Current research interests of Paul Goldbart

• Random network-forming systems:
  • Vulcanised macromolecular matter (e.g. rubber and gels)
  • Glasses (covalently bonded vitreous media)
• Mesoscopic systems:
  • Geometric quantal phases and mesoscopic phenomena
• Superfluidity, superconductivity, magnetic systems:
  • Superconductivity at the nanoscale
  • Supersolids
  • Josephson effects in extreme conditions
  • Andreev billiards (quantum chaology, spectral geometry)
  • Impurity states in d-wave superconductors
  • Mesoscopic probes of the pseudogap regime
  • Charge transport in manganites
  • Bose-condensed alkali gases
• Soft matter (macromolecular and crystalline liquids):
  • Phase transitions in liquid crystals in shear flow
  • Topological defects, dissipation mechanisms
• Quantum information
  • Measures of quantum entanglement
• Law and economics
  • Liability rules; options as strategies for resolving nuisance disputes