Martin Ammon
Curriculum Vitae:
2010: PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
2010-2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
since April 2013: Juniorprofessor for theoretical Physics / Quantum Theory
Leader of the research group
gauge/gravity duality,
see group home page
Publications and Teaching:
For a list of
my recent publications see
here (google scholar). Alternatively you may use
Inspire
Study recommendations:
Study recommendation of the focus "Gravitational- and Quantum Field Theory" (M.Sc. Physics), in german
Study recommendation of the focus "Gravitational- and Quantum Field Theory" (M.Sc. Physics), in english
Teaching
This term I teach the following course:
- Advanced Quantum Field Theory, here (tab teaching) you find more details
A detailed list of all courses may be found
here (Friedolin).
Previous courses and seminars:
- Elektrodynamik (für Bachelorstudierende) (WiSe 2014/15 and WiSe 2015/16)
- Quantum Field Theory Part I (SoSe 2013, SoSe 2014 and SoSe 2015)
- Introduction to String Theory and AdS/CFT correspondence (WiSe 2013/14)
- Quantum Field Theory Part II (WiSe 2014/15)
- Guest lecturer and advisor for student talks for the seminar Holographic methods in condensed matter theory, see course webpage (WiSe 2014/5)
Scientific Interests:
Quantum Field Theory, String Theory
AdS/CFT Duality and its generalizations (known as gauge/gravity dualities), in particular,
- Applications towards condensed matter physics, QCD and Quark-Gluon Plasma
- Implications of the AdS/CFT Duality for Quantum Gravity and String Theory
- Formal aspects of AdS/CFT Duality
If you want to know more about the research performed, please pass by my office (Abbeanum, room 303).
Third Party Funding, Memberships:
Organised Workshops, Conferences and Schools:
- Strongly interacting field theories (SIFT) 2013, Jena
- Perlen der theoretischen Physik 2014, Spring school for bachelor students, Jena
- Perlen der theoretischen Physik 2015, Spring school for bachelor students, Jena
- Perlen der theoretischen Physik 2016, Spring school for bachelor students, Jena
- Classical and quantum symmetries in mathematics and physics, satellite conference of the 7th European Congress in Berlin, July 25th - 29th, Jena
- "NumHol2016 — Numerical Relativity and Holography", June 27th - July 1st 2016, Santiago de Compostela
- Perlen der theoretischen Physik 2017, Spring school for bachelor students, Jena
Bachelor and Master thesis:
We offer topics for Master and Bachelor thesis. If you are interested in, just approach us.
Bachelor thesis
- Sebastian Grieninger, Anwendung von AdS/CFT auf Systeme der kondensierten Materie (in german), supervisor: M. Ammon, 09/2014
- Markus Gardemann, Höhere Spin-Gravitation in AdS/CFT (in german), supervisor: M. Ammon, 09/2014