in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Swarming: Bridging Social Evolution and Molecular MechanismYesNo
2013-03-06plectureGravity and Quantum Mechanics - The Quest for UnificationYesYes
2013-03-02qcontrolt_c13What Role Does Quantum Mechanics Play in Biology?YesYes
2013-03-01qcontrol_c13Controlling a Mechanical Oscillator with a Tunable Coherent Feedback NetworkNoYes
2013-01-30resident
Byrne, Peter (KITP Writer-in-Residence)
Writing about Quantum Mechanics for Biologists: The Many Worlds Theory as Told by Peter ByrneYesNo
2012-12-06topomat11
Galitski, Victor (Univ. Maryland)
Related Words: quantum
Dual Approach to Non-equilibrium Quantum Mechanics and Topological Dynamical SystemsYesNo
2012-10-17friends
White, Steven R. (UC Irvine)
What Do Climate Modeling and Quantum Mechanics Have In Common?YesYes
2012-09-06qdynamics12
Kolodrubetz, Michael (Boston Univ.)
Universality and Dephasing within the Kibble-Zurek MechanismYesYes
2012-06-19multiscale12
Ge, Ting (JHU)
Entanglements and Mechanical Failure of Amorphous PolymersYesYes
2012-06-14cancer12
Needleman, Dan (Harvard SEAS)
Related Words: assembly, spindle
Mechanics of Cell Division and CancerYesNo
2012-06-07cancer12
Shraiman, Boris (UCSB)
Related Words: biology, physics
Contact Inhibition and Mechanical InversionYesNo
2012-04-11multiscale12
Gumbsch, Peter (Fraunhofer)
Mechanics of MaterialsYesYes
2012-03-06graphene12
Cheianov, Vadim (Lancaster Univ.)
Statistical Mechanics of Magnetic Impurities in 2D Dirac ConductorsYesYes
2012-02-24graphene12
Kolosov, Oleg (Lancaster Univ.)
Nanoscale Mapping of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Graphene Surfaces and Interfaces via Ultrasonic Force and Scanning Thermal Microscopies (UFM, STHM)YesNo
2012-01-14graphenet_c12
Hone, James (Columbia Univ.)
The World's Strongest Material: Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Graphene Using Simple PhysicsYesYes
2011-10-28asteroseismo_c11Probing the Interior of the Nearest Supernova Progenitor: ε-Mechanism Exciting g-modes in RigelYesYes
2011-08-24dynadev_m11Mechanics of a Growing Wing DiscYesNo
2011-08-19dynadev_m11
Jülicher, Frank (MPI Dresden)
Related Words: control, growth, scaling
Interplay of Active Tissue Mechanics and Chemical PatterningYesNo
2011-08-12dynadev_m11Mechanics of Tissue MorphogenesisYesNo
2011-08-10dynadev_m11
Leptin, Maria (European Molecular Biology Laboratory)
Genetics and Mechanics of Cell Shape DeterminationYesYes
2011-08-04brain_m11
Roudi, Yasser (Nordita)
Statistical Mechanics of Network ReconstructionYesNo
2011-06-20biopoly11
Cohen, Adam (Harvard)
Chemically Driven Mechanics: DNA Buckling and Migrating GelsYesNo
2011-06-15biopoly11
Makarov, Dmitrii (Univ. Texas)
Response of Biomolecules to Mechanical Forces: Single-molecule Pulling, Catch Bonds, Etc.YesNo
2011-06-01biopoly11
Meiners, Jens-Christian (Univ. of Michigan)
DNA Mechanics and Transcriptional ControlYesNo
2011-05-27biopoly_c11Mechanical Force Inference in Epithelial Cell MonolayersNoYes
2011-05-27biopoly_c11Mechanical Mysteries of Bio-MembranesNoYes
2011-05-27biopoly_c11
Zidovska, Alexandra (Harvard Medical School)
Related Words: genes, genome
On the Mechanical Stabilization of FilopodiaNoYes
2011-05-26biopoly_c11
Curtis, Jennifer (Georgia Tech.)
