1,841 search results for “physics” in the Public website
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Giant galactic outflows and shocks in the Cosmic Web
The radio sky harbours both galactic and extragalactic sources of arcminute- to degree-scale emission of various physical origins. To discover extragalactic diffuse emission in the Cosmic Web beyond galaxy clusters, one must image low–surface brightness structures amidst a sea of brighter compact fore-…
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Antibiotic combination therapies against drug resistant Gram negative pathogens
Can effective synergists be identified to enhance the effect of antibiotics against Gram negative pathogens?
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Orion's Dragon and Other Stories
Stellar feedback is a crucial ingredient in the evolution of galaxies.
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Proclus on Nature. Philosophy of Nature and its Methods in Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
This dissertation is a study of the view of the Neoplatonist Proclus (Athens, 411-485) on to what extent and how the changing and unreliable world of sense perception can itself be an object of scientific knowledge.
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Healthy University @Home
What can we do to ensure we study and work at home in a healthy and responsible way? Leiden Healthy University, part of the international healthy universities network, has put together some tips and tools to help you.
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Aria of the Dutch North Sea
Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn
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Medical Systems Biophysics and Bioengineering
The ambition of the Medical Systems Biophysics and Bioengineering group led by Alireza Mashaghi is to develop and use physics and engineering concepts and tools for pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapy.
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The Mesoamerican codex re-entangled: Production, use, and re-use of precolonial documents
This dissertation is concerned with the study of the less than twenty remaining precolonial Mesoamerican codices. By considering these rare and fragile pictographic and hieroglyphic books from the cultural biography perspective, many different aspects of these books can be studied.
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Education
The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) offers bachelor and master level education in computer science at Leiden University. We are known for our scientifically based education and for our open atmosphere.
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Non-equilibrium chemistry and cooling in simulations of galaxy formation
Promotor: J. Schaye
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Neurofibromatosis Type I
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Growth-induced self-organization in bacterial colonies
Mechanical forces are known to play an important role in bacterial colonies. In this dissertation, we study the self-organization at various stages of growing bacterial colonies, and focus on the mechanical effects of cell growth.
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Size effects in microstructured superconductors and quantum materials
We find ourselves in an era of transition, not just towards a more computing- and data-driven society but also away from unsustainable fossil fuels as an energy source.
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Support Departments
List of Support Departments at LION and the Faculty of Science
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Chemistry in embedded disks: setting the stage for planet formation
To address the fundamental questions of how life on Earth emerged and how common life may be in the Universe, it is crucial to know the chemical composition of the planet-forming material.
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The co-occurrence of child maltreatment and parental separation
Parental divorce or separation is for many children an adverse experience in itself. Particularly the transitional period just before and after the separation between parents, during which parents and children have to adapt to the disruptions in family life is stressful. Previous studies showed that…
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Granular Flows: Fluidization and Anisotropy
Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke
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Galaxy formation traced by heavy element pollution
Galaxies form and evolve through close interaction with their surroundings. As a result, the heavy elements ('metals') that are synthesized in stars, are found both inside and outside galaxies.
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Victims at the Crossroads
Dr. Pauline Aarten tries to find answers of the impact a road traffic accident has on the victims and surviving relatives and how we can improve their position.
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Systems dermatology of inflammatory diseases
Inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis can severely impact both the physical and social aspect of a patient’s life. Aberrant inflammatory responses are thought to be a major causative factor in these disorders, but an abundance of different factors contribute to the development…
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Slow Painting: Contemplation and Critique in the Digital Age
The abundance of images in our everyday lives-and the speed at which they are consumed-seems to have left us unable to critique them. To rectify this situation, artists such as Daniel Richter, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Artur Zmijewski have demonstrated that painting is brilliantly equipped to produce…
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Subodh Patil Group - Particle Cosmology
Our research primarily focuses on the early universe and its origins in theories that go beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.
