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Duke University
Durham, NC, 27708
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Room 096, Physics Building
Telephone:
(919) 660-2557
Fax:
(919) 660-2525
E-mail:
socolar@phy.duke.edu
Current appointment
Biographical data
Non-physics interests
Family Home Page
Rebecca's Memorial and 2008 Blog
SubTile2013 talks
(Both in one PDF)
Research interests
Hexagonal Parquet Tilings (PDF)
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This is a paper that was published in the Mathematical Intelligencer. The published article is mistakenly drawn from an earlier draft.
Boolean networks and gene expression
Elasticity of granular materials
(page under construction)
Tiling theory
Controlling nonlinear systems using time-delayed feedback
(page not available)
Self-organization in slowly driven dissipative systems
(page not available)
Quasicrystal stability and elasticity
(page not available)
Courses taught (Most recent versions)
Modern Physics
-- third semester of introductory sequence for physics majors.
Introductory Mechanics
-- first of a three-semester sequence for undergraduate engineering students.
Classical Mechanics
-- a core graduate course.
Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
-- a core graduate course.
Advanced Statistical Physics -- an advanced topics course for physics graduate students.
Thermal Physics
-- required for undergraduate physics majors.
Conceptual Physics
-- for non-science majors.
Emergence of Complexity
-- part of the "Origins" FOCUS program for freshmen.
Some Original Tilings
Octagonal quasicrystal with glide planes:
(66K gif)
colormap 1
colormap 2
colormap 3
Limit-periodic hexagonal tiling with matching rules:
the tiles
(15K gif)
the tiling
(45K gif)
Icosahedral quasicrystal tiling with matching rules:
Tiles, Ammann planes, Substitutions, and Tilings
(200K jpg)