spin_chain - Chalkdust

A spin chain of atoms modelling a domain wall in a ferromagnet.

Calum is a lecturer in physics at Edge Hill University where he studies topological solitons and enjoys talking about maths and physics to anyone who will listen. He can often be found on the side of a mountain or out on a bike, talking to himself about solitons.

Review of “Getting Triggy with it”
Find out what we thought of Matt Parker's 2025 Edinburgh Fringe show
Oπnions: In defence of toy models
Calum gets on his soap box about toy models
Cryptic wordsearch, Issue 19
Can you solve it?
On the cover: skyrmions
Sven Bjarke Gudnason and Calum Ross introduce you to the wonderful world of skyrmions
On the cover: VisualPDE.com
Ben Walker, Adam Townsend & Andrew Krause invite you to play with their fun online PDE visualiser
The history of pi
What is pi? How do we define it and who first thought of it? We explore the history of this quintessential mathematical constant.

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