Edward H. Feng
Sandia Livermore National Laboratory
certified statistical mechanic since 2003
2003, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
1999, B.A. Chemical Engineering, Rice University
Research Interests
- statistical mechanics far from equilibrium; applications to single molecule
experiments
- nucleation in binary liquids
- dynamics in dense polymer melts
- computer algorithms for stochastic simulations
Technical Summary of Research Accomplishments
Papers
Statistical Mechanics Far From Equilibrium:
- "The length of time's arrow", E.H. Feng, G.E. Crooks, accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett.
- "Far-From-Equilibrium Measurements of Thermodynamic Length", E.H. Feng, G.E. Crooks, submitted.
pdf
- "The Role of Collective Motion in Examples of Coarsening and Self-Assembly", S. Whitelam, E.H. Feng, M.F. Hagan, P.L. Geissler, submitted.
Polymer Physics:
- "Supramolecular Diblock Copolymers: A Field-Theoretic Model and
Mean-Field Solution", E.H. Feng, W.B. Lee and G.H. Fredrickson.
Macromolecules, 40, 693-702, 2007.
pdf.
- "Confinement of Equilibrium Polymers: A Field-Theoretic Model and
Mean-Field Solution", E.H. Feng and G.H. Fredrickson.
Macromolecules, 39, 2364-2372, 2006.
pdf.
Kinetic Theory of Liquids:
- "A Diagrammatic Kinetic Theory for a Lattice Model of a Liquid:
I. Theory,"
E.H. Feng and H.C. Andersen,
J. Chem. Phys.,
121 (8): 3582-3597, 2004.
pdf.
- "A Diagrammatic Kinetic Theory for a Lattice Model of a Liquid:
II. Comparison of Theory and Simulation Results,"
E.H. Feng and H.C. Andersen,
J. Chem. Phys.,
121 (8): 3598-3604, 2004.
pdf.
The main references for the kinetic theory
papers are four
papers by Hans (and Madhav):
1,
2,
3,
4.
Teaching
Group meeting notes:
These notes are intended for first year graduate students who
have a background in stat mech (so
ideas like equilibrium distribution and random variable make sense).
- Markov chains and Monte Carlo algorithms:
pdf.
- Markov jump processes:
pdf.
- Fast Fourier Transform:
pdf.
These are slides from a talk introducing self-consistent field theory
calculations. pdf
These notes cover the basic principles underlying
self-consistent field theory calculations.
- Discrete Fourier Transform:
pdf.
- Solving Modified Diffusion Equation:
pdf.
- Properties of the Single Chain Partition Function:
pdf.
Notes on the freely jointed chain model of polymers.pdf
UCSB, Winter 2005:
Che210B class webpage.
What have a done as a
statistical mechanic?
Linux on an ibook.
Computer hints.
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