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String theory and holography

Image of holographic screen around collider

The group works on all aspects of fundamental physics - string theory; quantum field theory; applications to gravity, black holes, cosmology, particle physics, condensed matter and quantum information.

About

The string theory and holography group has a wide range of research interests spanning theoretical physics, ranging from the fundamental structure of string theory and quantum field theory through to black holes, quantum information and cosmology. 

The holographic principle relates gravitational theories to quantum theories without gravity in one less dimension and the development of holography is a key part of the group’s research portfolio. Holography is key to the conceptual understanding of fundamental physics and is an important tool in addressing longstanding questions around the quantum physics of black holes and early university cosmology. Development of string theory and holography frequently requires the development of novel mathematics, particularly in areas related to geometry.

Learn about the group's events by visiting our seminar page.

People, projects, publications and PhDs

People

Dr Alexander Tyukov

Research Fellow

Dr Andreas Schmitt

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Quantum chromodynamics
  • Superconductivity and superfluidity of dense nuclear and quark matter

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: a.schmitt@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Benjamin Withers

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Gravity
  • Holography
  • String theory

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: b.s.withers@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Bidisha Chakrabarty

Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics

Dr Carlos Mafra

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Covariant quantization of the superstring
  • Pure spinor formalism
  • Superstring scattering amplitudes

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: c.r.mafra@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr David Turton

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • String theory
  • Black holes
  • Holography

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: d.j.turton@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Felix Haehl

UKRI/ERC Frontier Principal Res Fellow

Research interests

  • AdS/CFT duality
  • Black holes in quantum gravity
  • Conformal field theory

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: f.m.haehl@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Ines Aniceto

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: i.aniceto@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Itamar Yaakov

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Quantum Field Theory
  • String Theory
  • Mathematical Physics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: i.yaakov@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Professor Kostas Skenderis

Chair in Mathematical Physics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: k.skenderis@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

I work on fundamental physics, from black holes through to quantum information, developing new geometric and mathematical approaches.

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