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I am a theoretical physicist working on the effects of topology and geometry in condensed matter physics. In particular, I am interested in packing problems, foams and the role played by conformal geometries in these systems.
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A Brief Overview of Packing Problems
Weaire, D., Mughal, A. & Hutzler, S., 27 Aug 2025, Packing Problems in Soft Matter Physics: Fundamentals and Applications. Chan, H.-K., Hutzler, S., Mughal, A., O'Hern, C. S., Wang, Y. & Weaire, D. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 1-12 12 p. (Packing Problems in Soft Matter Physics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Compression of a line of spheres or bubbles in a transverse confining potential
Ryan-Purcell, J., Irannezhad, A., Whelan, M. T. P., Weaire, D., Mughal, A. & Hutzler, S., 03 Jul 2025, In: Philosophical Magazine. 105, 13, p. 684-697 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Packings of Spheres in Cylindrical Confinement
Mughal, A., 27 Aug 2025, Packing Problems in Soft Matter Physics: Fundamentals and Applications. Chan, H.-K., Hutzler, S., Murghal, A., O'Hern, C. S., Wang, Y. & Weaire, D. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, Vol. 27. p. 13-40 28 p. (Packing Problems in Soft Matter Physics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A continuum description of the buckling of a line of spheres in a transverse harmonic confining potential
Hutzler, S., Ryan-Purcell, J., Mughal, A. & Weaire, D., 12 Jul 2023, In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 7, 19 p., 230293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coulomb Calligraphy
Mughal, A., Hutzler, S. & Weaire, D., 22 Feb 2023, In: Forma. 38, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Equilibrium states of confined ions in two dimensions
Mughal, A., Hutzler, S. & Weaire, D., 03 Feb 2023, In: Philosophical Magazine. 103, 6, p. 595-609 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Packing soft spheres: experimental demonstrations with hydrogels
Irannezhad, A., Baragry, A., Weaire, D., Mughal, A. & Hutzler, S., 01 Nov 2023, In: European Journal of Physics. 44, 6, 17 p., 065501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stability maps for columnar structures
Mughal, A., Winkelmann, J., Weaire, D. & Hutzler, S., 20 May 2023, In: Philosophical Magazine. 103, 14, p. 1328-1344 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Peierls-Nabarro potential for a confined chain of hard spheres under compression
Mughal, A., Weaire, D. & Hutzler, S., 20 Sept 2021, In: Europhysics Letters. 135, 2, 6 p., 26002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A simple experimental system to illustrate the nonlinear properties of a linear chain under compression
Weaire, D., Irannezhad, A., Mughal, A. & Hutzler, S., 01 May 2020, In: American Journal of Physics . 88, 5, p. 347-352 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Buckling of a linear chain of hard spheres in a harmonic confining potential: Numerical and analytical results for low and high compression
Hutzler, S., Mughal, A., Ryan-Purcell, J., Irannezhad, A. & Weaire, D., 19 Aug 2020, In: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 102, 2, 12 p., 022905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supplementary material from "Curvature driven motion of a bubble in a toroidal Hele-Shaw cell"
Mughal, A., Cox, S. & Schröder-Turk , G. E., Royal Society Publishing, 08 May 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3773291
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Projects
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Aberystwyth University and Parkinson-Spencer Refractories Ltd- KTP 24_25 R1
Mughal, A. (Project Lead), Finlayson, C. (Project Co‑Lead), Finlayson, C. (Project Co‑Lead), Mughal, A. (Project Co‑Lead) & Mughal, A. (Project Co‑Lead)
Parkinson Spencer Refractories Ltd
01 Sept 2024 → 31 Aug 2026
Project: Impact & Knowledge Exchange
Activities
- 3 Conference
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Geometry of Materials, Packings and Rigid Frameworks
Mughal, A. (Participant)
07 Apr 2025 → 12 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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Satellite Programme: Geometry and Packing in material structure and biology
Cox, S. (Organiser) & Mughal, A. (Organiser)
Aug 2023 → Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference
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13th Eufoam Conference
Cox, S. (Organiser), Mughal, A. (Organiser) & Davies, T. (Organiser)
Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference