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Faculty of Mathematics

 

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Career

  • 2022-: Professor of Statistical Mechanics (DAMTP / Chemistry), University of Cambridge
  • 2018-: Fellow, Emmanuel College
  • 2017-2022: Interdisciplinary Lecturer (DAMTP / Chemistry), University of Cambridge
  • 2008-2017: Lecturer / Reader, University of Bath
  • 2006-2008: Postdoc, College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
  • 2004-2006: Postdoc, Theoretical Physics, Oxford University
  • 2000-2004: PhD, Physics, Imperial College London

Research

Statistical Mechanics of Soft Matter, combining ideas and methods from mathematics, physics and chemistry.

 

 

Publications

Space-time thermodynamics and subsystem observables in a kinetically constrained model of glassy materials.
RL Jack, JP Garrahan, D Chandler
– J Chem Phys
(2006)
125,
184509
Lengthscale dependence of dynamic four-point susceptibilities in glass formers.
D Chandler, JP Garrahan, RL Jack, L Maibaum, AC Pan
– Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
(2006)
74,
051501
Mappings between reaction–diffusion and kinetically constrained systems: A+A ↔ A and the Fredrickson–Andersen model have upper critical dimension dc = 2
RL Jack, P Mayer, P Sollich
– Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment
(2006)
2006,
P03006
Caging and mosaic length scales in plaquette spin models of glasses
RL Jack, JP Garrahan
– Journal of Chemical Physics
(2005)
123,
164508
Static and dynamic length scales in a simple glassy plaquette model.
RL Jack, L Berthier, JP Garrahan
– Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
(2005)
72,
016103
Glassy behavior in an exactly solved spin system with a ferromagnetic transition
RL Jack, JP Garrahan, D Sherrington
– Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
(2005)
71,
036112
Quantum and classical dissipative effects on tunneling in quantum Hall bilayers
RL Jack, DKK Lee, NR Cooper
– Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
(2005)
71,
085310
Dissipation and tunneling in quantum Hall bilayers.
RL Jack, DKK Lee, NR Cooper
– Phys Rev Lett
(2004)
93,
126803
Bosons in fluctuating gauge fields: Bose metal and phase separation
RL Jack, DK Lee
– Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
(2002)
66,
104526
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Research Group

Soft Matter

Room

G1.01

Telephone

01223 760431