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Selected Publications of Pik-Yin Lai    (full publication list on Google Scholar)

  • "Monte Carlo studies of correlation length and hyperscaling in the three dimensional Ising model", Pik-Yin Lai and K. K. Mon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, p.2608-2611 (1989). 

  • "Ising Spin-glass in a Transverse Field: Replica Symmetry Breaking Solution", Y. Y. Goldschmidt and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, p.2467-2470 (1990). 

  • "Structure and Dynamics of Grafted Polymer Layers: A Monte Carlo Simulation", Pik-Yin Lai and K. Binder, J. Chem. Phys. 95, p.9288-9299 (1991). 

  • "Structure and Dynamics of Polymer Brush near the Theta-Point: A Monte Carlo Simulation", Pik-Yin Lai and Kurt Binder, J. Chem. Phys. 97, p.586-595 (1992). 

  • "Friction Induced Segregation of a Granular Binary Mixture in a Rotating Drum", Pik-Yin Lai, L.-C. Jia and C. K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, p.4994-4997 (1997). 

  • "Empty site models for heap formation in vertically vibrating grains", L.-C. Jia and Pik-Yin Lai and C. K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, p. 3832-3835 (1999). 

  • "Jamming of Granular flow in a two-dimensional hopper", K. To*, Pik-Yin Lai and H. K. Pak, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, p.71-74 (2001). (Physical Review Focus, reported in NY Times)

  • "Nonequilibrium Relaxation in Polymer Knot Groups", Pik-Yin Lai, Y.-J. Sheng and H.-K. Tsao, Phys. Rev. Lett., 87, p.175503 (2001). 

  • "Turbulent Drag Reduction and Mechanical Degradation of DNA", H.J. Choi, S.T. Lim, Pik-Yin Lai, and C.K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, p.088302-1~4 (2002). 

  • "Connectivity and Synchronous Firings in Cortical Neuronal Networks", L.-C. Jia, M. Sano, Pik-Yin Lai and C. K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett 93, p.088101-1~4 (2004). 

  • "Temperature Oscillations in a compartmentalized bi-dispersed granular gas", M. Hou, Z. Peng, R. Liu, K. Lu, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 068001 (2008). 

  • "Frequency Enhancement in Coupled Noisy Excitable Elements", W.Y. Chang, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. K. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, p.254102-1~4 (2011). 

  • "Colloidal diffusion in a periodic energy landscape", X. G. Ma, Pik-Yin Lai, and P. Tong, Soft Matter 9, 8826  (2013) (Cover Story). 

  • "Predicting Self-terminating Ventricular Fibrillation in an Isolated Heart", D.M. Le, A. V. Dvornikov, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. K. Chan, Europhys. Lett. 104, 48002 (2013). (Editor’s choice)

  • "Reconstructing Weighted Networks from dynamics", E.S.C. Ching, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. Y. Leung, Phys. Rev. E (Rapid Comm.) 91, 030801 (2015).

  • "Colloidal Dynamics over a tilted periodic energy potential: non-equilibrium steady-state distributions ", X. G. Ma, Pik-Yin Lai, B. Ackerson, and P. Tong, Phys. Rev. E 91, .042306 (2015) (Editor’s Suggestion).

  • "Regulatory Effects on the population dynamics and Wave Propagation in a Cell Lineage model", Mao-Xiang Wang, Y.Q. Ma, and Pik-Yin Lai*, J. Theo. Biol. 393, 105 (2016).

  • "Ionic characteristics in Cardiac alternans suppression using T+/- epsilon feedback control", S.N. Liang, D. M. Le, Pik-Yin Lai*, and C. K. Chan, Europhys. Lett. 115, p. 48001 (2016).

  • "A Theory of Synchrony by Coupling through a Diffusive Chemical Signal", J. Gou, Wei-Yin Chiang, Pik-Yin Lai*, M. Ward*, and Yue-Xian Li, Physica D 339, 1 (2016).

  • "Entropy production and irreversibility of dissipative trajectories in electric circuits", K. H. Chiang, C. L. Lee, Pik-Yin Lai, and Y. F. Chen, Phys. Rev. E 95, 012158 (2017).

  •  "Reconstructing Network topology and coupling strengths in Directed Networks of discrete-time dynamics", Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 95, 022311 (2017).

  • "Cardiac Alternans Reduction by Chaotic Attractors in T+/- epsilon feedback control ", D.M. Le, Y. T. Lin, Y.T. Yang, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. K. Chan, Europhys. Lett. 117 50001-1~6  (2017).

  • "Colloidal diffusion over a quasicrystalline-patterned surface ", Y. Su, Pik-Yin Lai, B. Ackerson, Y. Han and P. Tong, J. Chem. Phys. 146, 214903 (2017) (Editor’s Picks).

  • "Colloidal diffusion over a quenched two-dimensional random potential ", Yun Su, X. G. Ma, Pik-Yin Lai, and P. Tong, Soft Matter 13, 4773 (2017).

  • "Colloidal Dynamics over a tilted periodic energy potential: Irreversibility and Entropy production in non-equilibrium steady-state", X. G. Ma, Y. Su, Pik-Yin Lai, and P. Tong, Phys. Rev. E 96, 012601 (2017). (Editor’s Suggestion).

