Physics

In 2007 I received a masters degree in physics (with theoretical physics) from the University of Manchester, and despite the best efforts of the university it remains one of my greatest interests. I am especially interested in quantum information and plasma physics.

Documents

Over the years I have written various documents relating both to physics and to the mathematics that is used in physics, including:

• D. Martin, ``Deriving the rotation matrix" [ PS | PDF ]
• D. Martin, ``Electrostatic PIC simulation of plasmas in one dimension", University of Manchester M.Phys project report (2007) [ PS | PDF ]
• D. Martin, ``Computing the ground state energy of helium", University of Manchester M.Phys project report (2007) [ PS | PDF ]

Programs

I have written computer programs for simulating physics as part of my degree. I intend to develop these programs so that they may be of either some use or enjoyment to others. The software that I have so far made available is listed below:

• Pendulum - a pendulum simulator

Links

You may (especially if you are currently an undergraduate at Manchester) also be interested in the websites of my friend and former colleague, Paul Hughes and another Manchester graduate, Mike Peel.