Department
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Phone
+1 (210) 9998465
Email Address
nmehta@trinity.edu
Room
360
Website
Nirav Mehta's Digital Commons Page

I am a theoretical physicist interested in the quantum mechanical properties of ultracold atoms and molecules. My group uses and develops a mixture of analytical and computational tools to study solutions to the Schrodinger equation for few-body systems.

I enjoy teaching all levels of the undergraduate physics curriculum, particularly the upper-level Electricity and Magnetism and Quantum Mechanics courses. I employ research-based teaching methods that encourage students to be actively engaged in the classroom. These include everything from lab demonstrations to clicker questions and in-class tutorial exercises.

Selected Publications

  • "The hyperspherical four-fermion problem" by Rittenhouse, S.T., von Stecher, J., D'Incao, J.P., Mehta, N.P., and Greene, C.H., J.Phys. B: At.Mol.Opt.Phys. 44 172001 (2011).  
  • "Green's functions and the adiabatic hyperspherical method " by Rittenhouse, S.T., Mehta, N.P., and Greene, C.H., Phys.Rev.A 82, 022706 (2010).

Subjects Taught

  • Introduction to Mechanics
  • Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
  • Introductory and Intermediate Physics Lab
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Advanced Theoretical Physics
  • Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics  

Community Service & Involvement

  • Co-adviser, Society of Physics Students