Zhen Wang

About

I am a researcher deeply engaged in the field of non-equilibrium statistical physics and its applications. My work primarily focuses on the dynamics of systems forced out of equilibrium, either through external drives like temperature gradients, or via changes in control parameters such as interaction strength. In my studies, I explore how systems respond to these drives, examining transport phenomena and their evolution toward thermal equilibrium, thereby highlighting the diverse behaviors and responses of materials under varied conditions. My research has resulted in several publications on the dynamics of thermalization, significantly advancing our understanding of energy redistribution in lattice systems.

Employment

• Institute of Physics Research Associate
  2024 - Present
• Institute of Theoretical Physics Postdoc
  2022 - 2024

Education

• Xiamen University M.S.
  2016 - 2018
• Xiamen University B.S.
  2012 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)

• From near-integrable to far-from-integrable: A unified picture of thermalization and heat transport
  Physical Review Research 2026 DOI: 10.1103/7jgy-dj3n
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• Universality classes of thermalization and energy diffusion
  Physical Review E 2025 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.111.024122
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• Multi-Type Instability Processes of Periodic Orbits in Nonlinear Chains
  arXiv 2025 DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2501.16821
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• Thermalization of one-dimensional classical lattices: beyond the weakly interacting regime
  Communications in Theoretical Physics 2024 DOI: 10.1088/1572-9494/ad696d
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• Thermalization of Two- and Three-Dimensional Classical Lattices
  Physical Review Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.217102
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• Isotope doping-induced crossover shift in the thermal conductivity of thin silicon nanowires
  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2023 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acab4a
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• Nonintegrability-driven Transition from Kinetics to Hydrodynamics
  arXiv 2023 DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2310.12295
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• Gradient nano-grained graphene as 2D thermal rectifier: A molecular dynamics based machine learning study
  Applied Physics Letters 2022 DOI: 10.1063/5.0108746
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• Wave-Turbulence Origin of the Instability of Anderson Localization against Many-Body Interactions
  Physical Review Letters 2020 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.186401
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