Hamid Reza Afshar (Assistant Professor)
+98 51 9880 5570
Ferdowsi University, Faculty of Sciences, ground floor, Mashhad, Iran
Research Interest
Holography, Black Holes and Quantum Chaos, Gauge/Gravity Duality, Gravity in Various Dimensions, Higher Spins, Massive Gravity
Research scheme
One of the advances of string theory is the AdS/CFT correspondence which establishes a duality between a quantum theory and a gravity theory. This duality is a manifestation of the holographic principle which in a deep sense proposes a universal relation between geometry and information. My research mainly focuses on gravitational holography for a better understanding of the quantum aspects of gravity and black holes. Quantum mechanics shows that black holes are thermodynamical objects. It is desirable to associate a statistical mechanical description if not a full quantum description to these thermodynamical systems. The holographic principle, states that a gravitational system can be equivalent to a system with a lower number of spacetime dimensions. This principle is my major approach to tackling this problem.
Scientific Career
I did my doctoral studies at Sharif Uni. of Tech. and TU Wien. My thesis advisor was Daniel Grumiller. I started a postdoc in TU Wien right after my Ph.D. and then in 2013 moved to Groningen for a new postdoc. In 2015, I started my academic career for five years in IPM, Tehran. I am currently a professor at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
Teaching
This semester (1401-1402): Quantum field theory (textbook: Mark Srednicki)
QFT2 Final examination/Winter 1401
QFT3 Final examination/Spring 1402
QFT Comprehensive examination/Spring 1402
Current Post-Doctoral Researchers: -
Current Ph.D. students under supervision: Narges Aghamir, Mehdi Ahmadi
Post-Doctoral Research Position (available)
If you want to apply to work with me as a graduate student or postdoc, please contact me.