Physics World

First-principles calculations shed light on semiconductor defects

Formation of defect-pairs in GaN under high-energy particle irradiation. Courtesy: S Chen Gallium nitride (GaN) is the world’s second-favourite semiconductor, present in devices ranging from ...
Physics World

Electron interaction with heavy nucleus calculated from first principles

Effective theorists: Sonia Bacca (left), Bijaya Acharya (centre) and Joanna Sobczyk. (Courtesy: Sabrina Hopp/Angelika Stehle) The interaction between an electron and a calcium-40 nucleus has been ...
Wall Street Journal

Behind Elon Musk’s Management Philosophy: First Principles

Or at least that is what her first staff-wide memo as Twitter CEO suggests. In it, she showed she was in tune with a key management philosophy of her new boss, Elon Musk. That is his total embrace of ...
ISA

Author Q&A: Nonlinear Model-Based Control - Using First-Principles Models in Process Control

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...