Prof Kostya Trachenko
Professor of Physics
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
theory of states of matter including theory of liquids and supercritical fluids, links between fundamental physical constants and system properties, theory of melting, high pressure, glasses, radiation damage in nuclear and fusion energy and waste forms
Interests
My research interests mostly lie in theoretical and computational condensed matter physics:- fundamental theory of states of matter including theory of liquids and supercritical fluids
- theory of melting
- links between fundamental physical constants and system properties and the origin of fundamental constants
- links between field theory and condensed matter physics
- high pressure
- glasses and glass transition
- radiation damage effects including in nuclear and fusion energy and waste forms
Publications
2025
Trachenko K, Tello PG, Kauffman SA and Succi S (2025). Extrinsic and intrinsic effects setting viscosity in complex fluids and life processes: the role of fundamental physical constants. The European Physical Journal E, Springer Nature vol. 48 (1) 01-01-2025
2024
Proctor JE and Trachenko K (2024). Generally applicable physics-based equation of state for liquids. Reports on Progress in Physics, IOP Publishing vol. 87 (9) 22-08-2024
Cockrell C, Joseph K, Patel MK, Grimes RW and Trachenko K (2024). High energy radiation tolerance of iron phosphate glasses: Molecular dynamics study. Journal of Nuclear Materials, Elsevier vol. 596 01-08-2024
Trachenko K (2024). Theory of melting lines. Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 109 (3) 01-03-2024
Trachenko K (2024). Reconsidering tenure. Physics Today, AIP Publishing vol. 77 (3), 10-11. 01-03-2024
Withington M, Devereux HL, Cockrell C, Elena AM, Todorov IT, Liu ZK, Shang SL, McCloy JS, Bingham PA and Trachenko K (2024). Viscosity bounds in liquids with different structure and bonding types. Physical Review B, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 109 (9) 01-03-2024
Behnia K and Trachenko K (2024). How heat propagates in liquid 3He. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 15 (1) 27-02-2024
Cockrell C, Withington M-A, Devereux H, Elena A, Todorov I, Liu Z-K, Shang S, McCloy J, Bingham P and Trachenko K (2024). Thermodynamics and transport in molten chloride salts and their mixtures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 01-01-2024
Cockrell C, O'Sullivan JD, Terry JCD, Nwankwo EC, Trachenko K and Rossberg AG (2024). Self-organization of ecosystems to exclude half of all potential invaders. Physical Review Research, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 6 (1) 01-01-2024
2023
Trachenko K (2023). Viscosity and diffusion in life processes and tuning of fundamental constants. Reports on Progress in Physics, IOP Publishing vol. 86 (11) 09-10-2023
Cockrell C, Dicks O, Todorov IT, Elena AM and Trachenko K (2023). Fast dynamics and high effective dimensionality of liquid fluidity. Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 13 (1) 20-09-2023
Trachenko K (2023). Constraints on fundamental physical constants from bio-friendly viscosity and diffusion. Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 9 (34) 23-08-2023
Zaccone A and Trachenko K (2023). Dynamical indistinguishability and statistics in quantum fluids. Annals of Physics, Elsevier vol. 452 01-05-2023
Trachenko K (2023). Properties of condensed matter from fundamental physical constants. Advances In Physics vol. ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-44. 29-03-2023
Trachenko K (2023). Microscopic dynamics and Bose–Einstein condensation in liquid helium. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 35 (8) 24-01-2023
2022
Marinakis S, Cockrell C, Trachenko K, Headen TF and Soper AK (2022). Microscopic Structure of Liquid Nitric Oxide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (ACS) vol. 126 (47), 9860-9870. 18-11-2022
Diky V, Zakusylo R and Trachenko K (2022). An Overview of Ukrainian Thermophysics Research (1926 to 2022). International Journal of Thermophysics, Springer Nature vol. 44 (1) 08-11-2022
Cockrell C and Trachenko K (2022). Double universality of the transition in the supercritical state. Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science vol. 8 (32), eabq5183-eabq5183. 12-08-2022
Trachenko K (2022). Dynamical quantum indistinguishability. Annals of Physics, Elsevier Masson vol. 441, 168886-168886. 22-04-2022
2021
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2021). The quantum mechanics of viscosity. Physics Today vol. 74 (12), 66-67. 01-12-2021
