RESEARCH

I have studied from field theory, in particular, topological defects in supersymmetric theories and high density quantum chromodynamics to vortices and topological defects in ultracold atomic gases such as Bose-Einstein condensates and Fermionic condensates and superconductors/superfluids, Majorana fermions and non-Abelian statistics.

Superfluids of neutrons are considered to be realized inside the core of neutron stars. In particular, I am studying superfluids of triplet 3P2 parings; topological superfluidity of triplet superfluids, integer and half-integer non-Abelian vortices and their effects on neutron stars. I am also studying topological properties of color superconductors which are expected to be realized by quark condensations in higher density.

EDUCATION

1995

B.Sc. in Physics, Osaka University, Department of Physics

1997

M.S. in Physics, Osaka University, Department of Physics

2000

Ph.D. in Physics, Osaka University, Department of Physics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000-2001

JSPS Postdoc Research Associate, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2001-2003

Postdoc Research Associate, Purdue University

2004-2006

JSPS Postdoc Research Associate, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2006-2009

Senior Assistant Professor Keio University

2009

Associate Professor Keio University

2019-Present

Professor Keio University

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004

Particle Physics Medal: Young Scientist Award in Theoretical Particle Physics

SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS

"Coupling between Majorana fermions and Nambu-Goldstone bosons inside a non-Abelian vortex in dense QCD"
Chandrasekhar Chatterjee, Mattia Cipriani, Muneto Nitta
Published in Phys.Rev. D93 (2016) no.6, 065046 (March 2016)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.065046

"Magnetic Properties of Quantized Vortices in Neutron 3P2 3P2 Superfluids in Neutron Stars"
Kota Masuda, Muneto Nitta
Published in Phys.Rev. C93 (2016) no.3, 035804 (March 2016)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.035804

"Stable core symmetries and confined textures for a vortex line in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate"
Magnus O. Borgh, Muneto Nitta, Janne Ruostekoski
Published in Phys.Rev.Lett. 116 (2016) no.8, 085301 (February 2016)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.085301

"Interpolating relativistic and nonrelativistic Nambu-Goldstone and Higgs modes"
Michikazu Kobayashi, Muneto Nitta
Published in Phys.Rev. D92 (2015) no.4, 045028 (August 2015)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.92.045028

"Nonrelativistic Nambu-Goldstone Modes Associated with Spontaneously Broken Space-Time and Internal Symmetries"
Michikazu Kobayashi, Muneto Nitta
Published in Phys.Rev.Lett. 113 (2014) no.12, 120403 (September 2014)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.120403

"Vortices and Other Topological Solitons in Dense Quark Matter"
Minoru Eto, Yuji Hirono, Muneto Nitta, Shigehiro Yasui
Published in PTEP 2014 (2014) no.1, 012D01 (Januray 2014)
DOI: 10.1093/ptep/ptt095

"On Non-Abelian Quasi-Gapless Modes Localized on Mass Vortices in Superfluid 3He-B"
Muneto Nitta, Mikhail Shifman, Walter Vinci
Published in Phys.Rev. D87 (2013) 081702 (April 2013)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.081702

"Crossover between integer and fractional vortex lattices in coherently coupled two-component Bose-Einstein condensates"
Mattia Cipriani, Muneto Nitta
Phys.Rev.Lett. 111 (2013) 170401-1-5 (March 2013)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.170401

"Self-consistent multiple complex-kink solutions in Bogoliubov-de Gennes and chiral Gross-Neveu systems"
Daisuke A. Takahashi, Muneto Nitta
Physical Review Letters 110, 131601-1-5 (Mar. 2013)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.131601

"Tachyon Condensation Due to Domain-Wall Annihilation in Bose-Einstein Condensates"
Hiromitsu Takeuchi, Kenichi Kasamatsu, Makoto Tsubota, and Muneto Nitta,
Physical Review Letters 109, 245301-1-5 (Dec. 2012).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.245301

"Stable Skyrmions in SU(2) Gauged Bose-Einstein Condensates"
Takuto Kawakami, Takeshi Mizushima, Muneto Nitta, and Kazushige Machida,
Physical Review Letters 109, 015301-1-5(Jul. 2012).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.015301

"Majorana meets Coxeter: Non-Abelian Majorana Fermions and Novel Non-Abelian Statistics"
Shigehiro Yasui, Kazunori Itakura, Muneto Nitta,
Physical Review B 83, 134518-1-6 (Apr. 2011).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.134518

"Quasi-Nambu-Goldstone Modes in Bose-Einstein Condensates"
Shun Uchino, Michikazu Kobayashi, Muneto Nitta, Masahito Ueda,
Physical Review Letters 105, 230406-1-4 (Dec. 2010).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.230406

"Collision Dynamics and Rung Formation of Non-Abelian Vortices"
Michikazu Kobayashi, Yuki Kawaguchi, Muneto Nitta, Masahito Ueda,
Physical Review Letters 103, 115301-1-4 (Sep. 2009).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.115301

"Knots in a Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensate"
Yuki Kawaguchi, Muneto Nitta, Masahito Ueda,
Physical Review Letters 100, 180403-1-4 (May. 2008).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.180403
2008; Erratum-ibid.101:029902-1 (Jul. 2008)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.029902