Sergey Sibiryakov

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McMaster University
Research Associate Faculty
Areas of research:
Cosmology
Particle Physics
If you are interested in pursuing a MSc degree, please apply to the Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) masters program. If you are interested in working with me as a PhD student, please submit an application directly to my department at the McMaster University and indicate that you would like to be supervised by me. Perimeter Institute is committed to diversity within its community and I welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Particle physics, cosmology, classical and quantum gravity, quantum field theory
  • Scientist, Institute of Physics, Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2013-2020
  • Scientific staff member, Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, 2013-2020
  • Senior Researcher, Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2010-2022
  • Researcher, Laboratory of Particle Physics and Cosmology, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2008-2010
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Theory Division, Physics Department, CERN, 2006-2008
  • Junior Researcher, Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004-2008
  • Discovery Grant, Dynamics and Signatures of New Physics, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2021-2026
  • The Best Scientific Work in Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2010
  • Pîrvu, D., Shkerin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2024). Thermal false vacuum decay in (1+1)-dimensions: Evidence for non-equilibrium dynamics. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2408.06411
  • Pîrvu, D., Shkerin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2024). Thermal False Vacuum Decay Is Not What It Seems. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2407.06263
  • Besharat, A., Radkovski, J., & Sibiryakov, S. (2024). Effective action for dissipative and nonholonomic systems. Physical Review E, 109(5), l052103. doi:10.1103/physreve.109.l052103
  • Chan, J. H. -H., Sibiryakov, S., & Xue, W. (n.d.). Condensation and evaporation of boson stars. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024(1), 71. doi:10.1007/jhep01(2024)071
  • Pîrvu, D., Johnson, M. C., & Sibiryakov, S. (2023). Bubble velocities and oscillon precursors in first order phase transitions. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2312.13364
  • Barvinsky, A. O., Kurov, A. V., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2023). Asymptotic freedom in (3+1)-dimensional projectable Horava gravity: Connecting the ultraviolet and infrared domains. Physical Review D, 108(12), l121503. doi:10.1103/physrevd.108.l121503
  • Kovachik, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2023). Slowly moving black holes in khrono-metric model. arxiv:2311.12936v1
  • Barvinsky, A. O., Kurov, A. V., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2023). Asymptotic freedom in (3+1)-dimensional projectable Horava gravity: connecting ultraviolet to infrared. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2310.07841
  • Besharat, A., Radkovski, J., & Sibiryakov, S. (2023). Effective Action for Dissipative and Nonholonomic Systems. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2308.08695
  • Radkovski, J. I., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2023). Scattering amplitudes in high-energy limit of projectable Horava gravity. Physical Review D, 108(4), 046017. doi:10.1103/physrevd.108.046017
  • Chan, J. H. -H., Sibiryakov, S., & Xue, W. (n.d.). Boson star normal modes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(8), 45. doi:10.1007/jhep08(2023)045
  • Chudaykin, A., Ivanov, M. M., & Sibiryakov, S. (2023). Renormalizing one-point probability distribution function for cosmological counts in cells. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2023(08), 079. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2023/08/079
  • Radkovski, J. I., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2023). Scattering amplitudes in high-energy limit of projectable Horava gravity. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2306.00102
  • Chan, J. H. -H., Sibiryakov, S., & Xue, W. (2023). Boson Star Normal Modes. arxiv:2304.13054v1
  • Chudaykin, A., Ivanov, M. M., & Sibiryakov, S. (2022). Renormalizing one-point probability distribution function for cosmological counts in cells. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2212.09799
  • Briaud, V., Shkerin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2022). Thermal false vacuum decay around black holes. Physical Review D, 106(12), 125001. doi:10.1103/physrevd.106.125001
  • Shkerin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (n.d.). Black hole induced false vacuum decay: the role of greybody factors. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022(8), 161. doi:10.1007/jhep08(2022)161
  • Chan, J. H. -H., Sibiryakov, S., & Xue, W. (2022). Condensation and Evaporation of Boson Stars. arxiv:2207.04057v2
  • Barvinsky, A. O., Kurov, A. V., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2022). Beta functions of (3+1)-dimensional projectable Horava gravity. Physical Review D, 105(4), 044009. doi:10.1103/physrevd.105.044009
  • Shkerin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2021). Black hole induced false vacuum decay from first principles. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021(11), 197. doi:10.1007/jhep11(2021)197
  • Marakulin, A., & Sibiryakov, S. (2021). Linearized supergravity with a dynamical preferred frame. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021(10), 214. doi:10.1007/jhep10(2021)214
  • Lara, G., Herrero-Valea, M., Barausse, E., & Sibiryakov, S. M. (2021). Black holes in ultraviolet-complete Horava gravity. Physical Review D, 103(10), 104007. doi:10.1103/physrevd.103.104007
  • Theoretical status of Horava gravity, 50 Years of Horndeski Gravity: Exploring Modified Gravity, 2024/07/18, PIRSA:24070075
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (PM) - 2023-03-31, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/31, PIRSA:23030098
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (PM) - 2023-03-24, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/24, PIRSA:23030097
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (PM) - 2023-03-17, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/17, PIRSA:23030096
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (PM) - 2023-03-10, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/10, PIRSA:23030095
  • Status update on Horava gravity, 2023/03/08
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (AM) - 2023-03-03, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/03, PIRSA:23030088
  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (PM) - 2023-03-03, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, 2023/03/03, PIRSA:23030094
  • Condensation and Evaporation of Boson Stars, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States, 2022/11/11
  • On thermal false vacuum decay around black holes, 2022/09/14
  • Condensation and Evaporation of Boson Stars, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2022/09/12
  • Black hole catalysis of false vacuum decay from first principles, HECAP Seminar, ICTP, Trieste, Italy (online), 2022/07/26