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Nikita Kavokine, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Quantum Physics

Affiliations
  • Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz
Email
[email protected]

Bio

Nikita Kavokine joined the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) as a Research Fellow in September 2021. He obtained his PhD from Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) in Paris, where he studied many-body effects in fluids confined to the nanometer scale. Nikita is interested in quantum effects at the solid-liquid interface and connections between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ condensed matter physics.

Publications

CTSEG: A segment picture quantum impurity solver based on TRIQS

The Journal of Open Source Software, May 23, 2025

N. Kavokine, Hao Lu, Thomas Ayral, M. Ferrero, N. Wentzell, and O. Parcollet

Hydroelectric energy conversion of waste flows through hydroelectronic drag

arxiv:2403.20209, 2024

N. Kavokine

Hydroelectric energy conversion of waste flows through hydroelectronic drag

arxiv:2403.20209, 2024

N. Kavokine

Hydrodynamics beyond the wall

arxiv:, 2024

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The Quantum Plumber

Water molecules flow near the honeycomb-patterned walls of a carbon nanotube. Interactions between the molecules and electrons in the walls can cause ‘quantum friction,’ researchers propose in a new study.

‘Quantum Friction’ Slows Water Flow Through Carbon Nanotubes, Resolving Long-Standing Fluid Dynamics Mystery

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