Krzysztof Sacha (born September 2, 1970) is a Polish theoretical physicist. He is currently Professor of Physics at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.[1]

Krzysztof Sacha
Born
Krzysztof Sacha

(1970-09-02) September 2, 1970 (age 54)
Poland
CitizenshipPolish
Alma materJagiellonian University
Known forTime crystal
SpouseEwa Sacha
ChildrenAleksandra and Wojciech
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsJagiellonian University
Thesis (1998)
Doctoral advisorProf. Jakub Zakrzewski
Websitechaos.if.uj.edu.pl

Personal life

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Krzysztof Sacha was born on September 2, 1970, in Kłodzko together with his twin brother Jerzy Sacha. In 1996 he married Ewa, with whom he has two children Aleksandra and Wojciech.

Education

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He received a Master of Science in Physics in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Physics in 1998, both with distinction, from Jagiellonian University. In 1999 he was given Award of Ministry of Polish Education for PhD thesis. He continued his work in Jagiellonian University, in 1999-2000 in Philipps University Marburg with Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and in 2005-2006 in Los Alamos National Laboratory with Fulbright Fellowship. In 2004 he earned Habilitation in physics in Jagiellonian University and in 2011 he was awarded title of Professor of Physics.[2]

Research

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Krzysztof Sacha researches atomic physics. He is known for his work on Bose–Einstein condensate fluctuations, solitons, Eckhardt-Sacha model of nonsequential triple ionization,[3] first proposal of symmetry breaking of discrete time translation symmetry - Time crystals[4][5][6] and many other works on dynamical phases of matter[7][8]

Recognition

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In 2024, Sacha received the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in the field of mathematics, physics, and engineering for his works on for the formulation of the theory of time crystals[9].

References

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  1. ^ "Krzysztof Sacha". Department of Physics, JU. 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. ^ "Professorship nominations February 24 2011". The official website of the President of the Republic of Poland. 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  3. ^ Efimov, Dmitry K.; Maksymov, Artur; Ciappina, Marcelo; Prauzner-Bechcicki, Jakub S.; Lewenstein, Maciej; Zakrzewski, Jakub (2021). "Three-electron correlations in strong laser field ionization". Optics Express. 29 (17): 26526–26537. arXiv:2104.14438. Bibcode:2021OExpr..2926526E. doi:10.1364/OE.431572. PMID 34615086. S2CID 233444323.
  4. ^ "Dyskretny urok kryształów czasu zbadał także Polak". Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  5. ^ Khemani, Vedika; Moessner, Roderich; Sondhi, S. L. (2019). "A Brief History of Time Crystals". arXiv:1910.10745. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Time Crystals (SSAOPP, volume 114). Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics. Vol. 114. Springer. 2021. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-52523-1. ISBN 978-3-030-52522-4. S2CID 240770955. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  7. ^ "Prof. Sacha z UJ: Ścigamy się z Google'em o kryształ czasowy. I mamy przewagę". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  8. ^ "Krzysztof Sacha's Google Scholar profile". 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  9. ^ https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C105163%2Cprof-krzysztof-sacha-laureatem-nagrody-fnp.html