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University of South
Carolina,
e-mail:
yar[...]physics.sc.edu
Department of Physics and
Astronomy,
tel.
(803)337-6059712
712 Main St. Columbia SC
29208
fax (803)777-3065
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us on the map
Reseach
Research in theoretical
condensed matter physics in the area of magnetism,
spin-polarized currents, magnetization dynamics and spin
transport. Our current focus is on magnetic dynamics induced
by the spin-transfer torque. On the side of fundamental
physics this work is aimed at finding solutions of the
Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in the presence of spin
currents and obtaining a physical understanding of the new
current-induced excitations. On the applied side, our results
are helping to engineer novel devices for computer memory
hardware.
Group
Graduate
students:
Shu Yan
(syan[...]physics.sc.edu),
Zhelin Sun
(zsun[...]physics.sc.edu)
Former
group members
Phillip
Keck (undergraduate, summer 2010)
Jason Anderson (undergraduate, summer
2010)
Dong Xue (MS Thesis
2010)
Revaz Ramazashvili (postdoc
2009, now a researcher at CNRS
France)
Inti Sodemann (MS
Thesis 2009, now a graduate
student at UT Austin)
Teaching
Graduate
problem competition Solve problems, compete for
prizes, prepare for exams
Spring
2011
Statistical
physics (PHYS 706)
Fall
2010 Introduction to biophysics (PHYS 521)
Spring
2010
Classic experiments in
physics (PHYS
309)
Fall
2009 Classical mechanics (PHYS 701)
Spring
2009
Statistical physics (PHYS 706)
Fall
2008 Classical
mechanics (PHYS 701)
Spring
2008
Statistical physics (PHYS 706)
Fall
2007 Introduction
to physics (PHYS 201)
Outreach
Remote
Collaboration project. Supported by the NSF CAREER grant
DMR
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