high energy physics

Akers

mhermele — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:24:37 +0000

Chris Akers

Affiliations

Fellow of CTQM
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Bio

I am interested in combining quantum mechanics and gravity, especially by thinking about quantum mechanical aspects of black holes and the AdS/CFT correspondence (our best theory of quantum gravity so far).

To this end, I often use the tools of quantum information theory and quantum computation, and I am interested in expanding these connections. How can quantum computers be used to help the study of quantum gravity? In what ways does quantum gravitational physics affect the theory of computation?

CTQM Role

CTQM Fellow

Research Category

high energy physics

quantum information science

chris.akers@colorado.edu

Neil

kdcadmin — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:04:15 +0000

Ethan Neil

Affiliations

Fellow of CTQM
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Bio

My research interests are in physics beyond the standard model, particularly its signatures in collider and dark matter experiments, and more generally in the physics of strongly-coupled elementary particles, which I study numerically using large-scale computing. In closer
connection to the CTQM, I am interested in renormalization and the emergence of conformal symmetry in quantum field theory, and in searches for light dark matter using high-precision tabletop experiments.

CTQM Role

CTQM Fellow

Research Category

high energy physics

ethan.neil@colorado.edu

Phone

(303) 492-0513

Lucas

kdcadmin — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:47:59 +0000

Andrew Lucas

Affiliations

Fellow of CTQM
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Bio

I have worked on a variety of topics at the interface of condensed matter, high energy and mathematical physics. Recent interests include: bounds and constraints on transport and quantum information scrambling, the emergence of hydrodynamics in closed quantum systems (especially fluids of electrons in metals), and the AdS/CFT correspondence.

CTQM Role

CTQM Fellow

Research Category

condensed matter physics

high energy physics

Andrew.J.Lucas@Colorado.EDU

Website

https://sites.google.com/colorado.edu/andrew-lucas/

DeWolfe

kdcadmin — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:44:40 +0000

Oliver DeWolfe

Affiliations

Fellow of CTQM
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

Bio

I am interested in string theory and supergravity, their applications to other phenomena via holography, particle physics, cosmology and quantum field theory.

String theory is a leading candidate for a theory of quantum gravity, and also provides a framework for the unification of the forces of nature. It has both "direct" applications, by which one can investigate questions about the evolution of the early Universe, the nature of the dark energy and its connection to symmetry breaking, and the spectrum of subatomic particles and forces; as well as "indirect" applications, where through the concept of holography and the AdS/CFT correspondence one can study descriptions of strongly coupled phenomena, including nuclear and condensed matter systems. However, not everything is yet understood about the nature of the theory. I am interested in studying the characteristics of string theory, its predictions for the quantum nature of space and time, and both direct applications (particle physics, supersymmetry breaking, the cosmological constant, dynamics in the early Universe) and indirect applications (dual descriptions of heavy ion and strongly correlated systems).

CTQM Role

CTQM Fellow

Research Category

high energy physics

oliver.dewolfe@colorado.edu

Phone

303-492-3272 (office)

303-492-5119 (fax)

Website

http://spot.colorado.edu/~dewolfe/

High Energy Physics

kdcadmin — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:43:03 +0000

High Energy Physics kdcadmin Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:43 pm

High energy physics studies the nature of matter and the forces of Nature on the smallest scales. In recent years, high energy physicists have also begun to study the quantum nature of gravity. There are several areas of active research in high energy physics that overlap with other fields of physics in the broad study of quantum matter, from connections to nuclear physics and condensed matter physics in the study of the strong nuclear force to applications of quantum information science in the study of quantum black holes. The development of string theory as a theory of quantum gravity has led to the gauge/gravity (or AdS/CFT) correspondence, directly linking strongly correlated quantum matter to black hole physics in higher dimensions. These subjects are among the most active areas of research today.

CTQM Fellow(s)

Andrew Lucas

Ethan Neil