Mechanics and Structure of the Polymer Coat on Cells, and their Influence on Cell PhysiologyYesNo
2011-05-24biopoly_c11
Liverpool, Tanniemola (Univ. Bristol)
Some Problems in DNA Mechanics: From Transcription to SplicingYesYes
2011-05-10turbulence11Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics Approaches to Coherent 2D and Geophysical Flows and Recent Experimental ResultsYesYes
2011-05-02qcdscat11Spacetime, Quantum Mechanics and Scattering Amplitudes[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2011-02-15turbulence11
Kerr, Robert (Univ. Warwick)
Vortex Stretching as a Mechanism for Quantum Kinetic Energy DecayYesYes
2011-01-12viral11
Papke, Thane (UCONN)
Haloarchaea: Recombination, Outcomes and MechanismsYesNo
2010-10-15neuro10
Strowbridge, Ben (Case Western)
Cellular Mechanisms of Persistent Activity in the Hippocampus and Olfactory BulbYesNo
2010-09-30neuro10Functions and Mechanisms of Behavioral Variability During Motor LearningYesNo
2010-08-24electroglass_c10Quantum Mechanical and Information Theoretic View on Classical Glass TransitionsYesYes
2010-08-24electroglass_c10
Tian, Lin (UC Merced)
From Circuit QED to Mechanical Cooling: TLS Fluctuators in Solid-State ResonatorsYesYes
2010-08-16duallang_m10
Witten, Edward (Princeton)
Related Words: dimensions, four, theory
A New Look At The Path Integral Of Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2010-06-24glasses_c10
Lemaitre, Anael (Inst. Navier)
Elementary Mechanisms of Deformation in Amorphous Solids: From Zero to Low TemperatureYesYes
2010-06-24glasses_c10Activated Relaxation, Aging and Mechanical Response: From Dense Colloidal Suspensions to Polymer GlassesYesYes
2010-06-23glasses_c10
Greer, A. Lindsay (Univ. Cambridge)
Mechanical Properties of Metallic GlassesYesYes
2010-06-22glasses_c10
Samwer, Konrad (Univ. Goettingen)
Related Words: metallic
Relaxation Modes in Metallic Glasses Measured by Global and Local Mechanical SpectroscopyYesNo
2010-06-09glasses10Activated Hopping, Dynamic Heterogeneity, and Mechanical Response in Particle Fluids and SuspensionsYesYes
2010-05-13spheno10
Alwis, Shanta de (Univ. Colorado)
Discussion: Comparing Mechanisms of SUSY Breaking and MediationYesNo
2010-02-23evocell10
Boudaoud, Arezki (RDP - ENS)
Mechanics of Cell GrowthYesYes
2010-02-22evocell10
Paluch, Ewa (MPI-CBG)
Blebs, Actin Cortex Mechanics and the Control of Cell ShapeYesYes
2010-02-18evocell10Evolution of the Mechanisms Underlying Asymmetric Spindle Positioning in One-Cell Stage Nematode EmbryosYesNo
2010-02-18evocell10The Diversity of Chromosome Segregation Mechanisms In and Between EukaryotesYesYes
2010-02-17evocell10
Cande, Zac (UC Berkeley)
Mechanism and Regulation of Mitosis in Giardia Intestinalis; A Basal and Highly Divergent EukaryoteYesYes
2010-02-16evocell10
Gardel, Margaret (James Franck Inst.)
Self-Assembly and Mechanics of Actin-myosin BundlesYesYes
2010-02-12materials_c10
Wan, Xiangang (Nanjing Univ.)
Magnetic Interaction Mechanism in Europium MonochalcogenideNoNo
2010-02-08materials_c10
Ding, Hong (Beijing Nat'l Lab)
Important Aspects Related to the Pairing Mechanism of Iron-Based Superconductors Revealed by ARPESYesYes
2010-02-02exoplanets10
Ogilvie, Gordon (Univ. of Cambridge)
Related Words: interactions
Mechanisms Of Tidal Dissipation in Planet-Star InteractionsYesYes
2010-01-20evocell10
Joanny, Jean-Francois (Curie Inst.)
Dynamin, Mechanisms of ActionYesNo
2009-11-04excitcm_c09
Vignale, Giovanni (Univ. Missouri)
Continuum Mechanics for Quantum Many-Body SystemsYesYes
2009-11-03excitcm_c09
Venkataraman, Latha (Columbia Univ.)
