Liang Group

Nuclear Theory in Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo

Members

Associate Professor

Haozhao Liang (梁豪兆)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Guest Associate Professor (Until April 2020)
    • Associate Professor (Since May 2020)
  • RIKEN
    • Senior Research Scientist, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (Until April 2020)
    • Visiting Research Scientist, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (May 2020–March 2022)
    • Visiting Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS), RIKEN (April 2022–March2025)
    • Visiting Research Scientist, Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS), RIKEN (Since April 2025)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science in Physics (Peking University, China), July 2005
    • Doctor of Science in Physics (Peking University, China and University of Paris Sud, France), July 2010
      Thesis title: "Nuclear charge-exchange excitations in a self-consistent covariant approach"
  • Award
  • Research Topics
    • Nuclear many-body problems
    • General ideas of density functional theory
  • Databases
  • haozhao.liang [at] phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Assistant Professor

Hiroyuki Tajima (田島裕之)

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Tomoya Naito (内藤智也)

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Students

Xun Liu (刘汛)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (April 2019–March 2021)
    • PhD Course Student (Since April 2021)
  • RIKEN
    • Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (April 2019&nash;March 2022)
    • Student Trainee, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS), RIKEN (April 2022–March 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science in Physics (Nanjing University, China), June 2017
    • Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2021
      Thesis title: "Studies on 2-Dimensional Conformal Field Theory through Sine-Square Deformation"
  • Research Topics
    • Conformal field theory
  • Databases
  • xun.liu [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Tingyu Zhang (张庭宇)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (October 2020–September 2022)
    • PhD Course Student (Since October 2022)
  • RIKEN
    • RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (April 2023–March 2025)
    • RIKEN Junior research associate, Quantum Mathematical Science Team, Division of Applied Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (Since April 2025)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Natural Science in Physics (University of Science and Technology of China, China), June 2020
    • Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2021
      Thesis title: "Study of Andreev reflection realized by nonlinear radio-frequency transport in an ultracold Fermi gas"
  • Research Topics
    • Quantum many-body problems
    • Cold atoms
    • Superfluidity and superconductivity
  • Database
  • zhangty [at] g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Zhaozhan Zhang (张朝展)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • PhD Course Student (Since October 2022)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor in Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), June 2020
    • Master in Energy and Power (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), July 2022
      Thesis title: "Theoretical study on the two-proton emission of exotic nuclei in the R-matrix framework"
  • Research Topics
    • Quantum many-body problems
    • Density functional theory
  • Database
  • zhaozhan.zhang [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Minglong Li (李铭龙)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (October 2022–September 2024)
    • PhD Course Student (Since October 2024)
  • RIKEN
    • Student Trainee, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (January 2025–March 2025)
    • Student Trainee Quantum Mathematical Science Team, Division of Applied Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (Since April 2025)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Applied Physics (Beihang University, China), June 2020
  • Research Topics
    • Quantum many-body problems
  • minglong.li [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Toru Murakami (村上透)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (Since April 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science (Kumamoto University, Japan), March 2024
  • Research Topics
    • TBD
  • toru.murakami [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Xuanxiang Weng (翁璇翔)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Research Student (April 2024–September 2024)
    • Master's Course Student (Since October 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Southwest Jiaotong University, China), July 2022
  • Research Topics
    • TBD
  • xuanxiang.weng [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Han Zhao (赵涵)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Research Student (Since October 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science (Tianjin University, China), June 2024
  • Research Topics
    • TBD
  • han.zhao [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Yunosuke Kamitsubo (上坪佑乃介)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (Since April 2025)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science (Tokyo University of Science, Japan), March 2025
  • Research Topics
    • TBD
  • yunosuke.kamitsubo [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Long-term Visitors

Name Period Main Affiliation Status
Yingge Huang (黄英格) March 2025 Sun Yat-sen U., China Ph.D. student
Yang Xiao (肖杨) December 2024 Beihang U., China Postdoctoral Researcher
Qingyu Zhai (翟擎宇) November 2024 Beihang U., China Ph.D. student
Jiaming Xie (谢嘉明) October 2024 Beihang U., China Ph.D. student
Xiaoxu Dong (董潇旭) ??? ??? Beihang U., China Ph.D. student

