Prof. Dr. Andreas Wipf

Prof. Dr. A. Wipf

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Main areas of research

Relativistic fermionic systems: simulation of 4-Fermi theories (Thirring- and Gross-Neveu model) on three-dimensional lattices. Relevant for strongly interacting quantum systems with phase transitions. Applications to materials with Dirac point(s) in the electronic Dispersion relation
Supersymmetric gauge theories: Phase transitions and particle masses of theories in 4 and 2 dimensions. Relevant for theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics and for the Gregory-Laflamme instability of Black Strings and Black Holes.
Renormalization group for supersymmetric (susy) field theories: the resurgence of supersymmetry in non-susy field theories at low energies and quantum corrections of the metric in field space. Relevant for the universal behaviour of susy theories.

Curriculum Vitae

1984 Promotion, Universität Zürich
11.1984 - 03.1986 Postdoc, Dublin Institute for Adv. Studies, Irland
04.1986 - 12.1986 Assistent Professor, Dublin Institute for Adv. Studies
01.1987 - 12.1987 Postdoc, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
01.1988 - 10.1989 Postdoc, Max-Planck-Insitute in München
11.1989 - 05.1995 Postdoc und Privatdozent, ETH Zurich
seit 06.1995: Professor, Lehrstuhl für Quantumtheorie, FSU Jena

Scientific interests

Lattice gauge theories with dynamical fermions
Functional renormalization group
Supersymmetric field theories
Monopoles, sphalerons and instantons
4-Fermi systems
Low dimensional gauge theories
External field problems: effective actions, effective potentials
Quantum effects in curved spaces

Publications and lectures

List of publications: local listing, inSPIRE - database
List of current and past lectures: here
Lecture notes

Contact

Andreas Wipf, Univ.-Prof. Dr

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+49 3641 9-47130

wipf@tpi.uni-jena.de

Abbeanum, Room 313a

Fröbelstieg 1

07743 Jena

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Information

Further information and lecture notes can be found on my personal website.

Books

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Statistical Approach to Quantum Field Theory

Pedagogical introduction for MSc. Students. To understand it, only some basic mathematics, statistical physics and quantum field theory are required. The book also offers more sophisticated concepts that are useful for current research.

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