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Many-body classical chaos: A case study across thermal phase transitions and connection to quantum measurements
There has been enormous interest in understanding the emergence of thermal behavior in systems isolated from the environment, be it classical or quantum. For classical systems, it has been argued that chaos plays a vital ... -
Mechanical Properties and Self-Assembly of Nanostructures
(2017-12-12)This thesis is devoted to the investigation of mechanical properties and self-assembly process of materials at the nanoscale. Various nanostructured materials such as nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanowires and thin films are ... -
Mechanical Properties of Nucleic Acids in Bulk and Under Confinement and Their Interaction with Peptide
Proteins, DNA and RNA are arguably the most studied biological molecules with curiously interconnected relation that appears ubiquitous in all organisms. Almost all nucleoprotein interactions and DNA manipulation events ... -
Mechanistic Insights into Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Processes: Protein Unfolding and Aggregation, DNA Nanomechanics, and Drug Delivery
Biophysics has seen unprecedented progress, applying concepts from physics to study intriguing biological phenomena. Further advances in this field require fundamental understanding of various processes at the nanoscale ... -
Mesophases Of Active Matter : Translational Order, Critical Rheology And Electrostatics
(2016-04-26)This thesis consists of research work in the broad area of soft condensed matter theory with a focus on active matter. The study of long wavelength, low frequency collective behavior of active particles (bacterial suspensions, ... -
Mesoscopic Heat engines beyond the Limits of Thermodynamics
Despite the central role that Equilibrium thermodynamics has played in our understanding of many body systems, the underlying theoretical construct is strictly correct only in the ‘Thermodynamic Limit’. On the other hand, ... -
Methodological Developments In NMR Using Cross-correlations And Spatial Encoding
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-02-08)This thesis aims at the methodological developments in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The methodological developments in NMR has a long and successful history. The present thesis attempts to contribute some novel ... -
Micro-Newton Force Measurement and Actuation : Applied to Genetic Model Organisms
(2018-07-10)Mechanical forces have been observed to affect various aspects of life, for example, cell differentiation, cell migration, locomotion and behavior of multicellular organisms etc. Such forces are generated either by external ... -
Microfabricated Devices For DNA Analysis
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Mixed Alkali Effect in Oxyfluoro Vanadate Glasses And The Effect of Rare Earth Ions on Oxyfluoro Tellurite Glasses - A Spectroscopic Study
(2017-09-20)The main motivation of this thesis is to study the long standing problem of mixed alkali effect (MAE) in oxyfluro vanadate glass systems from the point of view of structural arrangement and to investigate the effect of two ... -
Modelling, Fabrication and Characterization of HgCdTe Infrared Detectors for High Operating Temperatures
(2018-02-23)In this work, we have designed, simulated, fabricated and characterized homojunction Hg1-xCdxTe detector for high operating temperature in the MWIR region. The IR photon detectors need cryogenic cooling to suppress thermal ... -
Mossbauer, Magnetization And Electrical Transport Studies On Iron Nanoparticles Embedded In The Carbon Matrix
(2009-08-19)This thesis deals with the studies of magnetization and electrical transport properties of iron nanoparticles embedded in the carbon matrix. The synthesis and characteristics of the nanoparticle systems studied, are also ... -
Multi-Dimensional Solid State NMR - Methods Development and Application to Materials
In recent years, the scope of application of solid-state NMR to different areas has been witnessing a significant increase. Primarily, this is due to the possibility of routine use of proton NMR spectroscopy at ultrafast ... -
Multi-Nuclear and Multiple-Quantum NMR in the Solid-State : Methods and Applications
(2018-01-03)NMR spectroscopy is a very powerful technique for the characterization of structure and dynamics of a variety of systems starting from small organic molecules to large biological macromolecules. In solids, the study of ... -
Multiband Modelling and Radio Observations of Gamma Ray Burst Afterglows
The widely popular and successful standard fireball model for Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) afterglows is based on ultra-relativistic external shocks sweeping up matter around the explosion site to accelerate electrons up to GOV ... -
Multicarrier Effects In High Pulsed Magnetic Field Transport And Optical Properties Of Mercury Cadmium Telluride
(2011-01-17)This thesis on multicarrier effects in the magnetotransport and optical properties of Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT or HgCdTe) covers mainly: design, construction and calibration of a 12T 4K and 19T 77K pulsed high magnetic ... -
Multiple Stable States and Abrupt Transitions in Spatial Ecosystems
Ecosystems can exhibit multiple stable states at similar external conditions. Such systems shift from one stable state to another abruptly and discontinuously, when they cross certain threshold parameters. Some examples ... -
Multiscale Simulation of Nucleic Acid Nanostructures
Nucleic acids, namely DNA and RNA, are arguably the most studied biological molecules. Utilizing the key properties of nucleic acids, such as their persistence lengths and Watson-Crick base-pairing complementarity, ...