  • "Electrical Autonomous Brownian Gyrator", K.-H. Chiang, C.W. Chou, C. L. Lee, Pik-Yin Lai, and Y. F. Chen, Phys. Rev. E 96, 032123 (2017).

  • "Positive feedback and synchronized bursts in neuronal cultures ", Y. T. Huang, Y.L Chang, C.C. Chen, Pik-Yin Lai, and C. K. Chan, PLOS ONE 12, e0187276 (2017).

  • "Reconstructing networks from dynamics with correlated noise", H.C. Tam, E. S.C. Ching, and Pik-Yin Lai, Physica A 502,p.106-122 (2018).

  • "Mechanism of large-scale flow reversals in turbulent thermal convection", Y. Wang, Pik-Yin Lai, H. Song and P. Tong, Science Advances 4, eaat74801~8 (2018).

  • "Reconstructing Positive and Negative couplings in Ising spin Networks by Sorted Local Transfer Entropy", F. Goetze and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 100, 012121 (2019).

  • "Thermodynamic cost of shortcuts-to-isothermal transport of a Brownian particle ", J. A. C. Albay, S. R. Wulaningrum, Chulan Kwon, Pik-Yin Lai, and Yonggun Jun, Phys. Rev. Res. 1, 033122-1~8 (2019).

  • "Dynamics of beating cardiac tissue under external periodic drives", Po-Yu Chou, W. Y. Chiang, C.K. Chan, and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 101, 012201-1~8 (2020). (Selected in Kaleidoscope).

  • "Phase Transitions in Ehrenfest Urns Model with Interactions: Coexistence of uniform and non-uniform states ", C. H. Cheng, B. Gemao and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 101,  (2020).

  • "Realization of finite-rate isothermal compression and expansion using optical feedback trap", J. A. C. Albay, Pik-Yin Lai, and Yonggun Jun, App. Phys. Lett. 116, 103706 (2020). (Editor’s Pick).

  • "Work relation in instantaneous-equilibrium transition of forward and reverse processes ", J. A. C. Albay, C. Kwon, Pik-Yin Lai, and Y. Jun, New J. Phys 22, 123049-1~16 (2020).

  • "Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and Phase transition of Ehrenfest urns with interactions", C. H. Cheng and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. Res. 3, 023134-1~10 (2021).

  • "Effects of Hidden Nodes on Noisy Network Dynamics", B. Gemao and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 103, 062302-1~13 (2021).

  • "Instantaneous equilibrium transition for Brownian systems under time-dependent temperature and potential variations: Reversibility, heat and work relations, and fast isentropic process", Y. Jun and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. Res. 3, 033130-1~14 (2021).

  • "Regulatory Feedback Effects on Tissue Growth Dynamics in a Two-Stage Cell Lineage Model", M.X. Wang, A. Lander, and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 104 p. 034405-1~19 (2021).

  • "Optimized two-dimensional Networks with edge crossing cost: frustrated anti-ferromagnetic spin system", AL Cheng, Pik-Yin Lai, Physical Review E 104 (5), 054313    (2021)

  • "Effects of hidden nodes on noisy network dynamics", B Gemao, Pik-Yin Lai, Physical Review E 103 (6), 062302 (2021).

  • "Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and phase transition of Ehrenfest urns with interactions", CH Cheng, Pik-Yin Lai, Physical Review Research 3, 023134 (2021).

  • "Directed motion of membrane proteins under an entropy-driven potential field generated by anchored proteins ", Y. Sheng, C. Luo, Y. Wen W. He, P. Huang, H.Y. Chen, Pik-Yin Lai, and P. Tong, Phys. Rev. Res. 3, 043195-1~17 (2021).

  • "A unified description of compressive modulus of living cells", D. Guan, Y. Shen, R. Zhang, P. Huang, Pik-Yin Lai, and P. Tong, Phys. Rev. Res. 3, 043166-1~13 (2021). 

  •  "Minimal dissipation protocols of an instantaneous equilibrium Brownian particle under time-dependent temperature and potential variations", Y. Jun and Pik-Yin Lai*, Physical Review Research 4, 023157-1~17 (2022).

  • "Stochastic currents and efficiency in an autonomous heat engine", W. Lin, Y.-H. Liao, Pik-Yin Lai and Y. Jun, Physical Review E (Letter) 106, L0221061~5 (2022). 

  • "Efficient Reconstruction of Directed Networks from Noisy Dynamics using Stochastic Force Inference", C. H. Cheng and Pik-Yin Lai*, Phys. Rev. E 106,  034302-1~14  (2022).

  •   "Activity-assisted barrier-crossing of self-propelled colloids over parallel microgrooves", Yan Wen, Zhihao Li, Haiqing Wang, Jing Zheng, Jinyao Tang, XinPeng Xu, Pik-Yin Lai, and Penger Tong, Phys. Rev. E (Letter) 107, L032601-1~6 (2023).

  • "Diverse phase transitions in optimized directed network models with distinct inward and outward node weights", R.-C. Chang, A.-L. Cheng, and Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. E 107, 034312-1~21 (2023). 

  • "Winning strategies of a gambling demon in a Brownian particle under a squeezing potential", J. A. C. Albay, Y. Jun, Pik-Yin Lai, Phys. Rev. Res. 5, 023115 -1~7  (2023).

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