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Fall 2011
I present a non-orthogonal and overcomplete set of states that spans the S_tot=0 Hilbert subspace for a fermionic system with four possible spin configurations per site, on a half-filled lattice with an even number of sites. This set consists of possible pairing of the spins into three bond...
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Fall 2011
Models of interacting quantum spins have contributed significantly to our understanding of magnetism. The Heisenberg model on square lattice, which exhibits semiclassical N´eel order, is one of the canonical models. However, with frustration introduced by competing interactions, the system...
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Fall 2014
We undertake an in-depth numerical study of quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA), a beyond-CMOS computing paradigm which represents bits as bistable charge distributions in cells consisting of quantum dots. Using semi-realistic but material-independent mod- elling, we characterize the building...
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Fall 2013
For decades, scientists from every discipline have struggled to understand the mechanism of biological self-assembly, which allows proteins and nucleic acids to fold reliably into functional three-dimensional structures. Such an understanding may hold the key to eliminating diseases such as...