Cheng Peng ( 彭程 )
Position
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2020 - present)
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Education
2008 - 2013 Ph.D. University of Michigan
2004 - 2008 B.Sc. Peking University
Positions and Experiences
2016 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University
2013 - 2016 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, ETH Zurich
Research Interests
I am a theoretical physicist working on aspects of quantum field theory and gravity that help reveal the mystery of the quantum theory of gravity. Some of the subjects that I have studied include
Apart from the above topics, I am also interested in exciting developments in other related fields such as the quantum information/quantum gravity program, the nonperturbative bootstrap program, black holes and compact objects (from both the high energy physics and the astrophysics points of view), and curious connections between high energy physics and condensed matter physics.
Publications
My publications can be found here.
Contact:
Office: KITS, No. 7 Building, UCAS Zhong-Guan-Cun Campus [View Map]
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Masahiro Nozaki
Position
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2022 - current)
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Education
2010-2015 Ph.D., Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
2006-2010 Bachelor's degree, Department of Science and Technology, Keio University
Professional Experience
2022- Tenure-Track AP, Kavli ITS, UCAS
2018-2022 RIKEN, Japan
2015-2018 Kadanoffff Center Fellow, The Kadanoffff Center for Theoretical Physics, The University of Chicago
2015 JSPS Postdoctoral fellow, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
2014-2015 DC2, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
Research Interests
I have been studying non-equilibrium physics and quantum gravity in terms of quantum entanglement:
We have proposed how to construct geometry in gravity dual of entanglement structure.
We have been studying the relation between Einstein eq. and constraint for entanglement entropy.
We have been studying thermal properties of entanglement entropy.
We have been studying how scrambling effect affects structure of entanglement.
Currently, I am strongly interested in properties of theories with strong scrambling effect in low energy limit. Also, I am strongly interested in the physics beyond AdS/CFT correspondence.
Selected Publications
1. Quantum vs. classical information: operator negativity as a probe of scrambling, J. Kudler-Flam, M. Nozaki, S. Ryu and M. T. Tan.
2. Signature of quantum chaos in operator entanglement in 2d CFTs, L. Nie, M. Nozaki, S. Ryu and M. T. Tan. arXiv:1812.00013 [hep-th]
3. Entanglement of local operators in large-N conformal field theories, P. Caputa, M. Nozaki and T. Takayanagi. PTEP 2014, 093B06 (2014)
4. Notes on Quantum Entanglement of Local Operators, M. Nozaki. JHEP 1410, 147 (2014)
5. Quantum Entanglement of Local Operators in Conformal Field Theories, M. Nozaki, T. Numasawa and T. Takayanagi. Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 111602 (2014)
6. Dynamics of Entanglement Entropy from Einstein Equation, M. Nozaki, T. Numasawa, A. Prudenziati and T. Takayanagi. Phys. Rev. D 88, no. 2, 026012 (2013)
7. Holographic Local Quenches and Entanglement Density, M. Nozaki, T. Numasawa and T. Takayanagi. JHEP 1305, 080 (2013)
8. Thermodynamical Property of Entanglement Entropy for Excited States, J. Bhattacharya, M. Nozaki, T. Takayanagi and T. Ugajin. Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, no. 9, 091602 (2013)
9. Holographic Geometry of Entanglement Renormalization in Quantum Field Theories, M. Nozaki, S. Ryu and T. Takayanagi. JHEP 1210, 193 (2012)
Xi-Nan Zhou (周稀楠)
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Professional Experience
2018-2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (PCTS), Princeton University.
2021-now: Assistant Professor, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, UCAS.
Education
2009-2013: B.Sc in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China,
2013-2018: Ph.D. in Physics, C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Stony Brook University.
Research Interest
I am a theoretical physicist interested in a range of topics in quantum field theories and string theory, including the AdS/CFT correspondence, the conformal bootstrap, and scattering amplitudes. One of my current research programs is to develop efficient modern techniques to compute holographic correlators, and uncover various interesting hidden structures. These holographic correlators of boundary CFTs are dual to scattering amplitudes in AdS space, and exhibit many remarkable features similar to those of the flat space scattering amplitudes. I also work on the non-perturbative conformal bootstrap. Some of my recent works include developing functional methods to systematically extract constraints on the CFT data from the crossing equation. My research in this direction aims to provide analytic insights for the conformal bootstrap method.
Selected Publications
My complete publications can be found here.
Hua-Jia Wang (王华嘉)
Position
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2020 - present)
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Education
2005 - 2009 B. S. in Mathematics and Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
2009 - 2015 PhD in Physics, Stanford University, Department of Physics, CA, USA
Position and Experiences
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain (UIUC), (2015-2018)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), (2018-present)
Research Interests
Selected Publications
T. Faulkner, M. Li, H. Wang, “A modular toolkit for bulk reconstruction”, JHEP 1904 119 (2019)
T. Faulkner, H. Wang, “Probing beyond ETH at large c”, JHEP 1806 123 (2018)
S. Balakrishnan, T. Faulkner, Z. Khandker, H. Wang, “A General Proof of the Quantum Null Energy Condition”, arXiv: 1706.09432 [hep-th]
S. Kachru, M. Mulligan, G. Torroba, H. Wang, “Non-supersymmetric dualities from mir- ror symmetry”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 011602 (2017)
T. Faulkner, R. Leigh, O. Parrikar, H. Wang, “Modular Hamiltonian for deformed half- spaces and the Averaged Null Energy Condition”, JHEP 09 038 (2016)
E. Shaghoulian, H. Wang, “Timelike BKL singularities and chaos in AdS/CFT”, Class. Quant. Grav V33, 12 (2016)
S. Raghu, G. Torroba, H. Wang, “Metallic quantum critical points with finite BCS cou- plings”, Phys. Rev. B 92, 205104 (2015) (editor’s suggestion)
S. Kachru, M. Mulligan, G. Torroba, H. Wang, “Mirror symmetry and the half-filled Landau level”, Phys. Rev. B 92, 235105 (2015)
A. Hook, S. Kachru, G. Torroba and H. Wang, “Emergent Fermi Surfaces, Fractionalization and Duality in Supersymmetric QED”, JHEP 08, 031 (2014)
X. Dong, S. Harrison, S. Kachru, G. Torroba and H. Wang, “Aspects of Holography for Theories with Hyperscaling Violation”, JHEP 1206, 041, (2012)
Contact:
Office: KITS, No. 7 Building, UCAS Zhong-Guan-Cun Campus [View Map]
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