📄 Research pages
Original research interest write-ups from across three decades of work in granular physics, fracture mechanics, and statistical mechanics.
Archive
The original site was built over three decades and contains a rich body of legacy material — research notes, workshop pages, lecture notes, photographs, and personal writing. It is preserved here for browsing.
The original rafi.blumenfeld.co.uk accumulated material from 1993 onwards, growing organically across research interests, teaching, conferences, and personal life. Rather than deleting this material, it is preserved as a browsable archive.
Some of this material is still intellectually live. Some is historically interesting. Some is personal, eccentric, or technically obsolete. All of it is part of the record.
Browse the legacy site
The original site content is preserved and browsable. These links point to the legacy pages.
🎓 Lecture notes & teaching
Course materials from summer schools and university teaching, including polymer physics and granular matter lectures.
📋 CV & profile
Legacy CV versions, biographical material, and the original homepage.
🎤 Workshops & conferences
Records of organised events, conference proceedings, and collaborative networks.
📸 Photo gallery
Legacy photo galleries — conferences, collaborators, volleyball, and life beyond the blackboard.
📦 Personal & miscellaneous
Anecdotes, personal pages, StatoElastic project files, and older archived material.