Samuel Kováčik


Samuel Kováčik

Samuel is a theoretical physicist who is interested in the (quantum) structure of space. He researches three areas:fuzzy spaces, M-theory and microscopic black holes. The main question is: how would nontrivial structure affect the physics?

He also founded the science-outreach project Vedátor co-hosts Vedátorský podcast (Scientific podcast) with Jozef Kleberc and Rozhovory o vesmíre (Discussion about the universe) and published two science-outreach books two pop-science books.

In his (rare) spare time, Samuel likes to run (a lot) and climb (a little).

EDUCATION:
 
 
8/2016 PhD in Theoretical physics “Aspects of Physics in Noncommutative Space" at Comenius University in Bratislava; PhD advisor: prof. Peter Prešnajder
 
8/2012 MSc in Theoretical physics “Velocity Operator in Noncommutative Quantum Mechanics” at Comenius University in Bratislava; advisor: prof. Peter Prešnajder
 
8/2010 Bc in Physics “Why does the motorbike feather” at Comenius University in Bratislava; advisor: doc. Martin Mojžiš
 
 

POSITIONS:
 
 
since 2020  Postdoc in the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
 
since 2020  Postdoc in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
 
2016−2020 DIAS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland

Selected Publications

Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector in quantum mechanics in noncommutative space (arXiv).
Gáliková, V.,Kováčik, S., Prešnajder P., 2013, JMP, 54.

Triple point of a scalar field theory on a fuzzy sphere (arXiv).
Kováčik, S., O'Connor D., 2018, JHEP, 10.

The non-perturbative phase diagram of the BMN matrix model (arXiv).
Asano, Y., Filev, V., Kováčik, S., O'Connor D., 2018, JHEP, 152.

Magnetic monopoles in noncommutative quantum mechanics (arXiv).
Kováčik, S., Prešnajder P., 2017, JMP, 58.

Hawking-radiation recoil of microscopic black holes (arXiv).
Kováčik, S., 2021, PDU.


For a complete list of publications see here.