Research Areas
Our directions of research cover string theory compactifications, supersymmetric field theories, black holes physics, beyond the standard model physics, alternative formulation of quantum mechanics and searching for various mathematical avenues to make connections between string theory and the real world.
Our Researchers
Prof Ignatios Antoniadis
Quantum Field Theory
Particle physics phenomenology
Quantum Gravity
Cosmology
String Theory
Prof Alon Faraggi
Theoretical particle physics
Unification of fundamental matter and interactions
String theory
Phenomenological and cosmological implications of string theory
Physics beyond the standard model and collider phenomenology
Foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum gravity
Dr Thomas Mohaupt
Exact solutions to gauged and ungauged supergravity, and as well to other gravitational theories
Integrability in supergravity and string theory, in particular linear systems and Riemann-Hilbert problems
Black hole entropy, black hole partition functions and their relation to the topological string
Instantons in string theory, Euclidean supersymmetry
Vacuum selection in string theory, its possible relation to inflation and dark energy
Geometry of supergravity and string theory: space-time geometry, geometry of couplings
Dr Susha Parameswaran
Susha.Parameswaran@liverpool.ac.uk
String theory, supergravity and branes
Interplay between string theory, cosmology and particle physics
Dark energy theory
Early Universe cosmology, inflation
Primordial black holes, gravitational waves
Supersymmetry breaking
Dr Juri Smirnov
Dark matter
Standard Model-like complex Dark sectors
Gravity
Astrophysics
Atomic physics
Dr Radu Tatar
F-theory compactifications
Brane configurations and SUSY field theories
Geometric constructions of strongly coupled field theories
Nilpotent orbits for 3d gauge theories
Seiberg dualities and their geometric interpretations
Dr Benjamin Percival
Benjamin.Percival@liverpool.ac.uk
Worldsheet String Constructions
Classifying the String Landscape
Non-supersymmetric Strings
Machine Learning and SAT/SMT Solver applications to String Phenomenology
Moduli fixing and stability
Dr Anton Sokolov
Axion physics
Light dark sectors
Magnetic monopoles and duality
Astroparticle physics
Gravitational waves
Dr Ningqiang Song
Ningqiang.Song@liverpool.ac.uk
Dark matter
Neutrinos
Beyond the Standard Model phenomenology
Large extra dimensions, black holes
Martin Hurtado
Martin.Hurtado@liverpool.ac.uk
Spinor-Vector Dualitiy in smooth compactifications
Geometry of Heterotic Calabi-Yau Compactifications
Toric Resolutions of Heterotic Orbifolds
Algebraic Geometry and String Theory
Viktor Matyas
String theory compactifications, dualities and related geometry
String partition functions and their symmetries
Holography and the AdS/CFT correspondence
Quantum information theory and holographic entanglement entropy
Geometric and topological structures in QFT and string theory
Bruno Bento
String theory, supergravity and flux compactifications
Cosmology (de Sitter, dark energy, quintessence)
Braneworld models (gravitational signatures)
Effective Field Theory
Causal Set Theory
Maxime Médevielle
Maxime.Medevielle@liverpool.ac.uk
Geometry of supergravity and string theory (Special Geometry, Extended Field Theories)
Timelike T-duality and signature change
Calabi-Yau compactifications
String Field Theory
Alonzo Diaz
String theory, compactifications and supersymmetry breaking
String Phenomenology and the Standard model
Joaquim Gomes
Interplay between quantum gravity and cosmology
Dark Energy
Inflation
Primordial black holes as dark matter