Cockrell C, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2021). Transition in the supercritical state of matter: Review of experimental evidence. Physics Reports vol. 941, 1-27. 19-10-2021
Trachenko K, Monserrat T, Pickard C and Brazhkin V (2021). Speed of sound from fundamental physical constants. Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science 09-10-2021
Cockrell C, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2021). Universal interrelation between dynamics and thermodynamics and a dynamically driven “c” transition in fluids. Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 104 (3), 034108-034108. 07-09-2021
Diver A, Dicks O, Elena AM, Todorov IT, Geisler T and Trachenko K (2021). Radiation damage effects on helium diffusion in zircon. Journal of Materials Research, Springer Nature vol. 36 (16), 3239-3247. 17-08-2021
Trachenko K and Zaccone A (2021). Slow stretched-exponential and fast compressed-exponential relaxation from local event dynamics. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 33 (31) 14-06-2021
Trachenko K (2021). Dissipation and energy gap. Journal of Physics Communications, IOP Publishing vol. 5 (6) 01-06-2021
Trachenko K, Brazhkin V and Baggioli M (2021). Similarity between the kinematic viscosity of quark-gluon plasma and liquids at the viscosity minimum. SciPost Physics, Stichting SciPost vol. 10 (5) 27-05-2021
Baggioli M, Trachenko K and Brazhkin V (2021). Similarity between the kinematic viscosity of quark-gluon plasma and liquids at the viscosity minimum. SciPost Physics, SciPost 02-03-2021
Phillips AE, Baggioli M, Sirk TW, Trachenko K and Zaccone A (2021). Universal L−3 finite-size effects in the viscoelasticity of amorphous systems. Physical Review Materials, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 5 (3) 01-03-2021
Khusnutdinoff RM, Cockrell C, Dicks OA, Jensen ACS, Le MD, Wang L, Dove MT, Mokshin AV, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2021). Erratum: Collective modes and gapped momentum states in liquid Ga: Experiment, theory, and simulation [Phys. Rev. B 101, 214312 (2020)]. Physical Review B, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 103 (9) 01-03-2021
Zaccone A and Trachenko K (2021). Reply to Angelani et al.: The G′ ∼ L−3 law for the elasticity of confined liquids can be proved exactly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 118 (9) 22-02-2021
Diver A, Dicks O, Todorov IT, Elena AM and Trachenko K (2021). Radiation damage effects in amorphous zirconolite. Journal of Nuclear Materials, Elsevier vol. 544 01-02-2021
Baggioli M, Trachenko K and Brazhkin V (2021). Similarity between the kinematic viscosity of quark-gluon plasma and liquids at the viscosity minimum. 31-01-2021
Trachenko K, Matteo B, Kamran B and Vadim B (2021). Universal lower bounds on energy and momentum diffusion in liquids. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, American Physical Society vol. 103, 1-7. 28-01-2021
2020
Trachenko K, Monserrat B, Pickard CJ and Brazhkin VV (2020). Speed of sound from fundamental physical constants. Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 6 (41) 09-10-2020
Zaccone A and Trachenko K (2020). Explaining the low-frequency shear elasticity of confined liquids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, National Academy of Sciences vol. 117 (33), 19653-19655. 03-08-2020
Diver A, Dicks O, Elena AM, Todorov IT and Trachenko K (2020). Evolution of amorphous structure under irradiation: zircon case study. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 32 (41) 22-07-2020
Baggioli M, Vasin M, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2020). Field theory of dissipative systems with gapped momentum states. Physical Review D, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 102 (2) 13-07-2020
Cockrell C, Dicks OA, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2020). Pronounced structural crossover in water at supercritical pressures. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 32 (38) 19-06-2020
Baggioli M, Vasin M, Brazhkin V and Trachenko K (2020). Gapped momentum states. Physics Reports, Elsevier vol. 865, 1-44. 01-06-2020
Khusnutdinoff RM, Cockrell C, Dicks OA, Jensen ACS, Le MD, Wang L, Dove MT, Mokshin AV, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2020). Collective modes and gapped momentum states in liquid Ga: Experiment, theory, and simulation. Physical Review B, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 101 (21) 01-06-2020
Cockrell CJ, Dicks O, Wang L, Trachenko K, Soper AK, Brazhkin VV and Marinakis S (2020). Experimental and modeling evidence for structural crossover in supercritical CO2. Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 101 (5) 01-05-2020
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2020). Minimal quantum viscosity from fundamental physical constants. Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 6 (17), eaba3747-eaba3747. 24-04-2020
2019
TRACHENKO KOSTYA (2019). Quantum dissipation in a scalar field theory with gapped momentum states. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 01-05-2019
Baggioli M and Trachenko K (2019). Maxwell interpolation and close similarities between liquids and holographic models. Physical Review D vol. 99 (10) 18-04-2019
Wang L, Yang C, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2019). Thermodynamic heterogeneity and crossover in the supercritical state of matter. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 31 (22) 22-03-2019
Baggioli M and Trachenko K (2019). Low frequency propagating shear waves in holographic liquids. The Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany) vol. 2019 (3) 15-03-2019
Trachenko K (2019). Reply to “Comment on ‘Lagrangian formulation and symmetrical description of liquid dynamics'”. Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 99 (3) 01-03-2019
Wang L, Yang C, Dove MT, Mokshin AV, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2019). The nature of collective excitations and their crossover at extreme supercritical conditions. Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1) 24-01-2019
2018
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN and Trachenko K (2018). Liquid-like and gas-like features of a simple fluid: An insight from theory and simulation. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier vol. 509, 690-702. 01-11-2018
Yang C, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2018). Yang et al. Reply:. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 120 (21) 25-05-2018
Brazhkin VV, Prescher C, Fomin YD, Tsiok EN, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Prakapenka VB, Stefanski J, Trachenko K and Sapelkin AV (2018). Comment on Behavior of Supercritical Fluids Across the Frenkel Line. J Phys Chem B 04-05-2018
Yang C, Trachenko K, Hull S, Todorov IT and Dove MT (2018). Emergence of microstructure and oxygen diffusion in yttrium-stabilized cubic zirconia. Physical Review B, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 97 (18) 01-05-2018
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Proctor JE, Prescher C, Prakapenka VB, Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2018). Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids: crossover at the Frenkel line. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 30 (13) 06-03-2018
2017
TRACHENKO K (2017). Lagrangian formulation and symmetrical description of liquid dynamics. Physical Review E, American Physical Society vol. 96, 062134(1)-062134(5). 21-12-2017
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN and Trachenko K (2017). Rigid liquid –to– dense gas transition at supercritical pressures. 01-10-2017
Wang L, Dove MT, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Brazhkin VV (2017). Supercritical Grüneisen parameter and its universality at the Frenkel
line. Physical Review E vol. 96 07-07-2017
Andritsos EI, Dove MT, Demmel F and Trachenko K (2017). Short-range dynamics in the solid and liquid phases. 20-06-2017
TRACHENKO K, Yang C, Dove MT and Brazhkin VV (2017). Emergence and Evolution of the k Gap in Spectra of Liquid and Supercritical States. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society vol. 118, 1-5. 26-05-2017
Prescher C, Fomin YD, Prakapenka VB, Stefanski J, Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2017). Experimental evidence of the Frenkel line in supercritical neon. Physical Review B vol. 95 (13) 26-04-2017
Wang L, Yang C, Dove MT, Fomin YD, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2017). Direct links between dynamical, thermodynamic and structural properties
of liquids: modelling results. Physical Review E, American Physical Society 07-03-2017
TRACHENKO K (2017). Stable equilibrium point and oscillatory motion of the Universe
in a model with variable vacuum energy. Physical Review D, American Physical Society vol. 95, 043522-043522. 21-02-2017
2016
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2016). Crossover of collective modes and positive sound dispersion in supercritical state (vol 28, 43LT01, 2016). Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 29 (5) 02-12-2016
