Igor Shovkovy

Igor Shovkovy

Professor, Department of Physics
Professor, CISA - Science and Mathematics
  • igor.shovkovy@asu.edu
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Igor Shovkovy is a Professor in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University. He received his doctoral degree in Theoretical Physics from the Bogolyubov Institute of Theoretical Physics in Kyiv, Ukraine (1997). He had postdoctoral training at the University of Cincinnati (1997-2000), the University of Minnesota (2000-2002), and Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt on Main (2002-2004). Before joining Arizona State University, Dr. Shovkovy held a Junior Fellow position at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (2004-2006) and an Assistant Professor position at Western Illinois University (2006-2008). Professor Shovkovy published over 120 articles, reviews, book chapters, and dozens of contributions in conference proceedings. His expertise includes theoretical nuclear physics, high-energy physics, and condensed matter physics. In 2014, Prof. Shovkovy received a visiting professorship award for senior international scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is one of the co-authors of the book "Electronic Properties of Dirac and Weyl Semimetals" published by World Scientific in 2021.

Education
  • Ph. D. Theoretical Physics, Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine 1997
  • M. Sc. Taras Shevchenko Kiev State University, Kiev, Ukraine 1993
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Curriculum Vitae (302.82 KB)
Research Website URL
http://shovkovy.faculty.asu.edu/
Google Scholar URL
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0lTba7gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Experts.asu.edu URL
https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/igor-shovkovy
Research Interests

Professor Shovkovy's main fields of research are theoretical nuclear, high-energy and condensed matter physics. He is interested in a range of problems related to matter under extreme conditions inside neutron stars, quark-gluon plasma created in heavy-ion collisions, physics of the early universe, as well as electronic properties of novel condensed matter materials (e.g., graphene, Dirac and Weyl semimetals, as well as topological insulators), aspects of mathematical physics, etc.

In recent years, a large fraction of Shovkovy's research was dedicated to studies of unusual properties of chiral forms of relativistic matter. He uses quantum field theoretical methods to study the properties of such matter.

Professor Shovkovy is known for his work on magnetic catalysis of symmetry breaking in quantum field theory and its applications in graphene, for studies of color superconductivity in dense quark matter, as well as his research on chiral forms of (quasi-)relativistic matter.

Honors / Awards: 

  • 2014: Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • 2011: Outstanding Referee for the journals of the American Physical Society
  • 1997: Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for young scientists
  • 1997: V. N. Gribov Scholarship & "Best Theoretical Presentation" award at the International School of Subnuclear Physics (35th course) in Erice, Italy.
Research Group

Former Ph.D. students

  • Denys Rybalka (Aug. 2015 -- May 2019), Ph. D. thesis defended on March 25, 2019
  • Lifang Xia (Aug. 2013 -- May 2016), Ph. D. thesis defended on April 13, 2016
  • Xinyang Wang (Aug. 2009 -- Aug. 2013), Ph. D. thesis defended on July 2, 2013
  • Lang Yu (Jun. 2010 -- May 2012), Ph. D. thesis defended on April 6, 2012
Publications

List of publications 

External links: INSPIRE, arXiv, ADS, Publons, Scopus, Google Scholar

Book

  • ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF DIRAC AND WEYL SEMIMETALS,  E. V. Gorbar, V. A. Miansky, I. A. Shovkovy, and P. O. Sukhachov, (World Scientific, Singapore, 2021) ISBN: 978-981-120-734-1, DOI: 10.1142/11475

Selected reviews

  • QUANTUM FIELD THEORY IN A MAGNETIC FIELD: FROM QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS TO GRAPHENE AND DIRAC SEMIMETALS V. A. Miransky and I. A. Shovkovy Physics Reports 576 (2015) pp. 1-209 e-Print Archive: arXiv:1503.00732 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Science Direct
  • MAGNETIC CATALYSIS: A REVIEW. Igor A. Shovkovy e-Print Archive: arXiv:1207.5081 Published in "Strongly Interacting Matter in Magnetic Fields", edited by D. Kharzeev, K. Landsteiner, A. Schmitt, H.-U. Yee. Lect. Notes Phys. 871 (Springer, Berlin, 2013) pp. 13-49 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Book
  • TWO LECTURES ON COLOR SUPERCONDUCTIVITY. Igor A. Shovkovy Found. Phys. 35 (2005) 1309 e-Print Archive: nucl-th/0410091 *** Online version *** | References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Found. Phys.

