Daniel J. Korchinski office: 361C, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute 2355 E Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 email: djkorchi(at)phas(dot)ubc(dot)ca Google Scholar, Twitter, GitHub, Curriculum Vitae

Research

I study phase transitions in complex systems. At a phase transition, dynamics become correlated across the system, leading to scale-free fluctuations, which in some contexts we recognize as avalanches. In my MSc with Joern Davidsen, I studied neuronal avalanches and how the phase transition in that context might be altered by sensory input or spontaneous activation (e.g. by spontaneous neurotransmitter release). For my PhD, I am studying avalanches that appear as amorphous solids are deformed. As with my MSc, I like to understand to what extent the "clean" phase transition exists: are finite-size effects ruling the system? What about temperature effects?

Misc

Abelian Sandpile Visualization