Xiaoxue Ran

PhD candidate

Department of Physics, HKU

Room 418, CYM Physics Building

Email: xxran@connect.hku.hk

Research interest

Quantum Monte Carlo simulation, Quantum many-body systems

Educations

Aug 2021 - present	The University of Hong Kong PhD student
Sep 2017 - Apr 2021	Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Master of Science, Condensed Matter Physics
Sep 2013 - Jun 2017	Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Bachelor of Science, Material Physics

Publications **(* Corresponding author; # Contribute equally)**

Sep 23, 2022	“Fully packed quantum loop model on the square lattice: phase diagram and application for Rydberg atoms” Xiaoxue Ran, Zheng Yan, Yan-Cheng Wang, Junchen Rong, Yang Qi, Zi Yang Meng arXiv:2209.10728 (2022)
May 11, 2022	“Fully packed quantum loop model on the triangular lattice: Hidden vison plaquette phase and cubic phase transitions” Zheng Yan#, Xiaoxue Ran#, Yan-Cheng Wang, Rhine Samajdar, Junchen Rong, Subir Sachdev, Yang Qi, Zi Yang Meng arXiv:2205.04472 (2022)
Mar 11, 2019	*“Criticality and Scaling Corrections for Two-dimensional Heisenberg Models in Plaquette Patterns with Strong and Weak Couplings”* Xiaoxue Ran, Nvsen Ma, and Dao-Xin Yao Phys. Rev. B 99, 174434 (2019)

Awards

2021	*Outstanding Graduates, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University*
2019	*National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Chinese Ministry of Education*
2019	*Outstanding Poster Award for Graduate Students, Guangdong Physics Society*
2016	*Scholarship for Outstanding Performance Undergraduate Students, Sun Yat-sen University*
2015	*Second Prize of the 4th National Metallographic Skills Competition for College Students, Chinese Ministry of Education*