Academic Literature & Applied Publications

Complete Bibliography
Papers, Monographs & Hyperlinks

A curated index of Dr. Nick Laskin's publications in fractional quantum mechanics, stochastic processes, econophysics, and network queueing models.

1. Fractional Quantum Mechanics (Foundational Papers)

2000

Fractional Quantum Mechanics

N. Laskin

Physical Review E, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 3135–3145.

The foundational paper introducing Fractional Quantum Mechanics. Replaces the path integral over Brownian trajectories with a path integral over Lévy flights, deriving the Fractional Schrödinger Equation with Riesz spatial derivatives.

2002

Fractional Schrödinger Equation

N. Laskin

Physical Review E, Vol. 66, No. 5, 056108.

Establishes the Hermiticity of the fractional Hamilton operator, parity conservation, and the probability current density for fractional quantum states.

2017

Time-Fractional Quantum Mechanics

N. Laskin

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Vol. 102, pp. 16–28.

Generalizes time evolution using Caputo fractional derivatives, exploring non-Markovian memory effects in open quantum systems.

2. Fractional Stochastic Processes & Router Buffering

2003

Fractional Poisson Process

N. Laskin

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Vol. 8, No. 3-4, pp. 201–213.

Introduces the Fractional Poisson Process using fractional Kolmogorov-Feller equations, establishing exact probability distributions for long-memory waiting times.

Carleton 2000–2002

Generalized Router Buffer Model & Alternative Fractional Processes

N. Laskin

Carleton University Research Report & Applied Physics Letters

Formulates an alternative approach to the Kolmogorov-Mandelbrot method for fractional Brownian motion, developing a generalized buffer queue model for self-similar internet data packet bursts.

3. Financial Physics & Econophysics

2000

Jumps and Volatility Smiles in Financial Markets

N. Laskin

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Vol. 287, No. 3-4, pp. 482–492.

Applies fractional Lévy processes to financial options pricing, deriving the implied volatility smile from heavy-tailed price dynamics.

4. Books & Reference Monographs

2018

Fractional Quantum Mechanics (Monograph)

Nick Laskin

World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-3220-93-5.

The definitive research monograph unifying 18 years of fractional quantum theory, Riesz derivatives, fractional spin, gravity, and quantum statistical mechanics.

5. Commercial Consulting & Technology Integration

Dr. Laskin provides direct advisory services through TopQuark Inc., assisting corporate research labs, financial engineering desks, and semiconductor fabs in deploying fractional stochastic kernels into production software.

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