
Education:
Ph.D., Institute of Metal Research, Chinese
Professional
experiences:
Professor, Institute of Physics, Chinese
Research Scientist, Bartol Research Institute,
Research Scientist, Department of Physics,
Associate Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 07/1996 - 06/1998.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing, China, 07/1994 - 06/1996.
Visiting
records:
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics,
Visiting Professor, Laue-Langevin
Institute, Grenoble, France, 12/2002 - 02/2003.
Visiting Professor, Laboratorio
De Fisica De Sistemas Pequenos Y Nanotecnologia,
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain, 05/2002
- 06/2002.
Visiting Scientist, Department of Mathematics,
Visiting Scientist, Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos
National
Visiting Scientist, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute,
Visiting Scientist, Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos
National
Visiting Scientist, Solid State Division,
Visiting Scientist, Institute of Theoretical Physics,
Visiting Scientist, Solid State Division,
Research
interests:
1. Mathematical methods in Physics (PACS
number 02.):
Integrable
systems (02.30.Ik), Ordinary differential equations (02.30.Hq), Partial
differential equations (02.30.Jr), Inverse problems (02.30.Zz), Solutions of wave
equations: bound states (03.65.Ge), and solitons (05.45.Yv): integrable and near-integrable
statistical physical models, condensed matter models and nonlinear partial
differential equations in general physics: the exact solutions, solitons,
instantons, vortices, asymptotic solutions, adiabatic dynamics, stochastic
dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, nonequilibrium dynamics, long-time behavior, etc.
2. Matter waves, quantum condensation
phenomena and superfluidity (PACS number 03.):
Matter waves
(03.75.-b), quantum condensation phenomena (03.75.Fi), Bose-Einstein
condensates (03.75), atom and neutron optics (03.75.Be), atom and neutron
interferometry (03.75.Dg), entanglement and decoherence in Bose-Einstein
condensates (03.75.Gg), static properties of condensates; thermodynamical,
statistical, and structural properties (03.75.Hh), dynamic properties of
condensates; collective and hydrodynamic excitations, superfluid flow
(03.75.Kk), tunneling, Josephson effect, Bose-Einstein condensates in periodic
potentials, solitons, vortices, and topological excitations (03.75.Lm),
multicomponent condensates; spinor condensates (03.75.Mn), other Bose-Einstein
condensation phenomena (03.75.Nt), atom lasers (03.75.Pp), degenerate Fermi
gases (03.75.Ss), photon interactions with atoms (32.80.-t), optical cooling of
atoms; trapping (32.80.Pj), coherent control of atomic interactions with
photons (32.80.Qk), atom interferometry techniques (39.20.+qn), quantum fluids
and solid (67.), liquid and solid helium (67.), boson degeneracy and
superfluidity of 4^He (67.20+k), mixed systems, liquid 3^He and 4^He mixtures
(67.60.-g), etc.
Weak or Anderson
localization (73.20.Fz), delocalization processes (73.20.Jc), collective
excitations (73.20.Mf), electron states and collective excitations in
multilayers, quantum wells, mesoscopic and nanoscale systems (73.21.-b),
electronic transport in mesoscopic systems (73.23.-b), electronic transport in
mesoscopic or nanoscale materials and structures (73.63.-b), etc.
4. Theory of magnetic properties and
materials (PACS number 75.):
General theory and
models of magnetic ordering (75.10.-b), classical spin models (75.10.Hk),
quantized spin models (75.10.Jm), band and itinerant models (75.10.Lp),
intrinsic properties of magnetically ordered materials (75.30.-m), spin waves
(75.30.Ds), exchange and superexchange interactions (75.30.Et), spin density
waves (75.30.Fv), magnetic anisotropy (75.30.Gw), magnetic impurity
interactions (75.30.Hx), magnetic phase boundaries (75.30.Kz), valence
fluctuation and Kondo lattice and heavy fermion phenomena (75.30.Mb), colossal
magnetoresistance (75.30.Vn), macroscopic quantum phenomena in magnetic systems
(75.45.+j), domain effects (75.60.-d), magnetic properties of thin films
(75.70.-i), magnetic properties of nanostructures (75.75.+a), spin polarized
transport (72.25.-b), etc.
5. Quantum phase transition theory:
Quantum phase
transition theory and its applications in the Nanomaterials, the
Josephson-junction arrays, the quantum Hall effect systems, the high-T_c
superconductor, the strongly corrected electron systems, the conductor near its
metal-insulator transition, the two-dimensional films, the magnetic systems,
etc.
