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Ruminations on emergent phenomena in condensed phases of matter
About Me
- Ross H. McKenzie
- I have fun at work trying to use quantum many-body theory to understand electronic properties of complex materials. I am married to the lovely Robin and have two adult children and a dog, Priya (in the photo). I also write an even more personal blog Soli Deo Gloria [thoughts on theology, science, and culture]
Introduction
Welcome to my thoughts about quantum many-body science, especially at the interface of condensed matter physics, chemistry, and molecular biology.
Other themes include doing better science, job advice, teaching, mental health, and humour.
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- A very useful formula: diagonalisation of 2 x 2 ma...
- What gets measured gets managed
- Identity checks for theoretical physicists
- If my name is on it then I need to sign off on it!
- Should course pre-requisites be enforced?
- A danger of students and postdocs getting career a...
- Emergence and singular asymptotic expansions, II
- Desperately seeking triplet superconductors, II
- Quantum biology?: the vitalism of Bohr, Schrodinge...
- Against standardised CV formats
- Emergence and singular asymptotic expansions
- An important but basic skill: bringing a paper to ...
- One mutation may drive you insane or make you smarter
- How robust are your tight-binding model parameters?
- The challenge of excited state proton transfer
- A transition in university values: from scholarshi...
- There is no metal-insulator transition in extremel...
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Although I am employed by the University of Queensland and funded by the Australian Research Council all views expressed on this blog are solely my own. They do not reflect the views of any present or past employers, funding agencies, colleagues, organisations, family members, churches, insurance companies, or lawyers I currently have or in the past have had some affiliation with.
I make no money from this blog. Any book or product endorsements will be based solely on my enthusiasm for the product. If I am reviewing a copy of a book and I have received a complimentary copy from the publisher I will state that in the review.
I make no money from this blog. Any book or product endorsements will be based solely on my enthusiasm for the product. If I am reviewing a copy of a book and I have received a complimentary copy from the publisher I will state that in the review.
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