Single Molecule Junctions: Transport and MechanicsYesYes
2009-09-28astroplasmas_c09Mechanisms of Instability Saturation in Astrophysical Shock PrecursorsYesNo
2009-09-23morphodyn_m09
Henley, Chris (Cornell)
Possible Mechanisms for Initiating Macroscopic Left-Right Asymmetry in Animals and PlantsYesYes
2009-09-03morphodyn_m09
Boudaoud, Arezki (Ecole Normale Sup.)
The Geometry and Mechanics of Morphogenesis in LeavesYesYes
2009-08-21sdeath_c09
Murphy, Jeremiah (Univ. Washington)
Criteria for Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions by the Neutrino MechanismNoYes
2009-05-13colloq
Yakovenko, Victor (Univ. of Maryland)
New Developments in Statistical Mechanics of Money, Income, and WealthYesYes
2009-04-29qcontrol09
Tannor, David (Weizmann Inst.)
Related Words: control, quantum
A New Formulation of Quantum Mechanics that Looks Useful for Defining Tunneling TimesYesYes
2008-07-18dynamo_c08Saturation and Reversal Mechanisms in Numerical DynamosYesYes
2008-06-25dynamo08Zonal Flow Generation Mechanisms -- Wave Number and Configuration Space Perspectives[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]YesYes
2008-05-09climate_c08
Berry, Joe (Carnegie Inst. Global Ecology)
Linking Biochemical Mechanisms to Earth System Processes: Challenges of ScaleYesYes
2008-05-06climate_c08
Liu, Zhengyu (Univ. Wisconsin)
On The Abrupt Change of the Northern Africa Climate-Ecosystem in the Holocene: Modeling, Mechanism, and ImplicationsYesYes
2008-05-01climate08
Weiss, Jeffrey (University of Colorado)
Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics of Climate VariabilityYesYes
2008-05-01joint98Shift Theorem and Schwinger Mechanism in the Presence of Arbitrary Time Dependent Electric FieldYesNo
2008-04-24joint98
Carter, Brandon (Observatoire de Meudon)
Progress in the Mechanics of (Superconducting) Cosmic Strings and Their (Vorton) Equilibrium StatesNoNo
2008-03-31brain08
O'Leary, Dennis (Salk Inst.)
Mechanisms Controlling Area Patterning of the Mammalian Neocortex and their ImplicationsNoNo
2008-03-07morpho_c08
Gamba, Andrea (Pol. di Torino)
Universal Mechanism of Eukaryotic Directional SensingNoYes
2008-03-07morpho_c08
Hilgenfeldt, Sascha (Northwestern Univ.)
The Drosophila Retina: A Quantitative Interfacial Mechanics ModelNoNo
2008-03-07morpho_c08Mechanisms Underlying Primitive Streak Extension in the Chick EmbryoYesNo
2008-03-05morpho_c08
Brodland, G. Wayne (Univ. Waterloo)
The Mechanics of Cell-Cell Interactions: Insights from Computational ModelingYesYes
2008-03-05morpho_c08
Ingber, Donald (Harvard BBS)
Tensegrity-Based Mechanical Control of Mammalian Cell Fate Switching and Morphogenetic ControlYesYes
2008-03-05morpho_c08From Molecules to Tissue Mechanics: Using Agent Based Models to Explore the Dynamics of Tissue MorphogenesisYesNo
2008-03-04morpho_c08
Shraiman, Boris (UCSB)
Related Words: biology, physics
Mechanics of Fly Wing Size DeterminationYesNo
2008-03-03morpho_c08Regulation of Cell Surface Mechanics during Tissue MorphogenesisYesNo
2007-07-16utheory_m07
Schroeter, Darrell (Reed College)
Flatland: Many-Body Quantum Mechanics in 2DYesYes
2007-07-10bioclocks07
Ueda, Hiroki (Riken)
The Underlying Mechanism for Singularity Behavior of Circadian ClockYesNo
2007-04-09evonet07
Litman, Gary (U of South Florida)
Alternative Mechanisms of Immune DiversityYesYes
2007-03-22snovae_c07
Gamezo, Vadim (Naval Research Lab)
Mechanisms for Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Type Ia Supernovae and Terrestrial Systems.YesYes
2007-03-01evonet07
Sneppen, Kim (Nordita)
Transcription Regulation in Temperate Phages: Mechanisms, Functions, and EvolutionYesNo
2006-12-09strings05
Günaydin, Murat (Penn State)
