Professor Linda E. Reichl is Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. She was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2000 “for her original contributions to the field of quantum chaos.”
Her research has ranged over a variety of topics in statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics. They include the theory of low temperature Fermi liquids, quantum transport theory, application of linear hydrodynamics to translational and rotational Brownian motion and dielectric response, and the transition to chaos in classical and quantum mechanical conservative systems. More recently her work has focused on superfluid transport theory, quantum control, quantum scattering theory and the theory of open quantum systems, with applications to nanometer scale systems and molecular scattering processes.
Linda has published 180 research papers, edited several conference proceedings, and has written several books. Her book “A Modern Course in Statistical Physics”, 4th Edition (Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2016) has been translated into Chinese and Japanese. Her book “The Transition to Chaos”, 3rd Edition (Springer-Verlag, 2021) has been translated into Russian.
Positions
- Served as Acting Director of the Center for Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems 1974-2003 and Director 2003-2006.
- Served as Co-Director of the Center for Complex Quantum Systems 2006-present.
- Served as the Chair of the UT-Austin Faculty Council (2004-2005).
- Served as Associate Dean of the College of Natural Science (2006-2010).
- Served as U.S. Editor of the nonlinear science journal “Chaos, Solitons, and Fractals” (1997-2006).
Some Recent Publications
- L.E. Reichl, “Chaos Assisted Tunneling”, Entropy, 26, 144, (2024).
- L.E. Reichl and F. Estrella, “Particle-hole thermalization in a composite superconducting and normal conducting nanowire,” Phys. Rev. E, 109, 014226 (2024).
- A.D. Barr, W. Furman, M.D. Porter, and L.E. Reichl, “Intrinsic thermalization of the honeycomb optical lattice,” Phys. Rev. E, 107, 044213 (2023).
- W.A. Furman, F.J. Estrella, A.D. Barr, and L.E. Reichl, “The scattering symmetries of tetrahedral quantum structures,” Euro. Phys. J. D 76 83 (2022).
- L.E. Reichl, “Signatures of electron entanglement in a NSNSN BSCCO nanowire,” Physica B 628 413598 (2022).
- C. Ostrove and L.E. Reichl, “Positive Cross-Correlated Shot Noise and Quasibound States in NSNSN Geometry,” Phys. Rev. B, 103 224518 (2021).
- W.A. Furman and L.E. Reichl, “Selective high harmonics generated from a curved molecular surface,” European Physical Journal D, Vol. 75, article number 10, 2021.
- A.D. Barr, F.J. Estrella, and L E. Reichl, “Quasibound states of tetrahedral quantum structures,” Phys. Rev. A 101 022706 (2020).
Books
- The Transition to Chaos, 3rd edition (Springer-Verlag, New York, 2021)
- A Modern Course in Statistical Physics, 4th edition (J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 2021)
- Solution Manual for a Modern Course in Statistical Physics, 2nd edition (J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1998)
- The Transition to Chaos in Conservative Systems: Quantum Manifestations (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1992)
- Statistical Physics and Chaos in Fusion Plasmas with W. Horton (J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1984)
- Long Time Prediction in Conservative Classical Systems with W. Horton and V. Szebehely (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1983)
- Instabilities, Bifurcations and Fluctuations in Chemical Systems with W. C. Schieve (University of Texas Press, Austin and London, 1982)
