David P. Landau
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
| Office: | 307A Physics Building |
| Phone: | 706-542-2908 |
| E-mail: | dlandau@hal.physast.uga.edu |
| Biographical Information: | Ph.D. in
Physics, Yale University, 1967 A.B. in Physics, Princeton University, 1963 |
| Honors and Awards: | Alexander von
Humboldt Fellow, 1975 Fellow, American Physical Society, 1976 Creative Research Medal, University of Georgia, 1981 Jesse W. Beams Award for Outstanding Research, American Physical Society S.E. Section, 1987 Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award, 1988 Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Georgia, 1993 Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1999 Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society, 2002 Lamar Dodd Research Award, 2003 Senior Guangbiao Distinguished Professor of Physics, Zhejiang University, 2004 Fellow of the Institute of Science (London), 2004 Nicolson Medal for Human Outreach, American Physics Society, 2007 |
Research Interests
Our group has broad research interests which span a range of problems in condensed matter physics. Much of the work centers on phase transitions and critical phenomena in magnets, alloys (including binary semiconductors), and equilibrium polymer systems. Emphasis is placed on high resolution simulations of static and dynamic properties of both bulk and surface properties using methods such as Monte Carlo, kinetic Monte Carlo, spin dynamics, and molecular dynamics. We also work on developing new methodologies and scalable algorithms for parallel supercomputers. We interact strongly with a number of other research groups in Europe and South America.
Recent Publications
L. Nurminen, F. Tavazza, D.P. Landau, “Simulation of Islands and Vacancy Structures for Si/Ge-covered Si(001)using a hybrid MC-MD algorithm”, A. Kuronen and K. Kaski, Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter Physics XVII, pp. 270-275 Springer Proc. Phys. (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006).
K. Nho and D.P. Landau, “Bose-Einstein Condensation of Trapped Atoms with Dipole Interactions”, Phys. Rev.A 72, 023615 (7 pages) (2005).
R. Hihinashville, J. Adler, H. Tsai and D.P. Landau, “Visualization of Vector Spin Configurations”, Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter Physics XVII, pp. 169-173 Springer Proc. Phys. (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006).
W. Kwak and D.P. Landau, “Damage Spreading and the Block Distribution Function in the Two-Dimensional Lattice Gas Model”, Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 17. 15-27 (2006).
X. Zhu, D.P. Landau and N.S. Branco, “Critical behavior of an elastic Ising model on a stacked triangular net at constant volume”, Phys. Review B 73, 064115-1 (6 pages) (2006).
K. Nho and D.P. Landau, “Finite-temperature properties of quasi-two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates”, Phys. Rev. A73, 033606 (6 Pages) (2006).
Chenggang Zhou, T.C. Schulthess, Stefan Torbrügge, “Wang-Landau algorithm for continuous systems and joint density of states”, D.P. Landau, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 120201 (4 pages) (2006).
C. Zhang, K. Nho and D.P. Landau, “Finite Size Effects on the Thermal Resistivity of 4He in a Quasi-dimensional Geometry,” Phys. Rev. A 73, 174508 (5 pages) (2006).
C. Zhou, T.C. Schulthess and D.P. Landau, “Monte Carlo Simulations of Ni Fe2O4 Nanoparticles”, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 08H906 (3 pages) (2006).
H.K. Lee, Y. Okabe and D.P. Landau, “Convergence and Refinement of the Wang-Landau Algorithm”, Comput. Phys. Commun. 175, 36-40 (4 pages) (2006).
S.J. Mitchell and D.P. Landau, "Phase separation in a compressible 2D Ising model", Phys. Rev. Letters 97, 025701 (4 pages) (2006).
N.K. Roy, W.D. Potter and D.P. Landau, “Polymer property prediction and optimization using neural networks”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 17, 1001-1014 (2006).
D.P. Landau, S.-H. Tsai and T.C. Schulthess “Thin Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic Bilayers: Dependence of Magnetic Ordering on the Interface”,. Proc. 3rd International Conference Computational Modeling and Simulation of Materials, Part B, 303-312, (2004).
D.P. Landau, “What do Monte Carlo Simulations Tell Us about Compressible Ising Models?”, Braz. J. Phys. 36, 640-644 (2006).
S.H. Tsai, F. Wang, and D. P. Landau, “Wang-Landau Sampling of an Asymmetric Ising Model: A Study of the Critical Endpoint Behavior”, Braz. J. Phys.36, 635-639, (2006).
C. Zhou, D.P. Landau, and T.C. Schulthess, " A 'hidden' zero temperature bicritical point in the 2D anisotropic Heisenberg model: Monte Carlo simulations and novel finite size scaling", Phys. Rev. B74, 064407 (9pages), (2006).
D.P. Landau, B. Dünweg, M. Laradji, F. Tavazza, J. Adler, L. Cannavaccioulo, X. Zhu, “Monte Carlo Simulations of Compressible Ising Models: Do We Understand Them?” Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 2, 127-138.(Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2006).
D.T. Seaton, S.J. Mitchell and D.P. Landau, “Monte Carlo Simulations of a Semi-Flexible Polymer Chain: A First Glance”, Brazilian Journal of Physics, 36, 623-626 (2006).
W. Kwak, J-S Yang, I-M Kim, and D.P. Landau, “Sub-block order parameter in a driven Ising lattice gas using block distribution functions”, Phys. Rev. E 75, 041108 (5 pages) (2007).
Y.W. Li, T. Wüst, D.P. Landau and H.Q. Lin, “Numerical integration using Wang-Landau sampling”, Comp. Phys. Commun. 177, 524 (6 pages) (2007).
C. Zhou, D.P. Landau, and T.C. Schulthess, “Monte Carlo simulations of Rb2MnF4: A classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet in two dimensions with dipolar interaction”, Phys. Rev. B 76, 024433 (12 pages) (2007).
J.A. Plascak, S-.H.Tsai, and D.P. Landau, “Spin-dynamics simulations of the XY vector Blume-Emery-Griffiths model in three dimensions”, Physical Review E 76, 011105 (10 pages) (2007).
S.-H. Tsai, F. Wang, and D.P. Landau, “Critical Endpoint behavior in an asymmetric Ising Model: Application of Wang-Landau sampling to calculate the density of states”, Phys. Rev. E 75, 061108 (9 pages) (2007).
D.P. Landau , "Theory of Magnetic Phase Transitions" in The Handbook of Magnetism and Advanced Magnetic Materials Vol. 1, eds. S. Parkin and H. Kronmüeller (Wiley, London, 2007) pp.367-397.
K. Nho and D.P. Landau, “Finite-temperature properties of binary mixtures of two Bose-Einstein condensates”, Phys. Rev. A 76, 053610 (5 pages) (2007).
D. P. Landau, “A Different Approach to Monte Carlo Simulations in Systems with Complex Free Energy Landscapes”, Lect. Notes Phys. 736, 353-368 (2008).