Minimal Unitary Representations of U-Duality Groups, Conformal Quantum Mechanics and Extremal Black HolesYesNo
2006-12-06strings05
Pioline, Boris (LPTHE Paris)
The Quantum Attractor MechanismYesYes
2006-11-08strings05Black Holes and Quiver Quantum MechanicsYesNo
2006-08-03cardiac_m06Selection Mechanism for Rotating Patterns in Weakly Excitable MediaYesYes
2006-07-26cardiac_m06How Hetergeneous is the Mechanism of Cellular Anternans?YesNo
2006-05-17biomachine06
Ha, T. J. (University Illinois)
Single Molecule Studies of Helicases MechanismsYesNo
2006-05-15biomachine06Proteins with Mechanical FunctionsYesNo
2006-05-11biomachine06
Ebright, Richard (Rutgers)
Related Words: mechanism
The Mechanism of RNA Polymerase IIYesNo
2006-05-10biomachine06
Ebright, Richard (Rutgers)
Related Words: mechanism
The Mechanism of RNA Polymerase IYesYes
2006-04-26biomachine06
Phillips, Rob (Caltech)
Kinetic Proofreading: A New Mechanism for Reducing Errors in Biosynthetic Processes Requiring High SpecificityYesNo
2006-04-13biomachine06
Liverpool, Tanniemola (Univ. of Leeds)
Phases and Mechanics of Motor/filament InteractionsYesYes
2006-02-10grb_c06 A Plasma Mechanism explaining the Asymmetric X-ray Emission from the SupernovaNoNo
2006-02-09smatter_m06
Ma, Michael (Univ. of Cincinnati)
The Vacancy Mechanism for Supersolidity in Helium-4: RevisitedYesYes
2006-01-30grb06The Supernova/gamma-ray Burst Connection from the Eyes of a Mechanism Theorist[Podcast][Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2005-11-18earthq05
Persson, Bo (IFF Research Center)
Related Words: rubber
Contact Mechanics and Rubber Friction on Smooth Surfaces: Some New ResultsYesNo
2005-11-09earthq05
Müser, Martin (University of Western Ontario)
Energy Dissipation Mechanisms at the Nanoscale: Computer SimulationsYesYes
2005-10-25earthq05
Goldsby, David (Brown University)
Creep and Friction of Microscopic Single Contacts in Minerals: Application to Earthquake MechanicsYesYes
2005-09-20earthq05
Lapusta, Nadia (Caltech)
Earthquake Models that Account for Dynamic Weakening MechanismsYesYes
2005-09-19earthq05
Robbins, Mark (Johns Hopkins University)
Friction Mechanisms: Lessons from Simple Analytic Models[Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2005-09-14earthq05
Naimark, Oleg (Institute of Continuum Media Mechanics)
Structural-Scaling Transitions in Ensembles of Defects as Mechanisms of Plasticity and FailureYesNo
2005-08-18earthq_c05
Robbins, Mark (John Hopkins)
Friction Mechanisms: From Atomistic to Macroscopic ScalesYesYes
2005-08-16earthq_c05
Green, Harry (UC Riverside)
Reaction-induced Shearing Instabilities in High-pressure Silicates and Germanates: Implications for the Mechanics of Deep EarthquakesYesYes
2005-07-11complex05
Davis, JCS (Cornell)
Related Words: atomic
Atomic-Scale Sources and Mechanism of Nanoscale Electronic Disorder in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+dNoNo
2005-06-23granular_c05
Nicodemi, Mario (Naples)
Related Words: discussion, phase, separations
Statistical Mechanics of Dense Granular MediaNoYes
2005-03-30granular05
Halsey, Thomas (ExxonMobil Research & Engineering)
Related Words: granular
Unsolved Problems in Granular MechanicsNoNo
2005-03-28qpt05
Green, Andrew (St. Andrews)
Non-Linear Quantum Critical Transport and the Schwinger MechanismNoNo
2005-02-10astro99
Burrows, Adam (Arizona)
Related Words: collapse, core, core-collapse
Multi-Dimensional Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae: The Road to the Mechanism of ExplosionNoYes
2004-10-08kitp25The Future of Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2004-10-08kitp25 PANEL: The Nature of Quantum MechanicsYesYes
2004-09-13bblunchStatistical Mechanics and Error Correcting CodesYesNo