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2016). Crossover of collective modes and positive sound dispersion in supercritical state. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing: Hybrid Open Access vol. 28 (43), 43LT01-43LT01. 07-09-2016
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2016). Anomalous vacuum energy and stability of a quantum liquid. J Phys Condens Matter, IOP PUblishing vol. 28 (12), 12LT01-12LT01. 24-02-2016
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2016). The Frenkel line and isotope effect. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier vol. 444, 890-896. 01-02-2016
2015
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Collective modes and thermodynamics of the liquid state. Reports on Progress in Physics, IOP Publishing vol. 79 (1) 22-12-2015
Zarkadoula E, Duffy DM, Nordlund K, Seaton MA, Todorov IT, Weber WJ and Trachenko K (2015). Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in tungsten. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, IOP Publishing vol. 27 (13) 13-03-2015
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Reply to “Comment on ‘Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants’ ”. Physical Review E, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 91 (3) 01-03-2015
Yang C, Brazhkin VV, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2015). Frenkel line and solubility maximum in supercritical fluids. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society vol. 91 (1) 01-01-2015
Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2015). Between glass and gas: Thermodynamics of liquid matter. 01-01-2015
Yang C, Brazhkin VV, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2015). Frenkel line and solubility maximum in supercritical fluids. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys vol. 91 (1), 012112-012112. 01-01-2015
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2015). Reply to Comment on 'Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants'. PHYSICAL REVIEW E vol. 91 (3) 01-01-2015
2014
Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Tsiok EN (2014). The Frenkel line and supercritical technologies. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Pleiades Publishing vol. 8 (8), 1087-1094. 01-12-2014
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Dynamic transition in supercritical iron. Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 4 (1) 26-11-2014
Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Thermodynamics and Widom lines in supercritical carbon dioxide. 25-11-2014
Yang C, Zarkadoula E, Dove MT, Todorov IT, Geisler T, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Solid-state diffusion in amorphous zirconolite. Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing vol. 116 (18) 10-11-2014
Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Collective Excitations and Thermodynamics of Disordered State: New Insights into an Old Problem. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (ACS) vol. 118 (39), 11417-11427. 17-09-2014
Trachenko K (2014). Varying vacuum energy of a self-interacting scalar field. Annals of Physics vol. 362 28-08-2014
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2014). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: Defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics vol. 89 (3) 21-03-2014
Widdicombe AT, Ravindrarajah P, Sapelkin A, Phillips AE, Dunstan D, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2014). Measurement of bitumen viscosity in the room-temperature drop
experiment: student education, public outreach and modern science in one. Physics Education 49(4), 406 (2014) 21-03-2014
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2014). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen: defining the boundary between interior and atmosphere in gas giants. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys vol. 89 (3) 01-03-2014
2013
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2013). Non-perturbative treatment of strongly-interacting fields: insights from
liquid theory. Annals of Physics vol. 347 14-11-2013
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Tsiok EN and Trachenko K (2013). Liquid-gas transition in the supercritical region: fundamental changes in the particle dynamics. Phys Rev Lett, American Physical Society vol. 111 (14) 04-10-2013
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV and Bolmatov D (2013). Dynamic transition of supercritical hydrogen in gas giants: defining the
