RUI: Computational Studies of Spin Transport in Quantum Fluids and Solids

University Of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse WI

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Abstract

This is an RUI award for research at a predominantly undergraduate institution. Numerical and analytical approaches will be used to study spin transport in paramagnetic quantum fluids and solids. The research consists of three projects: analysis of transverse relaxation in NMR experiments with highly polarized Fermi liquids; computer simulation of spin waves and spin diffusion in Heisenberg paramagnets; and, calculation of the damping rates of slosh modes in trapped Fermi gases. Undergraduate research is an integral part of the Computational Physics program at Wisconsin - La Crosse. Hence, students play an important role in this research, including the presentation of results at national conferences and undergraduate research forums. %%% This is an RUI award for research at a predominantly undergraduate institution. Numerical and analytical approaches will be used to study spin transport in paramagnetic quantum fluids and solids. The research consists of three projects: analysis of transverse relaxation in NMR experiments with highly polarized Fermi liquids; computer simulation of spin waves and spin diffusion in Heisenberg paramagnets; and, calculation of the damping rates of slosh modes in trapped Fermi gases. Undergraduate research is an integral part of the Computational Physics program at Wisconsin - La Crosse. Hence, students play an important role in this research, including the presentation of results at national conferences and undergraduate research forums. ***