2004-06-02colloq
Yakovenko, Victor (University of Maryland)
Statistical Mechanics of Money, Income, and WealthYesYes
2004-05-18gases04
Leggett, Anthony (2003 Nobel Laureate in Physics)
Related Words: mechanics, quantum
Testing the Limits of Quantum Mechanics: Motivation, State of Play, ProspectsNoYes
2004-04-14colloqThe Quantum Mechanics of Global WarmingYesYes
2003-12-08pattern03
Persson, Bo (Research Center Juelich IFF)
Related Words: rubber
Contact Mechanics and Adhesion with Applications to Biological SystemsNoYes
2003-11-12pattern03
Beck, Christian (University of London)
Related Words: mechanics, statistical
Generalized Statistical Mechanics Methods for Pattern Forming and Turbulent SystemsNoYes
2003-10-02strings03Cosmological Brane Bulk Energy Exchange and New Mechanisms for AccelerationNoYes
2003-09-25pattern03
Howard, Martin (Imperial College)
Mechanisms for Precise Positional Information in BacteriaNoYes
2003-08-21pattern_c03
Gilmour, Robert (Cornell University)
Dynamic Mechanism for Conduction Block in Heart TissueNoYes
2003-08-21pattern_c03
Henry, Hervé (UC - San Diego)
Role of intrisic heterogeneities of cardiac tissue in an arrhythmogenic mechanismNoYes
2003-05-21glasses_c03
Dean, David (Université de Toulouse III)
Applications of statistical mechanics for searching and sorting in computer scienceNoYes
2003-05-02glasses03A Two-state Kinetic Model for the Unfolding of Single Molecules by Mechanical ForceNoYes
2003-04-10glasses03
Weigt, Martin (Goettingen University)
New Approaches to the Statistical Mechanics of Combinatorial OptimizationNoYes
2003-03-25bionet03
Hong, Christian (Virginia Tech)
Modeling Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Circadian Rhythms in D. MelanogosterNoYes
2003-03-04neutrino_c03
Cardall, Christian (University of Tennessee/ORNL)
The Supernova MechanismNoYes
2003-01-22bionet03
Ebright, Richard (Rutgers)
Related Words: mechanism
Transcription Elongation, Pausing, Arrest, and Termination: Structure and MechanismNoYes
2002-04-02rhic02
Shuryak, Edward (SUNY at Stony Brook)
How Quantum Mechanics of Yang-Mills Fields May Help Us Understand RHIC PuzzlesNoYes
2002-03-07cfluids02
Gardel, Margaret (Maria Kilfoil)
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure: Actin and Actin/Scruin NetworksNoYes
2002-02-21joint98
Lowe, David (Brown University)
Related Words: black, hole
Black Hole Entropy and Spacetime from Matrix Quantum MechanicsNoNo
2001-10-30neuro01
Fee, Michale (Bell Labs Lucent Technology)
Vocal Control in the Songbird: Neural Mechanisms of Complex Sequence GenerationNoNo
2001-10-23nano01
Naaman, Ron (Weizman Institute)
Electron Transmission Through Organized Organic Films - The Role of Quantum MechanicsNoYes
2001-09-12neuro01Neural Mechanisms of Habit Formation: Cortico-basal Ganglia LoopsNoNo
2001-07-27neuro_w01Neural Mechanism of Memory in MonkeysNoNo
2001-05-03infobio01
Gerland, U. (UC San Diego)
Peliti, L. (Universita Federico II)
Discussion: Molecular Evolution and Statistical MechanicsNoYes
2001-03-20infobio01
Hippel, P. von (U. Oregon)
Helicase Mechanisms and the 'Coupling' of Regulatory Components within Macromolecular MachinesNoYes
2001-03-19infobio01
Hippel, P. von (U. Oregon)
Molecular Mechanisms of Transcription ControlNoYes
2001-02-21infobio01
Baker, David (Biochem)
Prediction and Design of Protein Structures and Folding MechanismsNoYes
2001-02-13infobio01Fast Kinetics and Mechanisms in Protein FoldingNoYes
2001-02-12infobio01
Dill, Ken (UCSF)
Simple Statistical Mechanical Models of Protein FoldingNoYes
2000-11-08plecture
Girvin, Steven M. (Indiana University)
Mr. Feynman's Quantum Mechanics: A Field Guide for Curious CharactersNoYes
2000-10-03neustars_c00
Lai, Dong (Cornell Univ.)
