Anatoli Polkovnikov
Faculty
(Assistant Professor)
Office: Metcalf Science Building, Room 315
Phone: 617-358-4394
Email: asp@bu.edu
Website: http://physics.bu.edu/~asp/
Research Interests:
Professor Anatoli Polkovnikov’s research focuses on understanding connections between classical, quantum and statistical properties of many particle physics with the emphasis to non-equilibrium systems. With recent advances in experiments in systems weakly coupled to the environment, for example in cold atoms, new problems emerge which require theoretical understanding; new theoretical tools and methods are to be developed for description of non equilibrium interacting systems. He is combining both analytical and numerical approaches. Many of his findings have direct applications to experiments in cold atom systems. His recent works include classification of slow dynamics in low-dimensional gapless systems, in particular near critical points; suggesting and characterizing interference between independent interacting atomic systems as a new tool for detecting their properties; finding a general expansion of the time evolution of many-particle systems around a classical limit and using this expansion for particular applications.
Selected papers:
- 10/17/05 Universal adiabatic dynamics across a quantum critical point
Education:
Ph. D. (2003) Yale University, academic advisor: Subir Sachdev
M.S. (1998) St. Petesburg State Polytechnical University
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Research Descriptions:
Research by Anatoli Polkovnikov
Professor Anatoli Polkovnikov’s research interests line in the area of strongly correlated systems. With recent advances in experiments in systems weakly coupled to the environment, for example in cold atoms, new problems emerge which require theoretical understanding. In particular, new theoretical tools and methods are necessary for description of dynamics of strongly correlated systems. He is studying both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems in different areas of condensed matter physics. His research interests include physics of cold atoms and spin systems, superconductivity, interplay of disorder and interactions, statistical mechanics of flux lines in superconductors. He is combining both analytical and numerical approaches to get better understanding of particular problems. In his research, he is trying to get connected to either existing or possible in the near future experiments.
