Igor Shovkovy
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Phone: 480-727-1953
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WANER 340F 6073 S Backus Mall Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Igor Shovkovy is a Professor and Faculty Head of Polytechnic Science & Mathematics Faculty in the School of Applied Sciences and Arts within the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University. He earned his doctoral degree in Theoretical Physics from the Bogolyubov Institute of Theoretical Physics in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1997.
Dr. Shovkovy completed postdoctoral training at the University of Cincinnati (1997-2000), the University of Minnesota (2000-2002), and Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main (2002-2004). Before joining Arizona State University, he was a Junior Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (2004-2006) and an Assistant Professor at Western Illinois University (2006-2008).
Professor Shovkovy has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, as well as many reviews, book chapters, and contributions to conference proceedings. His research expertise spans theoretical nuclear physics, high-energy physics, and condensed matter physics. In 2014, he was awarded a visiting professorship for senior international scientists by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a co-author of the book "Electronic Properties of Dirac and Weyl Semimetals," published by World Scientific in 2021.
- Ph. D. Theoretical Physics, Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyiv, Ukraine 1997
- M. Sc. Taras Shevchenko Kiev State University, Kyiv, Ukraine 1993
Professor Shovkovy's primary research areas are theoretical nuclear physics, high-energy physics, and condensed matter physics. His work explores the properties of matter under extreme conditions, such as those found within neutron stars, the quark-gluon plasma generated in heavy-ion collisions, and the early universe. He investigated the electronic properties of novel condensed matter materials like graphene, Dirac and Weyl semimetals, and topological insulators. His interests also extend to various aspects of mathematical physics.
In recent years, Professor Shovkovy has focused on studying chiral forms of relativistic matter and strongly magnetized plasmas, using quantum field theoretical methods to gain deeper insights into the anomalous properties of these systems.
He is particularly recognized for his contributions to the study of magnetic catalysis of symmetry breaking in quantum field theory and its applications in graphene, his research on color superconductivity in dense quark matter, and his investigations into relativistic plasmas under conditions of high density, high temperature, and strong magnetic fields.
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.
Postdocs
- Dr. Ritesh Ghosh (Nov. 2023 -- now)
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
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
- Anomalous plasma: chiral magnetic effect and all that, I. A. Shovkovy, published in Peter Suranyi 87th Birthday Festschrift A Life in Quantum Field Theory, edited by P. Argyres, G. Dunne, G. Semenoff, and R. Wijewardhana, (World Scientific, Singapore, 2022) pp. 291-316, e-Print Archive: arXiv:2111.11416
- Quantum field theory in a magnetic field: From quantum chromodynamics to graphene and Dirac semimetals, V. A. Miansky and I. A. Shovkovy, Physics Reports 576 (2015) pp. 1-209, e-Print Archive: arXiv:1503.00732
- Magnetic Catalysis: A Review, I. A. Shovkovy, Lect. Notes Phys. 871 (Springer, Berlin, 2013) pp. 13-49, e-Print Archive: arXiv:1207.5081
- Two lectures on color superconductivity, I. A. Shovkovy, Found. Phys. 35 (2005) 1309, e-Print Archive: nucl-th/0410091
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, 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, Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D
- Hydrodynamic modes in a 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 025025 (2013), e-Print: arXiv:1304.4606, 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, 252301 (2008), e-Print Archive: 0711.0930, Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Chromomagnetic instability in dense quark matter, Mei Huang and Igor A. Shovkovy,
Phys. Rev. D 70, 051501(R) (2004), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0407049, Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. D - Gapless two flavor color superconductor, Igor Shovkovy and Mei Huang, Phys. Lett. B 564, 205 (2003), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0302142, Abstract | pdf | Science Direct
- Magnetic catalysis and anisotropic confinement in QCD, V.A. Miransky and I.A. Shovkovy, Phys. Rev. D 66, 045006 (2002), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0205348, 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, 111601 (2002), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/0108178, Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Schwinger-Dyson 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, 056001 (2000), Erratum-ibid. 62 (2000) 059903(E), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/9906478, 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, 3499 (1994), Erratum-ibid.76, 1005 (1996), e-Print Archive: hep-ph/9405262, Abstract | pdf | Phys. Rev. Lett.
- 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
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 331 | Prin Modern Electromagnetism |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 361 | Introductory Modern Physics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 331 | Prin Modern Electromagnetism |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 331 | Prin Modern Electromagnetism |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 361 | Introductory Modern Physics |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 792 | Research |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 331 | Prin Modern Electromagnetism |
| PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
Editorial Board Member of Particles, an international, open access, peer- reviewed journal covering nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics (2022-now)
- Creator, organizer, and host of the Theoretical Physics Colloquium series (2020-2023)
- Search Committee for the inaugural Director of the School of Applied Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Science and Arts, Chair (Spring 2023)
- 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)