Quantum many-body
theory and its applications in the nanomaterials, the quantum Hall effect
systems, the high-T_c superconductor, the strongly corrected electron systems,
the disorder systems, the quantum magnetism, the mesoscopic systems, etc.
Selected recent
publications:
1. L. Wu, L. Li, J. F. Zhang, Dumitru Mihalache, Boris A. Malomed, and W. M. Liu,
Exact solutions of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation for stable vortex modes in two-dimensional Bose-Einstei condensates
2. C. Zhao, L. Jiang, X. X. Liu, W. M. Liu, X. B. Zou, and H. Pu,
Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory of dipolar Fermi gases
3. Z. G. Li, M. J. Zhao, S. M. Fei, and W. M. Liu,
Evolution equation for entanglement of assistance,
4. M. Z. Wu, X. J. Zhou, W. M. Liu, X. Z.Chen,
Roughness with a finite correlation length in a microtrap,
Phys. Rev. A 81, 033625 (2010).
Quantized quasi-two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates with spatially modulated nonlinearity,
6. Z. D.
Li, Q. Y. Li, P. B. He, J. Q. Liang, W. M. Liu, G. S. Fu,
Domain-wall solutions of spinor Bose-Einstein
condensates in an optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A81, 015602 (2010).
7. Y. Q. Ma, S.Chen, H. Fan, and W.M.Liu,
Abelian and non-Abelian quantum geometric tensor
8. R. Qi, X. L. Yu, Z. B. Li, W.
M. Liu,
Non-Abelian Josephson effect between two F=2 spinor Bose-Einstein condensates
in double optical traps,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 185301
(2009).
9. Y. Y. Zhang, J. P. Hu, B. A.
Bernevig, X. R. Wang, X. C. Xie, W. M.
Liu,
Localization and the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in disordered graphene,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 106401
(2009).
10. A.
C. Ji, Q. Sun, X. C. Xie, W. M. Liu,
Josephson effect for photons in twoweakly linked microcavities,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 023602
(2009).
11. J.
M. Zhang, S. Cui, H. Jiang, D. L. Zhou, W.M.
Liu,
Probing the quantum ground state of a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate,
Phys. Rev. A 80, 043263 (2009).
12. Z.
G. Li, S. M. Fei, S. Albeverio, W. M. Liu,
Bound of entanglement of assistance and monogamy constraints,
Phys. Rev. A 80, 034301 (2009).
13. H.
Jing, J. Fu, Z. Geng, W.M. Liu,
Coherent two-color photoassociation in a spinor-1 Bose-Einstein condensate:
Single-spin versus mixed-spin cases,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 045601 (2009).
14. X.
F. Zhang, X. H. Hu, X. X. Liu, W. M.
Liu,
Vector solitons in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates with tunable
interactions and harmonic potential,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 033630 (2009).
15. J. M. Zhang, F. C. Cui, D. L.
Zhou, W. M. Liu,
Nonlinear dynamics of a cigar-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical
cavity,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 033401
(2009).
16. X. H. Hu, X. F. Zhang, D.
Zhao, H. G. Luo, W. M. Liu,
Dynamics and modulation of ring dark solitons in two-dimensional
Bose-Einstein condensates with tunable interaction,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 023619
(2009).
17. Z. G. Li, S. M. Fei, Z. D.
Wang, W. M. Liu,
Evolution equation of entanglement for
bipartite systems,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 024303 (2009). Cited
20 times in Web of Science
18. X. X. Liu, H. Pu, B. Xiong, W. M. Liu, J. B. Gong,
Formation and transformation of vector solitons in two-species Bose-Einstein
condensates with a tunable interaction,
Phys. Rev. A 79, 013423 (2009).
19. G. P. Zheng, J. Q. Liang, W. M. Liu,
Instantons in a ferromagnetic spin
chain with biaxial anisotropy,
Phys. Rev. B 79, 014415 (2009).
20. A. C. Ji, W. M. Liu, J. L. Song, F. Zhou,
Dynamical creation of fractionalized vortices and vortex lattices,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 010402
(2008). Cited
25 times in Web of Science
21. J. M. Zhang, W. M. Liu, D. L. Zhou,
Mean-field dynamics of a Bose Josephson
junction in an optical cavity,
Phys. Rev. A 78, 043618 (2008).
