People

Prof. Bo-Yu Hou

Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, Xian 710069, ChinaE-mail: byhou@nwu.edu.cnFax: +86-29-88302331Ph: +86-29-88303492

Prof. Hou obtained M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics from Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1966, became a professor in 1980 and PhD supervisor (selected by the national government) in 1981. His main research interests are theoretical and mathematical physics. He has received 4 national level academic awards and 4 state titles. He has published more than 200 refereed journal papers in the field.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:•Geometric Langland’s Program •String Theory , especially in topological string theories and topological quantum field theory•Gauge field theory, the anomalous and global aspects of quantum gauge field theory   •Classical and quantum integrable systems and their applications•Low-dimensional field and statistical physics models•Infinite dimensional Lie algebras and their quantumizations

CURRICULUM VITAE:•Professor of Physics, Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University，from 1980•Associated Professor, Physics department, Northwest University, 1978-1980.•Lecturer, Physics department, Northwest University, 1973-1978..•Lecturer, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1966-1973.•Lecturer, Physics department, Xian Mining College , 1958-1963•M.Sc., 1966, in Theoretical Physics, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1963---1966).•B.Sc., 1958, in Theoretical Physics, Northwest University (1955---1958).

NATIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS:•The Second Class Award of National Natural Science Prize, 1989•The Third Class Award of National Natural Science Prize, 1982.•The First class Award of Progress of Science and Technology of National Education Commission, 1987•The First class prize of National Teaching Performance, 1989•The title of National Model Employee (The State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1989),•The title of National distinguished elitist, 1984..RECENT REPRESENTIVE PUBLICATION:

1. B.-Y. Hou, B.-Y. Hou, P. Wang and Y.-B. Wang, Non-selfdual instanton  of two dimensional CP(N) (N>2) chiral theory, Phys. Lett. B 93 (1980), 415-418.2. B.–Y. Hou, A discrete symmetry and the ladder operators for the dynamical group of monopole, Ann. Phys. (NY) 134 (1981), 373-375.3. B.-Y. Hou, M.-L. Ge and Y.-S. Wu, Noether analysis for the hidden symmetry responsible for an infinite set of nonlocal currents, Phys. Rev. D 24 (1981), 2238-2244.4. B.-Y. Hou, K.-J. Shi and Y.-B. Wang, The stringless gauge potential of accelerated monopole, IL. Nuovo. Cimento. A 76 (1983), 556-568.5. B.-Y. Hou, The gyroelectric ratio of supersymmetrical monopole determined by its structure, Phys. Lett. B 125 (1983), 389-392.6. B.-Y. Hou, B.-Y. Hou and P. Wang, How to eliminate the dilemma in 3 cocycle, Ann. Phys. (NY), 143 (1986), 172-185.7. B.-Y. Hou and W. Li, The Virasoro algebra in the solution space of Ernest’s equation, Lett. Math. Phys. 13 (1987), 1-6.8. B.-Y. Hou and W. Li, Generating functions with the new hidden symmetries for cylindrically symmetric gravitational fields, Class. Quant. Grav. 6 (1989), 163-177.9. B.-Y. Hou, W. Hua, Algebras connected with the $Z_n$ elliptic solution of Yang-Baxter equation, J. Math. Phys. 30 (1989), 2750-2755.10. B.-Y. Hou, M.-L. Yan and Y.-K. Zhou, exact solution of the Belavin’s  ${Z_n}\times{Z_n}$  symmetric model, Nucl. Phys. B 324 (1989), 715-728.11. B.-Y. Hou, D.-P. Lie and R.-H. Yue, Quantum group structure in the unitary minimal model, Phys. Lett. B 229 (1989), 45-50.12. B.-Y. Hou, K.-J. Shi, P. Wang and R.-H. Yue, The crossing matrices of WZW SU(2) model and minimal model with the quantum 6j symbols, Nucl. Phys. B 345 (1990), 659-684.13. B.-Y. Hou and L. Chao, Hamiltonian reductions of self-dual Yang-Mills theory, Phys. Lett. B 298 (1993), 103-110.14. H. Fan, B.-Y. Hou, K.-J. Shi and Z.-X. Yang, Algebraic Bethe ansatz for the eight-vertex model with general open-boundary conditions, Nucl. Phys. B 478 (1996), 723-757.15. H. Fan, B.-Y. Hou and K.-J. Shi, Representation of the boundary elliptic quantum group $BE_{\tau,\etc}(sl_2)$ and the Bethe ansatz, Nucl. Phys. B 496 (1997), 551-570.16. H. Fan, B.-Y. Hou and K.-J. Shi, Algebraic Bethe ansatz for the supersymmetric t-J model with open boundary conditions, Nucl. Phys. B 541 (1999), 483-505.17. B.-Y. Hou, W.-L. Yang and Y.-Z. Zhang, The twisted quantum affine algebra $U_q(A^{(2)}_2)$ and correlation functions of Izergin-Korepin model, Nucl. Phys. B 556 (1999), 485-504.18. B.-Y. Hou, D.-T. Peng and R.-H. Yue, The exact solutionof the SU(3) Hubbard model, Nucl. Phys. B 575 (2000), 561-578.19. Y.-X. Chen, B.-Y. Hou and B.-Y. Hou, Non-commutative geometry of 4-dimensional quantum Hall droplet, Nucl. Phys. B 638 (2002), 220-242.20. B.-Y. Hou, R. Sasaki and W.-L. Yang, Algebraic Bethe ansatz for the elliptic quantum group $E_{\tau,\etc}(sl_n)$ and its applications, Nucl. Phys. B 663 (2003), 467-486.21. W.-L. Yang, X. Chen, J. Feng, K. Hao, B.-Y. Hou, K.-J. Shi and Y.-Z. Zhang, Determinant formula for the partition function of the six-vertex model with a non-diagonal reflecting end, Nucl. Phys. B 844 (2011), 289-307.22. W.-L. Yang, X. Chen, J. Feng, K. Hao, B.-Y. Hou, K.-J. Shi and Y.-Z. Zhang, Determinant representations of scalar products for the open XXZ chain with non-diagonal boundary terms, JHEP 01 (2011), 006 （26 pages）.