boundary between interior and atmosphere. Physical Review E vol. 89 25-09-2013
Sapelkin AV, Bolmatov D, Karatutlu A, Little W, Trachenko K, Cibin G, Taylor R, Mosselmans F, Dent AJ and Mountjoy G (2013). Structural Origin of Light Emission in Germanium Quantum Dots. 16-09-2013
Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2013). Evidence for structural crossover in the supercritical state. J. Chem. Phys. vol. 139 08-08-2013
Zarkadoula E, Devanathan R, Weber WJ, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). High-energy radiation damage in zirconia: modeling results. 12-07-2013
Zarkadoula E, Daraszewicz S, Duffy DM, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in iron. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter vol. 26 12-07-2013
Bolmatov D, Musaev ET and Trachenko K (2013). Symmetry breaking gives rise to energy spectra of three states of matter. Sci. Rep. vol. 3 08-06-2013
Zarkadoula E, Daraszewicz SL, Duffy DM, Seaton MA, Todorov IT, Nordlund K, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2013). The nature of high-energy radiation damage in iron. J Phys Condens Matter vol. 25 (12) 27-03-2013
Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Thermodynamic behavior of supercritical matter. Nature Communications vol. 4 13-03-2013
Bolmatov D, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Helium at elevated pressures: Quantum liquid with non-static shear
rigidity. J. Appl. Phys. vol. 113 08-03-2013
Andritsos EI, Zarkadoula E, Phillips AE, Dove MT, Walker CJ, Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2013). Heat capacity of matter beyond the Dulong-Petit value. J. Phys.: Cond. Matt vol. 25 14-02-2013
Chappell HF, Dove MT, Trachenko K, McKnight REA, Carpenter MA and Redfern SAT (2013). Structural changes in zirconolite under α-decay. J Phys Condens Matter vol. 25 (5) 06-02-2013
2012
Zarkadoula E, Dove MT, Daraszewicz SL, Duffy DM, Seaton M, Todorov IT, Nordlund K and Trachenko K (2012). The nature of high-energy radiation damage in iron: Modeling results. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter vol. 25 26-11-2012
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2012). Two liquid states of matter: A dynamic line on a phase diagram. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys vol. 85 (3-1) 01-03-2012
Bolmatov D, Brazhkin V and Trachenko K (2012). The phonon theory of liquid thermodynamics. Sci. Rep. vol. 2 02-02-2012
Brazhkin VV and Trachenko K (2012). What separates a liquid from a gas? PHYSICS TODAY vol. 65 (11), 68-69. 01-01-2012
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2012). Universal crossover of liquid dynamics in supercritical region. JETP LETTERS vol. 95 (3), 164-169. 01-01-2012
Trachenko K, Zarkadoula E, Todorov IT, Dove MT, Dunstan DJ and Nordlund K (2012). Modeling high-energy radiation damage in nuclear and fusion applications. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS vol. 277, 6-13. 01-01-2012
Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN, Trachenko K, Fomin YD and Tsiok EN (2012). Where is the supercritical fluid on the phase diagram? Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk (UFN) Journal vol. 182 (11), 1137-1156. 01-01-2012
2011
Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: Anharmonic theory (vol 84, 054106, 2011). PHYS REV B vol. 84 (5) 26-08-2011
Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Erratum: Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: Anharmonic theory (Physical Review B (2011) 84 (054106)). Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics vol. 84 (5) 26-08-2011
Pronin AA, Trachenko K, Kondrin MV, Lyapin AG and Brazhkin VV (2011). Nonlocal dielectric relaxation in glycerol. PHYS REV B vol. 84 (1) 26-07-2011
Brazhkin VV, Lyapin AG and Trachenko K (2011). Atomistic modeling of multiple amorphous-amorphous transitions in SiO2 and GeO2 glasses at megabar pressures. PHYS REV B vol. 83 (13) 19-04-2011
Brazhkin VV, Fomin YD, Lyapin AG, Ryzhov VN and Trachenko K (2011). Two liquid states of matter: A new dynamic line on a phase diagram. 18-04-2011
Pronin AA, Trachenko K, Kondrin MV and Brazhkin VV (2011). Observation of non-local dielectric relaxation in glycerol. Physical Review B vol. 84 22-03-2011
Bolmatov D and Trachenko K (2011). Liquid heat capacity in the approach from the solid state: anharmonic
theory. Phys. Rev. B vol. 84 21-03-2011
2010
Trachenko K (2010). Understanding spin glass transition as a dynamic phenomenon. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter vol. 23 07-11-2010
Trachenko K and Brazhkin V (2010). Heat capacity at the glass transition. Physical Review B vol. 83 10-02-2010
2009
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2009). Understanding the problem of glass transition on the basis of elastic waves in a liquid. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 21 (42) 21-10-2009
Salje EKH, Artacho E, Austen KF, Bruin RP, Calleja M, Chappell HF, Chiang G-T, Dove MT, Frame I, Goodwin AL, Kleese van Dam K, Marmier A, Parker SC, Pruneda JM, Todorov IT, Trachenko K, Tyer RP, Walker AM and White TOH (2009). eScience for molecular-scale simulations and the eMinerals project. 13-03-2009
2008
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV, Ferlat G, Dove MT and Artacho E (2008). First-principles calculations of structural changes in B2O3 glass under pressure. PHYS REV B vol. 78 (17) 01-11-2008
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2008). Understanding the problem of glass transition on the basis of elastic
waves in a liquid. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter vol. 21 18-09-2008
Trachenko K (2008). Heat capacity of liquids: An approach from the solid phase. PHYS REV B vol. 78 (10) 01-09-2008
Trachenko K (2008). The Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann law in the elastic theory of glass transition. J NON-CRYST SOLIDS vol. 354 (32), 3903-3906. 15-08-2008
Brazhkin VV, Katayama Y, Trachenko K, Tsiok OB, Lyapin AG, Artacho E, Dove M, Ferlat G, Inamura Y and Saitoh H (2008). Nature of Structural Transformations in the B2O3 Glass under High
Pressure. Physical Review Letters vol. 101 13-05-2008
Trachenko K, Roland CM and Casalini R (2008). Relationship between the nonexponentiality of relaxation and relaxation time in the problem of glass transition. J Phys Chem B vol. 112 (16), 5111-5115. 24-04-2008
Trachenko K and Brazhkin VV (2008). Liquid elasticity length, universal dynamic crossovers, and glass transition. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 20 (7) 20-02-2008
2007
Walker AM, Sullivan LA, Trachenko K, Bruin RP, White TOH, Dove MT, Tyer RP, Todorov IT and Wells SA (2007). The origin of the compressibility anomaly in amorphous silica: a molecular dynamics study. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 19 (27) 11-07-2007
Trachenko K, Roland CM and Casalini R (2007). Relationship between non-exponentiality of relaxation and relaxation
time at the glass transition. See J. Phys. Chem. B vol. 112 03-07-2007
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV, Tsiok OB, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2007). Logarithmic relaxation in radiation-amorphized zircon. PHYS REV B vol. 76 (1) 01-07-2007
Trachenko K (2007). Slow dynamics and stress relaxation in a liquid as an elastic medium. PHYS REV B vol. 75 (21) 01-06-2007
Trachenko K and Brazhkin V (2007). Liquid elasticity length and universal dynamic crossovers. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter vol. 20 23-04-2007
Lumpkin GR, Pruneda M, Rios S, Smith KL, Trachenko K, Whittle KR and Zaluzec NJ (2007). Nature of the chemical bond and prediction of radiation tolerance in pyrochlore and defect fluorite compounds. J SOLID STATE CHEM vol. 180 (4), 1512-1518. 01-04-2007
Trachenko K, Brazhkin VV, Tsiok OB, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2007). Pressure-induced structural transformation in radiation-amorphized zircon. Phys Rev Lett vol. 98 (13) 30-03-2007
Trachenko K (2007). Structural flexibility of cuprate superconductors. PHIL MAG LETT vol. 87 (9), 637-643. 01-01-2007
2006
Dove MT, Sullivan LA, Walker AM, Bruin RP, White TOH, Trachenko K, Murray-Rust P, Todorov IT, Tyer RP, Couch PA, van Dam KK and Smith W (2006). Molecular dynamics in a grid computing environment: experiences using DL_POLY_3 within the eMinerals escience project. MOL SIMULAT vol. 32 (12-13), 945-952. 01-10-2006
Trachenko K (2006). A stress relaxation approach to glass transition. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 18 (19), L251-L258. 17-05-2006
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Artacho E, Todorov IT and Smith W (2006). Atomistic simulations of resistance to amorphization by radiation damage. PHYS REV B vol. 73 (17) 01-05-2006
Walker AM, Dove MT, Sullivan LA, Trachenko K, Bruin RP, White TO, Murray-RuSt P, Tyer RP, Couch PA, Todorov IT, Smith W and van Dam KK (2006). Anatomy of a grid-enabled molecular simulation study: the compressibility of amorphous silica., Editors: Cox SJ. 01-01-2006
Todorov IT, Smith W, Trachenko K and Dove MT (2006). DL_POLY_3: new dimensions in molecular dynamics simulations via massive parallelism. J MATER CHEM vol. 16 (20), 1911-1918. 01-01-2006
Lumpkin GR, Whittle KR, Rios S, Trachenko K, Pruneda M, Harvey EJ, Redfern SAT, Smith KL and Zaluzec NJ (2006). Radiation damage in pyrochlore and related compounds., Editors: VanIseghem P. 01-01-2006
Trachenko K and Turlakov M (2006). Tunneling and interaction effects in two-level systems in glasses studied by atomistic simulations. PHYS REV B vol. 73 (1) 01-01-2006
Lumpkin GR, Whittle KR, Rios S, Trachenko K, Pruneda M, Harvey EJ, Redfern SAT, Smith KL and Zaluzec NJ (2006). Radiation Damage in Pyrochlore and Related Compounds. MRS Advances, Springer Nature vol. 932 01-01-2006
2005
Trachenko K, Pruneda JM, Artacho E and Dove MT (2005). How the nature of the chemical bond governs resistance to amorphization by radiation damage. PHYS REV B vol. 71 (18) 01-05-2005
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Salje EKH, Todorov I, Smith W, Pruneda M and Artacho E (2005). Radiation damage in the bulk and at the surface. MOL SIMULAT vol. 31 (5), 355-359. 30-04-2005
Pruneda JM, le Polles L, Farnan I, Trachenko K, Dove MT and Artacho E (2005). Calculation of the effect of intrinsic point defects and volume swelling in the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of ZrSiO4. MOL SIMULAT vol. 31 (5), 349-354. 30-04-2005
Tucker MG, Keen DA, Dove MT and Trachenko K (2005). Refinement of the Si-O-Si bond angle distribution in vitreous silica. 09-02-2005
2004
Trachenko K (2004). Understanding resistance to amorphization by radiation damage. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 16 (49), R1491-R1515. 15-12-2004
Trachenko K and Dove MT (2004). Local events and stretched-exponential relaxation in glasses. PHYS REV B vol. 70 (13) 01-10-2004
Trachenko K, Pruneda M, Artacho E and Dove MT (2004). Radiation damage effects in the perovskite CaTiO3 and resistance of materials to amorphization. PHYS REV B vol. 70 (13) 01-10-2004
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Brazhkin V and El'kin FS (2004). Network rigidity and properties of SiO2 and GeO2 glasses under pressure. Phys Rev Lett vol. 93 (13) 24-09-2004
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Geisler T, Todorov I and Smith B (2004). Radiation damage effects and percolation theory. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 16 (27), S2623-S2627. 14-07-2004
Pruneda JM, Trachenko KO, Artacho E, Lumpkin G, Farnan I, Redfern SAT, Ashbrook SE, Whittle K, Salje EK, Rios S, Zhang M, Maddrell E, Attfield JP and Dove M (2004). Effects of volume swelling in crystalline host phases for nuclear waste immobilization. 01-01-2004
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Pruneda M, Artacho E, Salje E, Geisler T, Todorov I and Smith B (2004). Radiation-induced structural changes, percolation effects and resistance to amorphization by radiation damage., Editors: Wang LM, Fromknecht R, Snead LL, Downey DF and Takahashi H. 01-01-2004
2003
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Brazhkin VV and Phillips JC (2003). Rigidity and logarithmic relaxation in network glasses. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 15 (49), L743-L748. 17-12-2003
Geisler T, Trachenko K, Rios S, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2003). Impact of self-irradiation damage on the aqueous durability of zircon (ZrSiO4): implications for its suitability as a nuclear waste form. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 15 (37), L597-L605. 24-09-2003
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2003). Reply to comment on 'large swelling and percolation in irradiated zircon'. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 15 (37), 6457-6471. 24-09-2003
Trachenko K and Dove MT (2003). Intermediate state in pressurized silica glass: Reversibility window analogue. PHYS REV B vol. 67 (21) 01-06-2003
Trachenko K and Dove MT (2003). Compressibility, kinetics, and phase transition in pressurized amorphous silica. PHYS REV B vol. 67 (6) 01-02-2003
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2003). Large swelling and percolation in irradiated zircon. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 15 (2), L1-L7. 22-01-2003
2002
Trachenko K and Dove MT (2002). Densification of silica glass under pressure. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 14 (32), 7449-7459. 19-08-2002
Palin EJ, Trachenko KO and Dove MT (2002). Computer simulation study of low-energy excitations of silicate glasses. 20-05-2002