Selected publications​

  • RATE AND ELLIPTICITY OF DILEPTON PRODUCTION IN A MAGNETIZED QUARK-GLUON PLASMA X. Wang and I. A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 106, 036014 (2022) e-Print Archive: arXiv:2205.00276 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • PHOTON POLARIZATION TENSOR IN A MAGNETIZED PLASMA: ABSORPTIVE PART X. Wang and I. A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 104, 056017 (2021) e-Print Archive: arXiv:2103.01967 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • HYDRODYNAMIC MODES IN MAGNETIZED CHIRAL PLASMA WITH VORTICITY D. O. Rybalka, E. V. Gorbar, and I. A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 99, 016017 (2019) e-Print Archive: arXiv:1807.07608 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • SECOND-ORDER DISSIPATIVE HYDRODYNAMICS FOR PLASMA WITH CHIRAL ASYMMETRY E. V. Gorbar, D. O. Rybalka, and I. A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 95, 096010 (2017) e-Print Archive: arXiv:1702.07791 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • CONSISTENT CHIRAL KINETIC THEORY IN WEYL MATERIALS: CHIRAL MAGNETIC PLASMONS E. V. Gorbar, V. A. Miransky, I. A. Shovkovy, and P. O. Sukhachov Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 127601 (2017) e-Print Archive: arXiv:1610.07625 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
  • ORIGIN OF DISSIPATIVE FERMI ARC TRANSPORT IN WEYL SEMIMETALS E. V. Gorbar, V. A. Miransky, I. A. Shovkovy, and P. O. Sukhachov Phys. Rev. B 93, 235127 (2016) e-Print Archive: arXiv:1603.06004 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. B
  • ANOMALOUS MAXWELL EQUATIONS FOR INHOMOGENEOUS CHIRAL PLASMA E. V. Gorbar, I. A. Shovkovy, S. Vilchinskii, I. Rudenok, A. Boyarsky, and O. Ruchayskiy Phys. Rev. D 93, 105028 (2016) e-Print Archive: arXiv:1603.03442 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • RADIATIVE CORRECTIONS TO CHIRAL SEPARATION EFFECT IN QED. E.V. Gorbar, V.A. Miransky, I.A. Shovkovy, and Xinyang Wang Phys. Rev. D 88 (2013) 025025 e-Print: arXiv:1304.4606 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • FAST EQUILIBRATION OF HADRONS IN AN EXPANDING FIREBALL. J. Noronha-Hostler, C. Greiner, and I.A. Shovkovy. Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 (2008) 252301 e-Print Archive: 0711.0930 [nucl-th] References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
  • CHROMOMAGNETIC INSTABILITY IN DENSE QUARK MATTER. Mei Huang and Igor A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 70 (2004) 051501(R) e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0407049 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • GAPLESS TWO-FLAVOR COLOR SUPERCONDUCTOR Igor Shovkovy and Mei Huang Phys. Lett. B 564 (2003) 205 e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0302142 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Science Direct
  • MAGNETIC CATALYSIS AND ANISOTROPIC CONFINEMENT IN QCD V.A. Miransky and I.A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. D 66 (2002) 045006 e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0205348 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
  • SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH ABNORMAL NUMBER OF NAMBU-GOLDSTONE BOSONS AND KAON CONDENSATE V.A. Miransky and I.A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 (2002) 111601 e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0108178 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
  • SCHWINGER-DYSON EQUATION APPROACH TO COLOR SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN DENSE QCD D.K. Hong, V.A. Miransky, I.A. Shovkovy and L.C.R. Wijewardhana, Phys. Rev. D 61 (2000) 056001; Erratum-ibid. 62 (2000) 059903(E). e-Print Archive: hep-ph/9906478 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D | (Erratum)
  • CATALYSIS OF DYNAMICAL FLAVOR SYMMETRY BREAKING BY A MAGNETIC FIELD IN (2+1)-DIMENSIONS V.P. Gusynin, V.A. Miransky, I.A. Shovkovy Phys. Rev. Lett. 73 (1994) 3499-3502., Erratum-ibid.76 (1996) 1005 e-Print Archive: hep-ph/9405262 References | Citation Search | Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
Research Activity
  • Shovkovy,Igor*. Research in Relativistic Plasma under Extreme Conditions. NSF-MPS-PHY (8/1/2022 - 7/31/2025).
  • Shovkovy,Igor*. Research in Quantum Field Theory: Anomalous Properties of Chiral Matter. NSF-MPS-PHY (8/1/2017 - 7/31/2022).
  • Shovkovy,Igor*. Research in quantum field theory: Relativistic matter in a magnetic field. NSF-MPS-PHY (7/15/2014 - 6/30/2018).
  • Shovkovy,Igor*. Relativistic Matter Under Extreme Conditions. NSF-MPS (9/1/2010 - 6/30/2014).
Courses
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 493 Honors Thesis
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 792 Research
PHY 495 Project Research
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PHY 361 Introductory Modern Physics
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 792 Research
PHY 495 Project Research
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 792 Research
PHY 495 Project Research
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 493 Honors Thesis
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
PHY 495 Project Research
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 493 Honors Thesis
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 495 Project Research
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 792 Research
PHY 361 Introductory Modern Physics
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 493 Honors Thesis
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 792 Research
2019 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 792 Research
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
2019 Summer
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
2019 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 792 Research
2018 Fall
Course Number Course Title
PHY 302 Mathematical Mthds Physics II
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 792 Research
2018 Summer
Course Number Course Title
PHY 792 Research
2018 Spring
Course Number Course Title
PHY 331 Prin Modern Electromagnetism
PHY 799 Dissertation
PHY 201 Math Methods Physics I
PHY 493 Honors Thesis
PHY 792 Research
Editorships

Editorial Board Member of Particles, an international, open access, peer- reviewed journal covering nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics (2022-now)

Service
  • Creator, organizer, and host of the Theoretical Physics Colloquium series (2020-now)
  • College Personnel Committee for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty, College of Integrative Science and Arts, Co-Chair (2022-now)
  • University hearing board, Office of the University Provost, Member (Spring 2021)
  • University Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member (2017-2020)
  • University Senate, President-Elect (2016-2017), President (2017-2018) and Past-President (2018-2019) of the Polytechnic Campus Assembly 
  • Interim Physics Program Leader, Science and Mathematics Faculty, College of Letters and Sciences (Spring 2016)
  • University Undergraduate Standards Committee, Member (2013 - 2015)
  • Contract Faculty and IP Review Committee, Science and Mathematics Faculty, SLS, Member (2012) and Chair (2013 - 2015)
  • Multiple Search Committees, Science and Mathematics Faculty, College of Letters and Sciences, Chair (2014), Member (2015)
Expertise Areas
Cosmology, Particle, and Astrophysics
High Energy Theory
Nuclear Physics
Theoretical Solid State Physics
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