Dr Kadir Utku Can
Research Associate
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
My main focus is investigating the nature of the strong interactions from a phenomenological point of view. To this end, I work towards understanding the internal dynamics of hadrons via computer simulations in the framework of lattice formulation of QCD. Specifically, my interests lie in the structure functions or form factors and the spectrum of the hadrons, be it conventional or exotic.
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Compton amplitude and the nucleon structure:
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Heavy hadron spectrum:
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (B) University of Adelaide 2019 - 2025 ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (A) University of Adelaide 2017 - 2019 Special Postdoctoral Researcher RIKEN Nishina Center -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2019 Honour Visiting Scientist RIKEN Japan - 2019 Award Asian Nuclear Physics Association & AAPPS-DNP Award for Young Scientist, Second Prize Asian Nuclear Physics Association & AAPPS-DNP Japan - 2017 Award Springer Theses Award Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan - 2017 Research Award Teijima Overseas Student Research Award Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan - 2014 Scholarship Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan - 2013 Scholarship Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan - 2010 Honour Middle East Technical University High Honor Roll Middle East Technical University Turkey - 2010 Honour Middle East Technical University Honor Roll Middle East Technical University Turkey - 2009 Honour Middle East Technical University Honor Roll Middle East Technical University Turkey - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Japanese Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Turkish Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2014 - 2017 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan D.Sc. -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Crawford, J. A., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2025). Transverse Force Distributions in the Proton from Lattice QCD. Physical Review Letters, 134(7), 7 pages.
2024 Hannaford-Gunn, A., Can, K. U., Crawford, J. A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2024). Reconstructing generalized parton distributions from the lattice off-forward Compton amplitude. Physical Review D, 110(1), 014509-1-014509-19.
Scopus42023 Batelaan, M., Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2023). Moments and power corrections of longitudinal and transverse proton structure functions from lattice QCD. Physical Review D, 107(5), 054503-1-054503-11.
Scopus42023 Batelaan, M., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2023). Feynman-Hellmann approach to transition matrix elements and quasidegenerate energy states. Physical Review D, 108(3), 034507-1-034507-27.
Scopus12023 Can, K. U., Batelaan, M., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2023). The Compton amplitude and nucleon structure functions in lattice QCD. 2022 Hannaford-Gunn, A., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2022). Generalized parton distributions from the off-forward Compton amplitude in lattice QCD. Physical Review D, 105(1), 014502-1-014502-19.
Scopus13 WoS52021 Can, K. U. (2021). Lattice QCD study of the elastic and transition form factors of charmed baryons. International Journal of Modern Physics A, 36(23), 1-49.
Scopus9 WoS32021 Meng, Q., Hiyama, E., Hosaka, A., Oka, M., Gubler, P., Can, K. U., . . . Zong, H. (2021). Prediction of Double-heavy Tetraquarks Bound States in Quark Model. Few-Body Systems, 62(4), 1-5.
Scopus22021 Meng, Q., Hiyama, E., Hosaka, A., Oka, M., Gubler, P., Can, K. U., . . . Zong, H. S. (2021). Stable double-heavy tetraquarks: spectrum and structure. Physics Letters B, 814, 136095.
Scopus63 WoS322020 Bahtiyar, H., Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Gubler, P., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2020). Charmed baryon spectrum from lattice QCD near the physical point. Physical Review D, 102(5), 054513-1-054513-18.
Scopus34 WoS262020 Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2020). Lattice QCD evaluation of the Compton amplitude employing the Feynman-Hellmann theorem. Physical Review D, 102(11), 114505-1-114505-18.
Scopus35 WoS132019 Meng, Q., Hiyama, E., Can, K. U., Gubler, P., Oka, M., Hosaka, A., & Zong, H. (2019). Compact sssc(c)over-bar pentaquark states predicted by a quark model. PHYSICS LETTERS B, 798, 8 pages.
Scopus20 WoS142018 Bahtiyar, H., Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2018). Radiative transitions of doubly charmed baryons in lattice QCD. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 98(11), 14 pages.
Scopus27 WoS202017 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2017). Λ c Σ c π coupling and Σ c → Λ c π decay in lattice QCD. Physics Letters B, 768, 309-316.
Scopus10 WoS82017 Bahtiyar, H., Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2017). transition in lattice QCD. Physics Letters B, 772, 121-126.
Scopus34 WoS232015 Bahtiyar, H., Can, K. U., Erkol, G., & Oka, M. (2015). transition in lattice QCD. Physics Letters B, 747, 281-286.
Scopus33 WoS292015 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2015). Look inside charmed-strange baryons from lattice QCD. Physical Review D, 92(11), 14 pages.
Scopus53 WoS392014 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Isildak, B., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2014). Electromagnetic structure of charmed baryons in Lattice QCD. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(5), 20 pages.
Scopus50 WoS452013 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., Ozpineci, A., & Takahashi, T. T. (2013). Vector and axial-vector couplings of D and D∗mesons in 2+1 flavor lattice QCD. Physics Letters B, 719(1-3), 103-109.
Scopus65 WoS462013 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Isildak, B., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2013). Electromagnetic properties of doubly charmed baryons in Lattice QCD. Physics Letters B, 726(4-5), 703-709.
Scopus29 WoS20- Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schar, T., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (n.d.). Lattice QCD calculation of the Compton amplitude subtraction function. Physical Review D, 111(9).
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Book Chapters
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2024). The parity-odd structure function of nucleon from the Compton amplitude. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 453. Batavia: Sissa Medialab Srl. 2023 Can, K. U. (2023). The Compton amplitude and nucleon structure functions. In Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice2022), as published in Proceedings of Science Vol. 430 (pp. 237-1-237-16). Bonn, Germany: Sissa Mdialab.
