Undergrad research papers

The PhB degree at ANU requires that you do 3 minor + 3 major semester-long research projects. They are not peer-reviewed articles, but I was proud of some of the earlier science writing I did.

Title Date
Optical vortices: a brief investigation into more complex dynamics of light interference that can produce vortex and knot structures. Nove 2016
Boron nitride vacancies: a simple simulation demonstrating a possible factor-10 enhancement of boron nitride vacancies as a single photon source using a microcavity. Nov 2016
Centaurus A: a project where I used an automated tool Source Extractor to remove the foreground stars of Centaurus A Sky Mapper images to better study the galactic structure. Jun 2016
Twins paradox: a literature review presenting a quantitative analysis of the twin’s paradox of special relativity, solved without invoking general relativity. Jun 2016
Duffing oscillator6: an in-depth simulation of the chaotic behaviour of the Duffing oscillator, including bifurcation diagrams and chaotic attractors. Apr 2016
Stellar atmospheres: a report on a python package I developed to plot and extract results from a 3D stellar atmosphere code. Jun 2015
Theory-laden observation: a discussion on the objectivity (or lack thereof) of observation as a means of testing scientific theories. Nov 2014
Problem of Induction: a discussion on how induction (inference from repeated observations) can be used to create new knowledge, and potential solutions by embracing a more mathematical fraemwork. Sep 2014

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