Wells SA, Dove MT, Tucker MG and Trachenko K (2002). Real-space rigid-unit-mode analysis of dynamic disorder in quartz, cristobalite and amorphous silica. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 14 (18), 4645-4657. 13-05-2002
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2002). Erratum: Publisher's note: Structural changes in zircon under α-decay irradiation (Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (2002) 65 (180102)). Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics vol. 65 (18) 01-05-2002
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2002). Structural changes in zircon under alpha-decay irradiation (vol B 65, art no 180102, 2002). PHYS REV B vol. 65 (18) 01-05-2002
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2002). Structural changes in zircon under alpha-decay irradiation. PHYS REV B vol. 65 (18) 01-05-2002
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Heine V (2002). Origin of the T1+alpha dependence of the heat capacity of glasses at low temperature. PHYS REV B vol. 65 (9) 01-03-2002
Trachenko K and Dove MT (2002). Floppy modes in silica glass under pressure. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 14 (6), 1143-1152. 18-02-2002
2001
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2001). Atomistic modelling of radiation damage in zircon. 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience - ICCN 2001, 145-148. 01-12-2001
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Heine V (2001). Simulation of two-level tunneling states and floppy modes in silica glass. 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience - ICCN 2001, 121-124. 01-12-2001
Trachenko KO, Dove MT and Salje EKH (2001). Atomistic modelling of radiation damage in zircon. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 13 (9), 1947-1959. 05-03-2001
2000
Dove MT, Trachenko KO, Tucker MG and Keen DA (2000). 1. Rigid Unit Modes in Framework Structures: Theory, Experiment and Applications. Transformation Processes in Minerals 1-34. 31-12-2000
Trachenko KO, Dove MT, Harris MJ and Heine V (2000). Dynamics of silica glass: two-level tunnelling states and low-energy floppy modes. J PHYS-CONDENS MAT vol. 12 (37), 8041-8064. 18-09-2000
Dove MT, Craig MS, Keen DA, Marshall WG, Redfern SAT, Trachenko KO and Tucker MG (2000). Crystal structure of the high-pressure monoclinic phase-II of cristobalite, SiO2. MINERAL MAG vol. 64 (3), 569-576. 01-06-2000
Trachenko K, Dove MT and Salje E (2000). Modelling the percolation-type transition in radiation damage. J APPL PHYS vol. 87 (11), 7702-7707. 01-06-2000
Dove MT, Hammonds KD, Harris MJ, Heine V, Keen DA, Pryde AKA, Trachenko K and Warren MC (2000). Amorphous silica from the Rigid Unit Mode approach. MINERAL MAG vol. 64 (3), 377-388. 01-06-2000
Dove MT, Trachenko KO, Tucker MG and Keen DA (2000). Rigid unit modes in framework structures: Theory, experiment and applications. REV MINERAL GEOCHEM vol. 39, 1-33. 01-01-2000
1999
Stasyuk IV and Trachenko KO (1999). Soft mode in locally anharmonic ‟φ3+φ4” model. Journal of Physical Studies, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv vol. 3 (1), 81-89. 01-01-1999
1998
Trachenko K, Dove MT, Hammonds KD, Harris MJ and Heine V (1998). Low energy dynamics and tunneling states in silica glass. PHYS REV LETT vol. 81 (16), 3431-3434. 19-10-1998
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Chemical ResearchA molten salt community framework for predictive modelling of critical characteristicsKostya Trachenko
£147,082 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-07-2023 - 30-06-2026)
High entropy oxides: understanding their unique properties and dynamics using machine learning interatomic potentials - MSCA PF-GF Trachenko/DicksKostya Trachenko
£262,232 EPSRC - EU Scheme (01-06-2023 - 31-05-2026)
Developing next-generation DL_POLY for the benefit of the modelling communityKostya Trachenko
£368,611 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-10-2022 - 30-11-2025)
Mechanisms and prediction of large scale ecological responses to environmental changeAxel Rossberg and Kostya Trachenko
£1,213,084 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (06-01-2020 - 04-04-2025)
UK - India proposalKostya Trachenko
£121,288 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-07-2021 - 30-06-2024)
Impact Accelerator Account (DL_POLY development)Kostya Trachenko
£3,600 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (01-01-2019 - 31-12-2019)
Modelling of glasses as Nuclear Waste FormsKostya Trachenko
£381,907 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (04-12-2017 - 03-12-2020)