Professor Alon Faraggi Ph.D.
Professor Mathematical Sciences
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Research
Research Overview
My research interest are in the unification of the fundamental matter and interactions. I have pursued this interest in two directions. The first is the construction of quasi-realistic string models that reproduce the gross structure of the Standard Model, as well as finer details in specific models and scenarios. The relevant class of string compactifications correspond to Z2xZ2 orbifolds of six dimensional toroidal lattices. In addition to producing a large space of phenomenological string models, they exhibit a rich mathematical structure, which is of interest in its own right. This mathematical structure relates to the properties of K3 surfaces and their symmetries, including the emerging interest in Moonshine symmetries and modular forms. Ultimately, the aim is to explore how this mathematical structures play a role in the phenomenological properties of the quasi-realistic string vacua. The second direction entails the study of duality symmetries in quantum mechanics, quantum field theories and string theory. This interest led to the formulation of quantum mechanics from an equivalence postulate. The aim is to extend this formalism of quantum mechanics to a formalulation of quantum gravity.
Research Interest 1
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.
Research Group Membership
Research Grants
New Horizons in Quantum Field Theory, Particle Physics and String Phenomenology
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2020 - March 2024
Theoretical Particle Physics
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2017 - September 2021
Theoretical Particle Physics
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2008 - September 2013
Theoretical particle physics.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2005 - September 2008
Theoretical Particle Physics
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2014 - September 2017
Workshop on "String Phenomenology and Dynamical Vacuum Selection" at University of Liverpool, March 2008
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2008 - June 2008
Studies of quasi-realistic string vacua
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
August 2008 - September 2008
On the number of space-time dimensions in realistic string vacua.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
August 2005
Phenomenological studies of string inspired collider signatures.
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
September 2007 - October 2007
Phenomenological implications of string theory
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
April 2006 - March 2007
Theoretical Particle Physics
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
October 2011 - September 2014
Research Collaborations
Doron Gepner
External: The Weizmann Institute of Science
Collaborating on spinor-vector duality is heterotic string vacua with interacting CFTs.
Ioannis Florakis
External: Ecole Normal Superier, Paris
Collaborated on spinor-vector duality in heterotic string vacua. Published one paper.
Benjamin Assel
External: Ecole Normal Superier, Paris
Visiting project student from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris. Collaboration on classification of Pati-Salam string vacua. Resulted in two refereed journal papers. One appeared in PLB. The second submitted to NPB.
Mirian Tsulaia
Internal
Postdocs in string phenomenology group. Working on orbifold compactifications of heterotic string theories. Published two joint papers to date (28/4/2010).
Viraf Mehta
Internal
student
Marco Guzzi
External: University of Lecce
String inspired Z' at the LHC
Carlo Angelantonj
External: University of Turin
Interpolations between supersymmetric and non-supersymmetric string vacua.
Kyriakos Christodoulides
Internal
Student
Ben Whetenhall
Internal
String phenomenology group; mathematical sciences