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Theoretical Physicist

Derek J. Daniel .

BSc Hons, Australian. Nat. Univ., Canberra, 1988; PhD 1996.

Photograph on May 17, 2008

Text Box: Dr. Derek Daniel is a theoretical physicist, in the field of atomic & molecular physics, who is: Best Known for: 1. Exact solution of the Master Equation, a non-linear partial differential equation or Fokker-Planck equation, for a nonlinear oscillator in the field of quantum optics. 2. DISCOVERY of the only known exact solution to Kolmogorov's equation for birth-death processes, originally thought to have been solved over one-half a century ago! Notable Works: In search of threshold-effects in hydrogen molecular scattering by low-energy electrons from DJ DANIEL'S PhD Thesis in the field of Atomic Physics at ANU Library *Awarded Scientific Recognition in 2008-9 Marquis Who’s Who in Science & Engineering

P.O. Box 615 Civic Square,

Canberra ACT 2608

AUSTRALIA

Postal Address:

Telephone: +61(02) 6247 7081 (in Australia)

Telephone: +60(03) 4023 7784 (in Malaysia)

E-Mail: [email protected]

CURRENT TIMETABLE

· Academic Visit to Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ISM), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

* Dates: February 26, 2008 May 20, 2008. Located in Rm 124 at ISM. Telephone: +60-3-7967 4345.

· Extended Academic Visit to Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ISM), University of Malaya, KL, Malaysia.

* Dates: May 24, 2008 - July 24, 2008. Same contact details as above.

· Lecturing at UTAR, UTAR Complex, Jalan Genting Kelang, 53300 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, University of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Malaysia.

* Dates: Starting from August 11, 2008. Telephone: +60-3-4023 7784 (in Malaysia)

Research Areas

Theoretical Atomic Physics: Is the branch of physics that is awesomely connected with the study of matter at the microscopic or atomic scale. My PhD thesis research probed deeply into two specific branches of atomic physics : (1) Molecular Orbitals & Ab initio Electronic Structure & (2) Quantum Collision Theory & R-Matrix Scattering.

Quantum Optics & Statistical Physics: Aims to embody the dynamical behaviour of many-body systems using statistical methods and quantum mechanics together; specifically, to describe multi-particle systems in quantum mechanics and to determine whether particles are distinguishable or indistinguishable. Both my graduate degree in science with Honours and previous post-doctoral work follow these topics of interest in quantum and statistical physics.

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Contact Details*

Assistant Professor in Theoretical Physics,

UTAR, University of Tunku Abdul Rahman,

Faculty of Science & Engineering,

Kuala Lumpur 53300 Malaysia

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: +60-3-4107 9802

Fax: +60-3-4107 9803

* If unable to get in contact with me, please report or send your enquiry to my email address below.

Text Box: Nonlinear Physics Research Current work is on Numerical modeling of neuron spikes in brain dynamics. See the PDF document (with FORTRAN codes supplied) available under the link Discovery Res. & Philosophy.