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Institutes
Leiden University research institutes based in Leiden and The Hague.
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Institute for Philosophy
The members of the Institute for Philosophy study all aspects of philosophy. In our research we seek a fruitful interaction between systematic and historical approaches to philosophy, and we thrive on intensive national and international collaboration.
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Health, Medical and Neuropsychology
The unit Health, Medical and Neuropsychology offers eduction and conducts research on related fields of Health, Medical and Neuropsychology.
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The Life and Death of the Shopping City: Public Planning and Private Redevelopment in Britain since 1945
How have British cities changed in the years since the Second World War? And what drove this transformation? This innovative new history traces the development of the post-war British city, from the 1940s era of reconstruction, through the rise and fall of modernist urban renewal, up to the present-day…
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Arguably augmented reality : relationships between the virtual and the real
This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a user’s view of the real world.
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About the Food Citizens project
The project 'Food citizens?' examines the consequences and premises of collective food procurement in three European cities (Rotterdam, Turin, and Gdańsk).
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The puzzle of protoplanetary disk masses
My work focuses on a class of astronomical objects called protoplanetary disks.
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African languages archives
This collaborative research group (CRG) facilitates the synergies of researchers engaged with African languages and documentation of texts conducted in East Africa, paying particular attention to ‘endangered archives’ and ‘endangered languages’.
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Understanding the uptake and internal distribution of metallic nanoparticles in Danio rerio larvae
The aim is to discover where differently shaped metal nanoparticles distributes in Danio rerio, linking the distribution with genomic responses and so come up with a Mode of Action.
- Jordi Tura Group (Applied Quantum Algorithms)
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Methods to simulate fermions on quantum computers with hardware limitations
This thesis is a collection of theoretical works aiming at adjusting quantum algorithms to the hardware of quantum computers.
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Analysis and Stochastics
The research of the Applied Mathematics cluster is concerned with such diverse topics as dynamical systems, representation theory, differential equations and pattern recognition.
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Structural Health Monitoring Meets Data Mining
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: Dr. A.J. Knobbe
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Human skin equivalents for atopic dermatitis: investigating the role of filaggrin in the skin barrier
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: Dr. A. El Ghalbzouri
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Mechanical and genetics basis of cellularization and serosal window closure in Tribolium castaneum
The applications of studying the early development of insects range from agriculture to material science.
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Morin Lab - Synthetic Soft Condensed Matter
We investigate emergent structures and dynamics of soft materials self-assembled from microscopic constituents.
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Clinical Psychology Lab
Psycho-physiological reactions to stress.
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Indigenous ancestors and healing landscapes
In Indigenous Ancestors and Healing Landscapes Jana Pešoutová presents new interpretations of current healing practices in Cuba and the Dominican Republic juxtaposed against the European colonization of the Caribbean after 1492.
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Healthy Society
The theme 'Healthy Society' is one of the focal points of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW).
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Cold gas in distant galaxies
The formation and evolution of galaxies is fundamentally driven by the formation of new stars out of cold gas.
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Education
The specialisation Science Communication and Society (SCS) concerns science communication in a broad sense. The program focuses on the link between science and society and covers knowledge and skills in the field of science communication.
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X-ray spectroscopy of merging galaxy clusters
This thesis focuses on the X-ray spectral analysis of merging galaxy clusters and the plasma code development for future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy observations.
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Cellular Forces: Adhering, Shaping, Sensing and Dividing
Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Schmidt
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Synthetic model microswimmers near walls
Synthetic microswimmers take an important place within the interdisciplinary field of active soft matter.
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Development of a Dynamic Substance Stock Model
Making a dynamic substance stock model in order to conduct scenario analyses and make forecasts.
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Unveiling protostellar disk formation around low-mass stars
Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: S. Bruderer
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Giant unilamellar vesicles: An efficient membrane biophysical tool and its application in drug delivery studies
Promotor: A. Kros
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Random walks and the contact process
Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich