Dr Akash Jain
PhD (Durham University, 2018)
Status
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research groups
Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Recent publications
Hydrodynamics of thermal active matter
Armas, J Jain, A Lier, R Physical Review E volume 112 issue 5 (03 Nov 2025) Resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics without Ampère’s law
Lier, R Jain, A Armas, J Porth, O Physical Review D volume 112 issue 8 (28 Oct 2025) Higher-group global symmetry and the bosonic M5 brane
Armas, J Batzios, G Jain, A Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2024 issue 8 (02 Aug 2024) Dipole superfluid hydrodynamics. Part II.
Jain, A Jensen, K Liu, R Mefford, E Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2024 issue 7 (22 Jul 2024) Approximate higher-form symmetries, topological defects, and dynamical phase transitions
Armas, J Jain, A Physical Review D volume 109 issue 4 (29 Feb 2024) Schwinger-Keldysh effective field theory for stable and causal relativistic hydrodynamics
Jain, A Kovtun, P Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2024 issue 1 (25 Jan 2024) Approximate symmetries, pseudo-Goldstones, and the second law of thermodynamics
Armas, J Jain, A Lier, R Physical Review D volume 108 issue 8 (09 Oct 2023) Dipole superfluid hydrodynamics
Jain, A Jensen, K Liu, R Mefford, E Journal of High Energy Physics volume 2023 issue 9 (26 Sep 2023) Hydrodynamics of plastic deformations in electronic crystals
Armas, J van Heumen, E Jain, A Lier, R Physical Review B volume 107 issue 15 (05 Apr 2023) Fractons in curved space
Jain, A Jensen, K SciPost Physics volume 12 issue 4 (29 Apr 2022) Research interests
I work at the intersection of high-energy physics, quantum field theory, and string theory. My research explores how symmetry principles, effective field theories, and hydrodynamics can illuminate the behavior of many-body systems far from equilibrium — and how these insights connect to gravity through holographic dualities. Lately, I’ve been particularly interested in how newly developed Schwinger–Keldysh effective field theories and generalized symmetries provide fresh ways to understand dissipation, chaos, and other non-equilibrium phenomena.
Complete list of publications on inspire-HEP.
Prizes, awards, and scholarships
Marie Sklodwoska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowship (2021-2023). (NonEqbSK; Grant Agreement ID: 101027527).