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Research Groups in
Particle Theory and Relativity
Physics
Department , University of Cincinnati
Particle Theory Research Group
Recent research papers in SPIRES
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The emphasis of theoretical particle physics is to determine the fundamental laws of nature. Among the questions being investigated by the theorists at the University of Cincinnati are non perturbative aspects of quantum field theory, lattice gauge theory, electro-weak symmetry breaking and fermion mass generation, flavor physics, model building, various aspects of unification of fundamental forces, supersymmetric gauge theories, superstring theory, classical and quantum gravity. |
Professor Philip Argyres. Professor Argyres is working on the dynamics of strongly-interacting gauge theories with various amounts of supersymmetry and in various dimensions, where exact analytical control of some non-perturbative quantities in gauge theories is possible. He is exploring some of the more intriguing features of these solutions, including the existence of large classes of strong-weak coupling dualities and the role that higher-dimensional gauge theories and gravitational theories (string theory and M theory) play in deriving and organizing the low-energy solutions of many four-dimensional theories.
Professor Alex Kagan. Professor Kagan is interested in B physics. Currently he is trying to catalogue rare hadronic exclusive B decays which are predicted to have negligible direct CP violation in the standard model in the absence of soft final state interactions, but for which large New Physics induced CP asymmetries are possible. He is also investigating what type of Experimental tests would lead to bounds on the Standard Model CP asymmetries in these modes. He is also working on B to S+ G decays. He is also interested in bosonic technicolor.
Professor Peter Suranyi. Professor Suranyi is currently working on extended classical solutions of field theories. Extended classical solutions appear as vortices in superconductivity, as cosmic strings in cosmology, electric or magnetic vortices in models of confinement, and as p-branes. The questions studied are the dependence of these solutions on curvature, interactions, and condensation. His is also interested in the study of field theories in lower dimensions, black hole physics and cosmology.
Professor L.C.Rohana Wijwardhana. Professor Wijewardhana is working on various aspects of dynamical mass generation. He is interested in building models of mass generation employing gauge theories with infra red stable fixed points. His other research interests include the study of field theories in lower dimensions, black hole physics and cosmology.
Post Doctoral Associate Justin Vazquez-Poritz.
Relativity Research Group
Professor Louis Witten. Professor Witten is working on the study of gravitational collapse in general relativity theory. He is also interested in investigating the Quantum nature of black holes.
Prof. F. Paul Esposito. Professor Esposito has interests in many aspects of General Relativity and Differential Geometry. Of current concern are the properties of black holes in 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions, and also the gereralizations of these solutions in String Theories. Professor Esposito has been working on the generation of solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell equations and the analysis of their physical meaning with special interest to applications in String Theories.
Dr. Richard G. Gass.
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Last Updated: May 10, 1999