Previous Members

Zuxing Yang (杨祖星)

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  • RIKEN
    • Postdoctoral Researcher, Radioactive Isotope Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (September 2021–August 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor in Physics (Northwest University, China), June 2016
    • PhD in Theoretical Nuclear Physics (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), June 2021
      Thesis title: "Research on the density and momentum profile of atomic nuclei"
  • Research Topics
    • Neural Network
    • Heavy-ion Collision
  • Databases

Asahi Chikaoka (近岡旭)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (April 2017–March 2019)
    • PhD Course Student (April 2019–March 2022)
  • RIKEN
    • Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (June 2017–March 2022)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Kyoto University, Japan), March 2017
    • Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2019
      Thesis title: "Beta-decay half-lives with Gross theory and Weizsäcker-Skyrme mass formula"
  • Research Topics
    • Quantum computing

Hikaru Sakakibara (榊原光)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (April 2018–March 2020)
    • PhD Course Student (April 2020–March 2024)
  • RIKEN
    • Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (June 2018–March 2020)
    • RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (April 2020–March 2023)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Science (Osaka University, Japan), March 2018
    • Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2020
      Thesis title: "Development of functional renormalization group and its application in one-dimensional nucleon systems"
    • Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2024
      Thesis title: "BCS-BEC crossover in low-dimensional fermionic systems with finite-range interaction"
  • Research Topics
    • Functional renormalization group

Yixin Guo (郭一昕)

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  • Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
    • Master's Course Student (September 2019–September 2021)
    • PhD Course Student (October 2021–September 2024)
  • RIKEN
    • Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (October 2019–September 2021)
    • RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (October 2021–September 2024)
  • Degrees
    • Bachelor of Natural Science in Physics (University of Science and Technology of China, China), June 2019
    • Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2021
      Thesis title: "Non-relativistic expansion of Dirac equation with spherical scalar and vector potentials"
    • Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2024
      Thesis title: "Three-body and four-body clustering in cold quantum many-body systems"
  • Award
  • Research Topics
    • Many-body correlation on quantum many-body clusters
    • The connection between the relativistic and non-relativistic density functional theories
    • Accelerator physics
  • Databases
  • Personal Webpage

List (including before U. Tokyo)

Name Period Position in our group Current position
Yixin Guo (郭一昕) September 2019 September 2024 Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) IBS, Korea
Zuxing Yang (杨祖星) September 2021 August 2024 Postdoctoral researcher (RIKEN, Japan) Southwest U., China
Hikaru Sakakibara (榊原光) April 2018 March 2024 Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) Private company
Asahi Chikaoka (近岡旭) April 2017 March 2022 Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) Private company
Tomoya Naito (内藤智也) April 2017 March 2022 Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) RIKEN, Japan
Daisuke Ohashi (大橋大介) April 2017 March 2019 Master's course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) Private company
Zhiheng Wang (王之恒) March 2017 January 2019 PhD course student (Lanzhou U., China) Lanzhou U., China
Zhongming Niu (牛中明) September 2016 August 2017 Long-term visitor (RIKEN iTHES Researcher) Anhui U., China
Min Shi (仕敏) September 2016 March 2017 PhD course student (Anhui U., China) Anhui Jianzhu U., China
Shihang Shen (申时行) September 2015 February 2016 PhD course student (Peking U., China) Beihang U., China

Undergraduate Research Intern

Name Period Position in our group
Zi-Ting Sun (孙子庭) July 2019 August 2019 Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China)
Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) July 2019 August 2019 Undergraduate student (Nankai U., China)
Yixin Guo (郭一昕) March 2019 April 2019 Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China)
Yixin Guo (郭一昕) July 2018 September 2018 Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China)
Chang Ma (马畅) August 2017 October 2017 Undergraduate student (Anhui U., China)
Tomoya Naito (内藤智也) October 2016 March 2017 Undergraduate student (Waseda U., Japan)