Education
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1999
W. Vincent Liu
University of Pittsburgh
Profile
Wensheng Vincent Liu received his B.S. and his M.S. in Physics from Jilin University and Beijing Normal University in China, respectively. He then obtained his Ph.D., also in Physics, from the University of Texas at Austin. He finally joined the Physics Department of the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. Throughout his career, he has received several awards. He is a member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) - China at the Chinese Academy of Sciences where he sits on the National Advisory Board and has been involved in numerous research programs at the KITP as either a participant, fellow, or scientist.
Research
Dr. Liu is interested in the theory of novel emergent phenomena of quantum condensed matter. He has considerable experience in interacting Bose and Fermi gases of cold atoms, quasi–one–dimensional electronic, charge and/or spin liquids (such as coupled Luttinger liquid models), and quasi 2D strongly correlated electronic systems such as high temperature superconductors. He also has a background in quantum field theory and is interested in all applications of it to condensed matter. His current research focuses on the rapidly developing field of ultra–cold atomic gases, driven largely by many ongoing experiments worldwide.
Students
| Title | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Zehan Li | Graduate Student | zel6@pitt.edu |
| Haiyuan Zou | Postdoctoral Fellow | haz57@pitt.edu |
Most Cited Publications
"Interior gap superfluidity" WV Liu, F Wilczek - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
"Stability criteria for breached-pair superfluidity" MMN Forbes, E Gubankova, WV Liu, F Wilczek - Physical review letters, 2005 - APS
"Atomic matter of nonzero-momentum Bose-Einstein condensation and orbital current order" WV Liu, C Wu - Physical Review A, 2006 - APS
"Breached pairing superfluidity: Possible realization in QCD" E Gubankova, WV Liu, F Wilczek - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
"Topological semimetal in a fermionic optical lattice" K Sun, WV Liu, A Hemmerich, SD Sarma - Nature Physics, 2012 - nature.com
Recent Publications
"Clean Floquet Time Crystals: Models and Realizations in Cold Atoms." Huang, B., Wu, Y.-H., Liu, W.V. Physical Review Letters 120(11), 110603 (2018).
"Odd-parity topological superfluidity for fermions in a bond-centered square optical lattice." optical lattice Xu, Z.-F., Hemmerich, A., Liu, W.V. Physical Review A 96(5), 053607 (2017).
"Frustrated Magnetism of Dipolar Molecules on a Square Optical Lattice: Prediction of a Quantum Paramagnetic Ground State." Zou, H., Zhao, E., Liu, W.V. Physical Review Letters 119(5) 050401 (2017).
"Effective theory of interating fermions in shaken square optical lattices." Keleş, A., Zhao, E., Liu, W.V. Physical Review A 95(6) 063619 (2017).
"Physics of higher orbital bands in optical lattices: A review." Li, X., Liu, W.V. Reports on Progress in Physics 79(11) 116401 (2016).