(formerly: Srebro)
Physics of Complex Systems
Weizmann Institute of Science
| | (formerly: Srebro) | Physics of Complex Systems Weizmann Institute of Science | |
| Research Interests: | I am interested in theoretical non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and soft condensed matter physics. I construct minimal models for complex systems, and employ numerical and analytical techniques to analyze them. I try to maximize my interaction with experimentalists, so that my theoretical work will improve the understanding of phenomena observed in actual physical systems. I started with hydrodynamic instabilities and turbulent mixing in inertial confinement fusion, and then moved to granular materials and the non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of driven dissipative systems. I am also interested in the application of physical perspectives in various biological questions. I am currently focusing on jamming, frustration, and glassy dynamics in several soft matter systems. |
| Selected Publications: | Jamming Mechanisms and Density Dependence in a Kinetically-Constrained Model Y. Shokef and A.J. Liu arXiv:0909.0740 Geometric Frustration in Buckled Colloidal Monolayers Y. Han(*), Y. Shokef(*), A.M. Alsayed, P. Yunker, T.C. Lubensky, and A.G. Yodh (*) These authors contributed equally to this work. Nature 456, 898 (2008) Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of dividing cell populations N. Brenner and Y. Shokef Physical Review Letters 99, 138102 (2007) Exactly solvable model for driven dissipative systems Y. Srebro and D. Levine Physical Review Letters 93, 240601 (2004) |