Physics (PHY): Recent submissions
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Dynamics, Order And Fluctuations In Active Nematics : Numerical And Theoretical Studies
(2010-08-24)In this thesis we studied theoretically and numerically dynamics, order and fluctuations in two dimensional active matter with specific reference to the nematic phase in collections of self-driven particles.The aim is to ... -
Orbital Evolution And Super-Orbital Flux Variations In X-ray Binary Pulsars
(2010-08-23)X-ray binaries are binary stellar systems containing a compact object and a normal companion star which are gravitationally bound and rotate about a common center of mass. The compact object accretes matter from the companion ... -
Spatially Resolved Studies Of Electronic Phase Separation And Microstructure Effects In Hole Dopped Manganites
(2010-08-17)The main focus of this thesis is in understanding the role of phase separation and microstructure in determining the physical properties of manganites. We also aim to be able to tune certain material properties using ... -
Growth, Structural And Physical Properties Of Certain Antimony Based III-V Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors
(2010-07-20)Semiconductor devices are the building blocks of electronics and communication technology in the modern world. The charge, mass and spin of charge carriers in the semiconductor devices lay the foundations of the technology ... -
Studies Of Spiral Turbulence And Its Control In Models Of Cardiac Tissue
(2010-07-15)There is a growing consensus that life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias like ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) arise because of the formation of spiral waves of electrical activation in cardiac ... -
Magnetization, Magnetotransport And Electron Magnetic Resonance Studies Of Certain Nanoscale Manganites
(2010-06-15)Perovskite rare-earth manganites of the form R1-xAxMnO3 (R – rare earth ion or Bi, A – Ca,Sr) have drawn an overwhelming research interest during the last few years owing to their extraordinary physical properties. Some ... -
Studies On AC Losses In Certain Type II Superconductors
(2010-06-14)Studies on ac losses in superconductors have been a subject of great interest for a long time not only as an important topic in fundamental science, but also as a basic requirement for the application of superconductors. ... -
Soft Matter Under Electric Field And Shear
(2010-06-09)‘Soft condensed matter’ is a newly-emerged sub-discipline of physics concerned with the study of systems that are mechanically soft such as colloids, emulsions, surfactants, polymers, liquid crystals, granular media and ... -
Charge Transport In Transparent Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Networks And Devices
(2010-06-02)Carbon nanotubes show a wide range of transport behavior that varies from ballistic to hopping regime, depending on the nature of disorder in the system. Minute variations in disorder can lead from weak to strong localization, ... -
Anomalous Translational And Reorientational Dynamics Of Single File Water
(2010-04-12)This thesis deals with several aspects of translational and reorientational dynamics of water molecules confined inside narrow carbon nanotubes. Water molecules confined in a non-polar, nanoscopic pore exhibit extremely ... -
Effects Of Spin Polarization And Spatial Confinement On Optical Properties Of Bulk Semiconductors And Doped Quantum Wells
(2010-04-06)We correlated experimental results with theoretical estimations of the dielectric function ε(ω) in two contexts: the effect of an electric field in quantum wells and that of the spin polarization of an interacting electron-hole ... -
Spectral And Transport Properties Of Falicov-Kimball Related Models And Their Application To Manganites
(2010-03-26)From the time of the unexpected discovery of the insulating nature of NiO by Verwey half a century ago, Oxide materials have continued to occupy the centre stage of condensed matter physics. The recent discovery of high ... -
Understanding The Solar Magnetic Fields :Their Generation, Evolution And Variability
(2010-03-24)The Sun, by the virtue of its proximity to Earth, serves as an excellent astrophysical laboratory for testing our theoretical ideas. The Sun displays a plethora of visually awe-inspiring phenomena including flares, ... -
Numerical Studies Of Slow Dynamics And Glass Transition In Model Liquids
(2009-12-16)An increase in the co-operativity in the motion of particles and a growth of a suitably defined dynamical correlation length seem to be generic features exhibited by all liquids upon supercooling. These features have been ... -
Magnetization, Magnetotransport And Electron Magnetic Resonance Studies Of Certain Doped Rare Earth Manganites
(2009-09-03)Study of rare-earth manganites has been a very active research area in the last few years in condensed matter physics. This is due to the interesting phenomena such as (1) colossal magneto resistance (2) charge, orbital ... -
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 ... -
High Precision Optical Frequency Metrology
(2009-07-22)Precise measurements of both absolute frequencies and small frequency differences of atomic energy levels have played an important role in the development of physics. For example, high precision measurements of absolute ... -
Crystal Structure Of Abrus Precatorius Agglutinin-I (APA-I) : Insights Into The Reduced Toxicity Of APA-I In Relation To Abrin. Formation Of Ordered Nanotubes Through Self Assembly In The Crystal Structures Of Dipeptides Containing α. β-dehydrophenylalanine
(2009-07-22)Ribosome Inactivating Proteins (RIPs) are protein or glycoprotein toxins that bring about the arrest of protein synthesis by directly interacting with and inactivating the ribosomes. Such toxins are in general, of plant ... -
Contributions To Venominformatics : Sequence-Structure-Function Studies Of Toxins From Marine Cone Snails. Application Of Order-Statistics Filters For Detecting Membrane-Spanning Helices
(2009-07-21)Venomous animals have evolved a vast array of peptide toxins for prey capture and defense. Nature has evolved the venoms into a huge library of active molecules with high selectivity and affinity, which could be explored ... -
Theoretical Study Of Some Transport And Spectroscopic Phenomena In Two Materials Showing Large Magnetoresistance
(2009-07-09)In this thesis I present studies of some transport and spectroscopic properties for two di erent materials exhibiting large magnetoresistance. Both of these materials are oxides of transition metals, showing exotic magnetic ...