Tomaž Prosen (born 1970) is a Slovenian theoretical and mathematical physicist. His research has spanned non-equilibrium dynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum transport, and chaos theory.
Tomaž Prosen | |
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| Born | 6 April 1970 (age 54) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
| Known for | Many-body theory Quantum chaos |
| Awards | Physik-Preis Dresden (2022),[1] Advanced grant of the European Research Council (ERC AdG 2015), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Bessel Award (2009), Zois prize (2005) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Ljubljana |
Early career
editProsen earned his Diploma in Physics in 1991, and a Doctorate of Science in 1995, both from the University of Ljubljana. He finished both at a significantly younger age than usual. ISI named him a ‘Citation Superstar’ as one of the most cited young scientists in Slovenia in 2000.[2] He was made a Full Professor at the University of Ljubljana by outstanding early election in 2008.[2]
Research
editTomaž Prosen is primarily known for providing the first exact solutions for models of open quantum many-body systems and for the discovery of novel kinds of quantum conservation laws that settled long-standing questions about the nature of transport in fundamental models of low-dimensional quantum materials, such as the Heisenbeg spin chains and the one-dimensional Hubbard model.[3][4] The latter work also provided a full description of canonical ensembles of quantum integrable systems[5] paving the way for extensions of thermodynamics to integrable systems. He is also known for pioneering a novel approach for establishing quantum chaos in spin-1/2 systems, for which previously known semi-classical methods fail.[6] This approach challenged conventional beliefs in theoretical physics by providing an exact solution to the dynamics of a chaotic model.[6][7][8]
Memberships
editHe is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ "Physik-Preis Dresden". www.pks.mpg.de.
- ^ a b Prosen, Tomaz (2020-10-07). "T. Prosen CV (2020)" (PDF). Tomaz Prosen CV. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Prosen, Tomaž (2011-05-27). "Open XXZ Spin Chain: Nonequilibrium Steady State and a Strict Bound on Ballistic Transport". Physical Review Letters. 106 (21): 217206. arXiv:1103.1350. Bibcode:2011PhRvL.106u7206P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.217206. PMID 21699339. S2CID 36194016.
- ^ Prosen, Tomaž; Ilievski, Enej (2013-08-02). "Families of Quasilocal Conservation Laws and Quantum Spin Transport". Physical Review Letters. 111 (5): 057203. arXiv:1306.4498. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111e7203P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.057203. PMID 23952440. S2CID 23359583.
- ^ Ilievski, E.; De Nardis, J.; Wouters, B.; Caux, J.-S.; Essler, F. H. L.; Prosen, T. (2015-10-07). "Complete Generalized Gibbs Ensembles in an Interacting Theory". Physical Review Letters. 115 (15): 157201. arXiv:1507.02993. Bibcode:2015PhRvL.115o7201I. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.157201. PMID 26550747. S2CID 500997.
- ^ a b Kos, Pavel; Ljubotina, Marko; Prosen, Tomaž (2018-06-08). "Many-Body Quantum Chaos: Analytic Connection to Random Matrix Theory". Physical Review X. 8 (2): 021062. arXiv:1712.02665. Bibcode:2018PhRvX...8b1062K. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.8.021062.
- ^ Bertini, Bruno; Kos, Pavel; Prosen, Tomaž (2018-12-27). "Exact Spectral Form Factor in a Minimal Model of Many-Body Quantum Chaos". Physical Review Letters. 121 (26): 264101. arXiv:1805.00931. Bibcode:2018PhRvL.121z4101B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.264101. PMID 30636114. S2CID 51696196.
- ^ "Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics » Blog Archive » A breakthrough in many body quantum chaos". 30 June 2018. doi:10.36471/jccm_june_2018_02. S2CID 240432938. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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