22. B Li, X. F. Zhang, Y. Q. Li,
Y. Chen, W. M. Liu,
Solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates with time-dependent atomic scattering
length in an expulsive parabolic and complex potential,
Phys. Rev. A 78, 023608 (2008). Cited
20times in Web of Science
23. J. M. Zhang, W. M. Liu, D. L. Zhou,
Cavity QED with cold atoms trapped in a double-well potential,
Phys. Rev. A 77, 033620 (2008). Cited
25 times in Web of Science
24. X. F. Zhang, Q. Yang, J. F.
Zhang, X. Z. Chen, W. M. Liu,
Controlling soliton interactions in Bose-Einstein condensates by synchronizing
the Feshbach resonance and harmonic trap,
Phys. Rev. A 77, 023613 (2008). Cited
35 times in Web of Science
25. Y. Y. Zhang, J. P. Hu, B. A.
Bernevig, X. R. Wang, X. C. Xie, W. M.
Liu,
Quantum blockade and loop currents in graphene with topological defects,
Phys. Rev. B 78, 155413 (2008). Cited
15 times in Web of Science
26. P. B. He, Z. D. Li, A. L. Pan,
Q. Wan, Q. L. Zhang, R. X. Wang, Y. G. Wang, W. M. Liu, B. S. Zou,
Theory of ferromagnetic resonance in magnetic trilayers with a tilted spin
polarizer,
Phys. Rev. B 78, 054420 (2008).
27. D. L. Wang, X. H. Yan, W. M. Liu,
Localized gap-soliton trains of Bose-Einstein condensates in an optical
lattice,
Phys. Rev. E 78, 026606 (2008).
28. A. C. Ji, X.
C. Xie, W. M. Liu,
Quantum magnetic dynamics of polarized light in arrays of microcavities,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 183602
(2007). Cited
35 times in Web of Science
29. P. B. He, Q.
Sun, P. Li, S. Q. Shen, W. M. Liu,
Magnetic quantum phase transition of cold atoms in an optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A 76, 043618 (2007). Cited
35 times in Web of Science
30. Z. D. Li, Q.
Y. Li, L. Li, W. M. Liu,
Soliton solution for the spin current in ferromagnetic nanowire,
Phys. Rev. E 76, 026605 (2007). Cited
45 times in Web of Science
31. A. Abliz, H.
J. Gao, X. C. Xie, Y. S. Wu, W. M. Liu,
Entanglement control in an anisotropic two-qubit Heisenberg XYZ model with
external magnetic fields,
Phys. Rev. A 74, 052105 (2006). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
32. E. Kengne, W.
M. Liu,
Exact solutions of the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation for a
nonlinear transmission line,
Phys. Rev. E 73, 026603 (2006). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
33. L. Li, B. A.
Malomed, D. Mihalache, W. M. Liu,
Exact soliton-on-plane-wave solutions for two-component Bose-Einstein
condensates,
Phys. Rev. E 73, 066610 (2006). Cited
45 times in Web of Science
34. E. Kengne,
S. T. Chui, W. M. Liu,
Modulational instability criteria for coupled
nonlinear transmission lines with dispersive element,
Phys. Rev. E
74, 036614 (2006).
Cited
15 times in Web of Science
35. Z. X. Liang, Z. D. Zhang, W.
M. Liu,
Dynamics of a bright soliton in Bose-Einstein condensates with time-dependent
atomic scattering length in an expulsive parabolic potential,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 050402
(2005). Cited
120 times in Web of Science
36. Z. W. Xie, Z. X. Cao, E. I. Kats, W.
M. Liu,
Nonlinear dynamics of a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate in optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A 71, 025601 (2005). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
37. G. P. Zheng, J. Q. Liang, W.
M. Liu,
Phase diagram of two-species Bose-Einstein condensates in an optical
lattice,
Phys. Rev. A
71, 053608 (2005). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
38. Z. D. Li, P. B. He, L. Li, J.
Q. Liang, W. M. Liu,
Magnetic soliton and soliton collisions of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates in
an optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A 71, 053611 (2005). Cited
40 times in Web of Science
39. L. Li, Z. D. Li, B. A.
Malomed, D. Mihalache, W. M.Liu,
Exact soliton solutions and nonlinear modulation instability in spinor
Bose-Einstein condensates,
Phys. Rev. A 72. 033611 (2005). Cited
45 times in Web of Science
40. H. Li, S. Q. Shen, J. Q.
Liang, W. M. Liu,
Quantum dynamics of a vortex in a Josephson,
Phys. Rev. B 72. 014546 (2005).