DOI Scopus22023 Horsley, R., Batelaan, M., Can, K. U., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2023). Quasi-degenerate baryon energy states, the Feynman-Hellmann theorem and transition matrix elements. In Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE2022), as published in Proceedings of Science Vol. 430 (pp. 412-1-412-12). Italy: SISSA.
DOI2022 Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Sankey, E., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2022). Investigating the low moments of the nucleon structure functions in lattice QCD. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 396 (pp. 8 pages). Online: Sissa Medialab Srl.
DOI2022 Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2022). Advances in lattice hadron physics calculations using the gradient flow. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 396 (pp. 8 pages). Online: Sissa Medialab Srl. 2022 Hannaford-Gunn, A., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2022). Generalised Parton Distributions from Lattice Feynman-Hellmann Techniques. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 396 (pp. 9 pages). Online: Sissa Medialab Srl.
DOI2022 Hannaford-Gunn, A., Sankey, E., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2022). Investigating the Compton amplitude subtraction function in lattice QCD. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 396 (pp. 028). Sissa Medialab.
DOI Scopus22019 Bahtiyar, H., Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2019). Radiative Transitions of Singly and Doubly Charmed Baryons in Lattice QCD. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics (QNP2018) (pp. 1-4). Japan: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan.
DOI2019 Can, K. U., Bahtiyar, H., Erkol, G., Gubler, P., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2019). Spectrum of the Charmed Baryons in 2+1-flavor Lattice QCD. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics (QNP2018) (pp. 1-5). Japan: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan.
DOI2015 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Isildak, B., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. (2015). Electromagnetic structure of charmed baryons in Lattice QCD. In Proceedings of The 32nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2014) (pp. 157). Sissa Medialab.
DOI2015 Can, K. U., Oka, M., Erkol, G., & Takahashi, T. T. (2015). Electromagnetic structure of charmed baryons - Extended to spin-3/2. In Proceedings of Science Vol. 14-18-July-2015 (pp. 133). Sissa Medialab.
DOI2014 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Isildak, B., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. (2014). Electromagnetic structure of charmed baryons. In Proceedings of XV International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy — PoS(Hadron 2013) (pp. 057). Sissa Medialab.
DOI2014 Can, K. U., Erkol, G., Isildak, B., Oka, M., & Takahashi, T. T. (2014). First lattice calculation of charmed hadrons' electromagnetic form factors. In H. Dag, G. Erkol, A. Kucukarslan, & A. Ozpineci (Eds.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 562 (pp. 4 pages). TURKEY, Canakkale: IOP PUBLISHING LTD.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12014 Erkol, G., Can, K. U., Isildak, B., Oka, M., Ozpineci, A., & Takahashi, T. T. (2014). Electromagnetic structure of charmed hadrons. In M. Bozzo (Ed.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 556 (pp. 4 pages). ENGLAND, Univ Birmingham, Birmingham: IOP PUBLISHING LTD.
DOI- Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Perlt, H., Rakow, P. E. L., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (n.d.). The Compton Amplitude, lattice QCD and the Feynman-Hellmann approach. In SciPost Physics Proceedings. Stichting SciPost.
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Year Citation 2025 Can, K. U., Crawford, J. A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schar, T. G., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2025). The Gross-Llewellyn Smith sum rule from lattice QCD. 2025 Aoki, Y., Bennett, E., Bignell, R., Can, K. U., Doi, T., Gottlieb, S., . . . Yang, Y. -B. (2025). Lattice gauge ensembles and data management. 2025 Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., Young, R. D., & Zanotti, J. M. (2025). Towards nucleon structure function moments and parton momentum fractions
from lattice QCD.2025 Humphrey, N., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2025). Multi-nucleon matrix elements on the lattice with the Feynman-Hellmann
theorem.2025 Can, K. U., Hannaford-Gunn, A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schar, T., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2025). A lattice QCD calculation of the Compton amplitude subtraction function. 2025 Can, K. U., Crawford, J. A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2025). Transverse force distributions in the proton from lattice QCD. 2025 Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., Young, R. D., & Zanotti, J. M. (2025). Renormalisation Group Equations for 2+1 clover fermions. 2024 Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Nakamura, Y., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2024). The parity-odd structure function of nucleon from the Compton amplitude. 2024 Hannaford-Gunn, A., Can, K. U., Crawford, J. A., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2024). Reconstructing generalised parton distributions from the lattice
off-forward Compton amplitude.2024 Crawford, J. A., Can, K. U., Horsley, R., Rakow, P. E. L., Schierholz, G., Stüben, H., . . . Zanotti, J. M. (2024). Transverse force distributions in the proton from lattice QCD.
- Probing the Heavy-Flavored Hadron Structure from Lattice QCD, RIKEN, Japan (2017-2019) (JPY 3,000,000 awarded)
- 2025 Semester 1: SCIENCE1500 Introductory Data Science - Becoming Smart About Data | Course coordinator
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2025 Co-Supervisor Charm quarks in spectroscopy and structure from lattice QCD Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Lula Abdirashid Ali 2025 Co-Supervisor Transverse Properties of Baryons Using Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joshua Alexander Crawford 2024 Co-Supervisor Hadronic structure of the pion from Lattice QCD Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jordan McKee 2024 Co-Supervisor Constraining Beyond Standard Model Physics with Lattice QCD Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ian Van Schalkwyk 2024 Co-Supervisor Radiative Corrections to Neutron Decay via Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Joshua Charles Perks -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The Compton Amplitude from the Lattice Feynman-Hellmann Method Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alec Hannaford Gunn
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