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Statistical Dynamics Lab
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A theory lab pioneering the frontier of nonequilibrium statistical physics.
AboutAbout the lab
Pioneering nonequilibrium, a world still without a complete framework.
The Statistical Dynamics Lab (Hayakawa Lab) studies nonequilibrium statistical physics, a field whose framework is not yet complete.
Nonequilibrium ideas are used in a wide range of fields, from nuclear physics to astrophysics, earth science, biophysics, chemistry, engineering, and economics.
The lab applies nonequilibrium physics methods to granular matter, glasses, quantum dots, active matter, and more, seeking to clarify universal principles common to nonequilibrium systems.
Key terms
- Granular matter
- A large collection of macroscopic grains, like sand or sesame seeds
- Jamming transition
- A phenomenon in which granular matter, when its density is increased beyond a certain value, suddenly becomes rigid like a solid
- Mesoscopic system
- A system larger than an atom but far smaller than everyday objects, at a scale where quantum properties remain
NewsLab news
A student won an Outstanding Presentation Award for an oral presentation at a summer school
Associate Professor Vu Tan Van and colleagues theoretically clarified the speed limit of particle transport in dissipative boson systems with long-range interactions
A paper by Prof. Hayakawa and colleagues was published in Physics of Fluids
A paper by Prof. Hayakawa and colleagues was published in Physical Review B
A paper by Prof. Hayakawa and colleagues was published in Physical Review Letters
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies nonequilibrium statistical physics. Using various physical methods, it investigates flow and transport phenomena in nonequilibrium states, anomalous relaxation phenomena, nonreciprocal phase transitions, and more.
*Illustrative imageGranular matter and jamming
In granular matter such as sand or sesame seeds, the lab studies phase transitions not driven by temperature, such as the jamming transition, in which increasing the density past a critical value makes the material respond like a solid.
*Illustrative imageTransport in mesoscopic systems and quantum measurement
The lab studies transport phenomena in mesoscopic systems such as quantum dots, and the effects of back-action in quantum measurement.
*Illustrative imageThermodynamics of microscopic engines
Advances in experimental techniques have revealed the structure of the thermodynamics of small fluctuating systems. The lab studies the properties of heat engines at small scales using stochastic-process modeling and molecular dynamics calculations.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Statistical Dynamics Lab consist of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral and master's students.As of 2025
- ProfessorHisao Hayakawa
- Associate ProfessorVU Tan Van
- Assistant ProfessorHarukuni Ikeda
- Assistant ProfessorWANG Xinyu
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- Top image: “Angleofrepose” Captain Sprite at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Granular matter and jamming: “2D continuum percolation with ellipses of aspect ratio 2” Qimran / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Transport in mesoscopic systems and quantum measurement: “Quantum dot schema” Gianderiu / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Thermodynamics of microscopic engines: “Feynman ratchet” Ralf Gommers / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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