41. L. H. Liang, F. Liu, D. X.
Shi, W. M. Liu, X. C. Xie, H. J. Gao,
Nucleation and reshaping thermodynamics of Ni as catalyst of carbon nanotubes,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 035453 (2005). Cited
10 times in Web of Science
42. Z. F. Jiang, R. D. Li, S. C.
Zhang, W. M. Liu,
Semiclassical time evolution of the holes from Luttinger Hamiltonian,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 045201 (2005). Cited
35 times in Web of Science
43. P. B. He, W. M. Liu,
Nonlinear magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnetic nanowire with spin current,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 064410 (2005). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
44. P. B. He, X. C. Xie, W.
M. Liu,
Domain-wall resonance induced by spin-polarized current in metal thin films
with stripe structures,
Phys. Rev. B 72, 172411
(2005). Cited
20 times in Web of Science
45. Z. W. Xie, W. P. Zhang, S. T.
Chui, W. M. Liu,
Magnetic solitons of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A 69, 053609 (2004). Cited
30 times in Web of Science
46. G. R. Jin, W. M. Liu,
Collapses and revivals of exciton emission in a semiconductor microcavity:
Detuning and phase-space filling effects,
Phys. Rev. A 70, 013803 (2004). Cited
20 times in Web of Science
47. Z.W. Xie, W. M. Liu,
Superfluid-Mott-insulator transition of dipolar bosons in optical lattice,
Phys. Rev. A 70, 045602 (2004). Cited
15 times in Web of Science
48. L. H. Liang, C. M. Shen,S. X.
Du, W. M. Liu, X. C. Xie, H. J. Gao,
Increase in thermal stability induced by organic coatings on nanoparticles,
Phys. Rev. B 70, 205419 (2004). Cited
10 times in Web of Science
49. Z. D. Li, J. Q. Liang, L. Li, W.
M. Liu,
Soliton solution of continuum magnetization equation in a conducting
ferromagnet with a spin-polarized current,
Phys. Rev. E 69, 066611 (2004).
Cited
35 times in Web of Science
50. J. J. Liang, J. Q. Liang, W.
M. Liu,
Quantum phase transition of condensed bosons in optical lattices,
Phys. Rev. A 68, 043605 (2003). Cited
45 times in Web of Science
51. Z. D. Li, L. Li, W. M.
Liu, J. Q. Liang, T. Ziman,
Exact soliton solution and inelastic two-soliton collision in a spin chain
driven by a time-dependent magnetic field,
Phys. Rev. E 68, 036102 (2003).
Cited
25 times in Web of Science
52. W. M. Liu, W.
B. Fan, W. M. Zheng, J. Q. Liang, S. T. Chui,
Quantum tunneling of Bose-Einstein condesates in optical lattices under
gravity,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 170408
(2002). Cited
110 times in Web of Science
53. W. M. Liu, J. Q.
Liang, S. T. Chui,
Intrinsic localized states and nonlinear excitations of Bloch electrons in
electric fields,
Phys. Rev. B 65, 033102 (2002). Cited
10 times in Web of Science
54. W. M. Liu, B. Wu,
X. Zhou, D. K. Campbell, Q. Niu,
Interacting domain walls in an easy plane ferromagnet,
Phys. Rev. B 65, 172416 (2002). Cited
25 times in Web of Science
55. W. D. Li, X. J. Zhou, Y. Q.
Wang, J. Q. Liang, W. M. Liu,
Time evolution of relative phase in two component Bose-Einstein condensates
with a coupling drive,
Phys. Rev. A 64, 015602 (2001). Cited
35 times in Web of Science
56. W. M. Liu, B. Wu,
Q. Niu,
Nonlinear effects in interference of Bose-Einstein condesates,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 2294 (2000).
Cited
145 times in Web of Science
57. Q. Niu, X. D. Wang, L.
Kleinman, W. M. Liu, D. M. C. Nicholson, G. M. Stocks,
Adiabatic dynamics of local spin moments in itinerant magnets,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 207 (1999). Cited
75 times in Web of Science
58. W. M. Liu, W. S. Zhang,
F. C. Pu, X. Zhou,
Nonlinear magnetization dynamics of the classical ferromagnet with two
single-ion anisotropy in an external magnetic field,
Phys. Rev. B 60, 12893 (1999). Cited
35 times in Web of Science