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Michael D. Higgins

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Early career · publishing since 2019
Nuclear physics research studiesCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies

Publications

13

Citations

82

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Michael D. Higgins works in theoretical few-body physics, studying how small numbers of particles (such as neutrons, helium isotopes, or ultracold atoms) interact and scatter near special quantum regimes like the 'unitarity limit,' where interactions become as strong as quantum mechanics allows. This work combines nuclear physics and atomic/molecular physics techniques to understand exotic nuclei, cold atom systems, and particle collisions using mathematical modeling rather than laboratory experiments.

Few-body quantum systemsNuclear physics of exotic and neutron-rich isotopesUltracold atoms and unitarity physicsScattering theory and resonancesTheoretical/computational atomic and nuclear physics

Publication output has been modest and irregular over the last decade, with occasional gaps followed by small bursts of activity, averaging about 1-2 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications3202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications32526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Physical Review C×2
  • Few-Body Systems×2
  • Physical Review Letters×1
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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