All work

Sep 2026

Cluster–cluster aggregation

My Master's thesis under Noam Berger: how slowly moving clusters grow, what geometry they leave behind, and how momentum changes the dynamics.

#probability#statistical-mechanics
Sep 2026

The lattice outburst process

How a lattice infection model helps bound cluster growth and its moments.

#probability
Sep 2026

Two gaps in the Ising model

How the distance to a complex zero of the partition function controls the length scale of correlations—and the proof detour that made the comparison work.

#mathematical-physics#statistical-mechanics
Sep 2026

The Drossel–Schwabl forest-fire model

An interactive lattice simulation of growth, lightning, and spreading fires.

#statistical-mechanics#simulations
Sep 2026

Bet2Bot: Learning by Building Poker Bots

Building a poker-bot game with my student, using simulation to explore strategy, Bayesian statistics, and game theory.

#mentorship
Sep 2026

From Quantum Theory to a Real Quantum Computer

Working with my high school student to simulate a quantum spin chain on quantum hardware and investigate the effects of noise.

#quantum-computing#mentorship