The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2004.
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| author | Huang, Kerwyn Casey, 1979- |
| author2 | John D. Joannopoulos. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/286422019-04-10T13:40:39Z The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations Huang, Kerwyn Casey, 1979- John D. Joannopoulos. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197). This thesis is a compilation of theoretical and computational work in condensed matter physics related to three topics in structure development. First, I study photonic crystals composed of polaritonic media, focusing on the unique features of the band structures and Bloch states in dispersive media with and without losses. I discuss three novel localization phenomena in these structures: node switching, flux expulsion, and negative effective permeability. Second, I examine the importance of surface interfaces to melting using density functional theory. I demonstrate that single-layer coatings of Gallium Arsenide on Germanium and vice versa have a huge impact on the substrate melting temperature, causing superheating and induced melting, respectively. Finally, I develop reaction-diffusion and stochastic models of the Min-protein oscillations in bacteria that reproduce all main experimental observations. These models explain the origin of instability that ultimately causes dynamic pattern formation and have successfully been used to predict nucleotide binding rates in E. coli. In round cells, I provide evidence that oscillations can be used as a general mechanism for protein targeting and detecting the cell's geometry. by Kerwyn Casey Huang. Ph.D. 2005-09-27T17:28:24Z 2005-09-27T17:28:24Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28642 58918800 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 197 p. 10306933 bytes 10332161 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Huang, Kerwyn Casey, 1979- The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title | The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title_full | The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title_fullStr | The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title_short | The rise and fall of structure in physics : polaritonic photonic crystals, melting, and min-protein oscillations |
| title_sort | rise and fall of structure in physics polaritonic photonic crystals melting and min protein oscillations |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28642 |
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