Related Words: binaries
Overview of Neutron Star Kick MechanismsNoYes
2000-10-02neustars_c00
Burrows, Adam (Univ. Arizona)
Related Words: collapse, core, core-collapse
Supernovae Core Collapse Mechanisms and Neutron Star FormationNoYes
2000-08-16hitc_c00Mechanism DiscussionNoYes
2000-06-22hydrot00
Chavanis, Pierre-Henry (Universite Sabatier)
Statistical Mechanics of 2D Vorticity and Stellar SystemsNoYes
2000-06-03hydrot00fluid
Lim, C. (RPI)
Exact solution of a three constraints equilibrium statistical mechanics model for 2-D turbulenceNoYes
2000-04-13astrot00
Nordlund, Åke (University Copenhagen)
Dynamo Mechanisms: Continued DiscussionNoNo
2000-03-23hydrot00
Majda, Andrew (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)
Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Nearly Parallel Vortex FilamentsNoNo
2000-03-06hydrot00
Beck, Christian (University of London)
Related Words: mechanics, statistical
Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics: A New Approach to PDFs and Scaling Exponents in Fully Developed TurbulenceNoYes
1999-11-20susy_c99
Smilga, Andrei (Univ of Nantes)
Normalized Supersymmetric Vacuum States in the d-10 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Quantum Mechanics with any Gauge GroupNoYes
1999-10-26susy99
Nath, Pran (Northeastern University)
Large CP Phases, the Cancellation Mechanism and New PhysicsNoYes
1999-06-04gravity99Quantum Mechanics as a Special Case of Classical MechanicsNoYes
1999-03-19gravity99Isolated Horizons: A Generalization of Black Hole MechanicsNoYes
1999-02-25hartle_c99
Gell-Mann, Murray (Santa Fe Institute)
Quantum Mechanics and the Familiar Quasiclassical WorldNoNo
1999-02-04bhole_c99
Merritt, David (Rutgers Univ)
Stellar Dynamical Mechanisms for the Genesis and Evolution of Black Hole SystemsNoYes
1998-11-18colloqThe Quantum Mechanics of Global WarmingNoYes
1998-10-19bio_c98
Dan, Nily (U. Delaware)
Mechanism for Density Instability in Polyelectrolyte Solutions near SurfacesNoNo
1998-03-18colloq
Leggett, Anthony (Univ of Illinois)
Related Words: mechanics, quantum
Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?NoYes
1998-03-10colloq
Shenker, Stephen (Rutgers)
Related Words: black, chaos, holes, mechanics, quantum
M Theory and Matrix MechanicsNoYes
1998-02-01bec
Leggett, Anthony (Univ of Illinois)
Related Words: mechanics, quantum
Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?NoNo
1998-01-21plecture
Witten, Edward (Princeton)
Related Words: dimensions, four, theory
Duality, Spacetime and Quantum MechanicsNoYes
1998-01-01dual
Shenker, Stephen (Rutgers)
Related Words: black, chaos, holes, mechanics, quantum
M Theory and Matrix MechanicsNoYes
1997-12-02snu
Burrows, Adam (Arizona)
Related Words: collapse, core, core-collapse
The Supernova MechanismNoYes
1997-10-01supernovaThe Mechanism of Core CollapseNoYes