Seung Ki's homepage

• Name: Seung Ki Baek ()
• Affiliation: KIAS

• Degrees
  1. Ph.D. in Dept. of Physics, KAIST (2006.8.18)
     Nonlinear Behaviors in an Extended Medium: Complex Hysteresis in the Ginzburg-Landau System (Supervisor: Hie-Tae Moon).
  2. M.S. in Dept. of Physics, KAIST (2002.2)
  3. B.S. in Dept. of Physics, KAIST (2000.2)


• Working experiences
1. Research fellow in KIAS (2012.1-present)
2. Research engineer in Dept. of Physics, Umeå University (2011.9-2011.12)
3. Postdoc in Dept. of Physics, Umeå University (2008.9-2011.8)
4. Postdoc in Dept. of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University (2006.9-2008.8)


• Other experiences
  1. Examinator in Umeå University
     • Marcus Olofsson, Mathematical models for the pricing of maintenance service contracts (Spring 2010).
  2. Teaching assistant in Institute for Gifted Students, KAIST
     • Research & Education Program (2004)
     • Teacher Training Program (Spring 2004)
  3. Teaching assistant in Dept. of Physics, KAIST
     • Classical Mechanics (Autumn 2002)
     • Advanced General Physics (2001)

• Research interests (Wiki)
  1. Geometrical effects on statistical mechanics
  2. Evolutionary game theory

• Publications - research articles
  1. Seung Ki Baek, Jaegon Um, Su Do Yi, and Beom Jun Kim, Quantum Monte Carlo study of the transverse-field quantum Ising model on infinite-dimensional structures, Phys. Rev. B, 84, 174419 (2011), arXiv:1111.0420.
  2. Seung Ki Baek, Harri Mäkelä, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Ising model on a hyperbolic plane with a boundary, Phys. Rev. E 84, 032103 (2011), arXiv:1109.6227.
  3. Seung Ki Baek, Cluster Monte Carlo study of magnetic dipoles, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 59, 2381 (2011), arXiv:1109.6224.
  4. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, The ten thousand Kims, New J. Phys. 13, 073036 (2011), EurekaAlert!, Physics Today, Nature Research Highlights, arXiv:1109.6221.
  5. Sebastian Bernhardsson, Seung Ki Baek, and Petter Minnhagen, A paradoxical property of the monkey book, J. Stat. Mech. P07013 (2011), arXiv:1103.2681.
  6. Seung Ki Baek, Harri Mäkelä, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Critical temperatures of the three- and four-state Potts models on the kagome lattice, Phys. Rev. E 83, 061104 (2011), arXiv:1106.1296.
  7. Seung Ki Baek and Petter Minnhagen, Hierarchical renormalization-group study on the planar bond-percolation problem, Phys. Scr. 83, 055601 (2011), arXiv:1105.1009.
  8. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Kosterlitz-Thouless transition of magnetic dipoles on the two-dimensional plane, Phys. Rev. B 83, 184409 (2011), arXiv:1104.1792.
  9. Seung Ki Baek, Sebastian Bernhardsson, and Petter Minnhagen, Zipf's law unzipped, New J. Phys. 13, 043004 (2011), arXiv:1104.1789, Nature News & Views.
  10. Seung Ki Baek and Petter Minnhagen, Bounds of percolation thresholds in the enhanced binary tree, Physica A 390, 1447 (2011), arXiv:1102.3287.
  11. Seung Ki Baek and Petter Minnhagen, Non-Kosterlitz-Thouless transitions for the $q$-state clock models, Phys. Rev. E 82, 031102 (2010), arXiv:1009.0356.
  12. Petter Minnhagen and Seung Ki Baek, Analytic results for the percolation transitions of the enhanced binary tree, Phys. Rev. E 82, 011113 (2010), arXiv:1003.6012.
  13. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Comment on `Six-state clock model on the square lattice: Fisher zero approach with Wang-Landau sampling', Phys. Rev. E 81, 063101 (2010), arXiv:1005.4836.
  14. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Surface and bulk criticality in midpoint percolation, Phys. Rev. E 81, 041108 (2010), arXiv:1004.2622.
  15. Seung Ki Baek and Sebastian Bernhardsson, Equilibrium solution to the Lowest Unique Positive Integer game, Fluctuation Noise Lett. 9, 61 (2010), arXiv:1001.1065.
  16. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, True and quasi long-range order in the generalized $q$-state clock model, Phys. Rev. E 80, 060101(R) (2009), arXiv:0912.2830.
  17. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Comment on `Monte Carlo simulation study of the two-stage percolation transition in enhanced binary trees', J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 42, 478001 (2009), arXiv:0910.4340.
  18. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, Hiroyuki Shima, and Beom Jun Kim, Phase transition of $q$-state clock models on heptagonal lattices, Phys. Rev. E 80, 011133 (2009), arXiv:0904.3838.
  19. Seung Ki Baek, Hiroyuki Shima, and Beom Jun Kim, Curvature-induced frustration in the XY model on hyperbolic surfaces, Phys. Rev. E 79, 060106(R) (2009), arXiv:0811.1895.
  20. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, Sebastian Bernhardsson, Kweon Choi, and Beom Jun Kim, Flow improvement caused by agents who ignore traffic rules, Phys. Rev. E 80, 016111 (2009), arXiv:0901.3513, arXiv blog, ABC News, Hankyoreh (Korean newspaper) Västerbottens Folkblad (Swedish newspaper), Forskning & Framsteg (Swedish magazine), and selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research (Jul. 15, 2009).
  21. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Percolation on hyperbolic lattices, Phys. Rev. E 79, 011124 (2009), arXiv:0901.0483.
  22. Seung Ki Baek and Beom Jun Kim, Intelligent Tit-for-Tat in memory-limited prisoner's dilemma game, Phys. Rev. E 78, 011125 (2008), Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research (Aug. 1, 2008), arXiv:0807.2105.
  23. Seung Ki Baek, Tae Young Kim, and Beom Jun Kim, Testing a priority-based queue model with Linux command histories, Physica A 387, 3660 (2008), arXiv:0807.2097.
  24. Seung Ki Baek, Su Do Yi, and Beom Jun Kim, Diffusion on a heptagonal lattice, Phys. Rev. E 77, 022104 (2008), arXiv:0807.2089.
  25. Hoang Ahn Tuan Kiet, Seung Ki Baek, Hawoong Jeong, and Beom Jun Kim, Korean family name distribution in the past, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 51, 1812 (2007), arXiv:0807.2082, Hankyoreh (Korean newspaper), KBS news (Korean).
  26. Seung Ki Baek, Hoang Ahn Tuan Kiet, and Beom Jun Kim, Family name distributions: master equation approach, Phys. Rev. E 76, 046113 (2007), Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research (Nov. 1, 2007), arXiv:007.2078, Hankyoreh (Korean newspaper), KBS news (Korean).
  27. Seung Ki Baek, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Phase Transition of $XY$ Model in Heptagonal Lattice, EPL 79, 26002 (2007), arXiv:0706.0044.
  28. Seung Ki Baek, Oscillatory behaviors of an epidemiological model on small-world networks, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 50, 320 (2007).
  29. Seung Ki Baek and Hie-Tae Moon, Complex Hysteresis, Phys. Lett. A 352, 89 (2006).
  30. Seung Ki Baek and Hie-Tae Moon, Torus Instability in an extended medium, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 48, 226 (2006).
  31. Hang-Hyun Jo, Seung Ki Baek, and Hie-Tae Moon, Immunization Dynamics on a 2-layer Network Model, Physica A 361, 534 (2006), A column in whyfiles.org.
  32. Seung Ki Baek and Hie-Tae Moon, A Noise Filtering Scheme for a Chaotic Signal, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 46, 657 (2005).

• Publications - miscellaneous
  1. Seung Ki Baek and Beom Jun Kim, Numerical Study of Game Theory, New Physics: Sae Mulli 60 (9), 943 (2010) (in Korean).
  2. Seung Ki Baek, Beom Jun Kim, and Jung-Kyoo Choi, Game Theory and Statistical Physics, Physics & High Technology 16 (10), 19 (2007) (in Korean).

• Submitted
  1. Seung Ki Baek and Beom Jun Kim, Critical Condition of the Water-Retention Model, arXiv:1111.0425.
  2. Folmer Bokma, Seung Ki Baek, and Petter Minnhagen, 50 years of inordinate fondness.
  3. Seung Ki Baek, Jung-Kyoo Choi, and Beom Jun Kim, Dworkin's paradox.
  4. Seung Ki Baek, Harri Mäkelä, Petter Minnhagen, and Beom Jun Kim, Clock models on infinite strips.
  5. Seung Ki Baek, Vortex interaction on curved surfaces.

• Conference talks
  1. Boundary and curvature effects in midpoint percolation, XXIV International Conference on Statistical Physics, Cairns Convention Centre, Australia (Jul. 19-23, 2010).
  2. Small-world and scale-free properties induced by curvature, New Frontiers in Complex Networks, Seoul National University, Korea (Jul. 12-16, 2010).
  3. Flow improvement caused by traffic-rule ignorers, Statistical Mechanics of Game Theory, Hotel Arkipelag, Finland (May 27-30, 2009).
  4. Physics in hyperbolic lattices, The 3rd KIAS Conference on Statistical Physics, KIAS, Korea (Jul. 1-4, 2008).
  5. Geometric XY spins in hyperbolic lattice, The 85th KPS Meeting, Daejeon Convention Center, Korea (Apr. 17-18, 2008).
  6. Percolation transition on hyperbolic tessellations, The 84th KPS Meeting, Jeju International Conference Center, Korea (Oct. 18-19, 2007).
  7. Diffusion on Heptagonal Lattice, The 14th Workshop for Statistical Physics 2007, Hotel Naminara, Korea (Aug. 16-18, 2007).
  8. Memory-limited Strategies in Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, XXIII IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics, Genova Congress Center, Italy (Jul. 9-13, 2007).
  9. Memory-limited Strategies in Evolutionary Prisoner's Dilemma Game, The 83rd KPS Meeting, Phoenix Park, Korea (Apr. 19-20, 2007).
  10. Complex Hysteresis, The 10th International Workshop on Similarity in Diversity, Tokyo University of Science, Japan (Sep. 7-9, 2005).
  11. Bifurcation History of the Galerkin-truncated Ginzburg-Landau Equation, The 13rd KPS Statistical Physics Workshop, Suwon, Korea (Aug. 8-10, 2005).
  12. Nonlinear Noise Reduction Scheme Based on Information Theory, Dynamics of Complex Systems 2003, Daejeon, Korea (Oct. 13-14, 2003).

• Translation
  1. Seung Ki Baek and Mattias Vågberg, Varför tränar vi kata i kendo - del 1 by Sasaki Hirotsugu, here (in Swedish).

Last updated January 02 2012