Prof. Dr. Glenn Barnich

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Physics
Keywordsanomalies, renormalization, symmetries,, classical and quantum gravity, duality, gauge systems, asymptotic structure, BRST and Batalin-Vilkovisky quantization, higher spin gauge fields, black holes, monopoles
Honours and awards

2024: Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium

2010: Adolphe Wetrems Prize, Royal Academy of Belgium, mathematical and physical sciences

Current contact address

CountryBelgium
CityBruxelles
InstitutionUniversite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
InstitutePhysique Théorique et Mathématique
Homepagehttps://ptm.ulb.be/glenn-barnich/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Hagen KleinertInstitut für Theoretische Physik (WE 2), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/1997

Programme(s)

1996Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2021Barnich, Glenn and Ruzziconi, Romain: {Coadjoint representation of the BMS group on celestial Riemann surfaces}. In: JHEP, 06, 2021, 079
2021Alessio, Francesco and Barnich, Glenn and Bonte, Martin: {Gravitons in a Casimir box}. In: JHEP, 02, 2021, 216
2021Alessio, Francesco and Barnich, Glenn and Bonte, Martin: {Notes on massless scalar field partition functions, modular invariance and Eisenstein series}. 2021,
2021Alessio, Francesco and Barnich, Glenn and Ciambelli, Luca and Mao, Pujian and Ruzziconi, Romain: {Weyl charges in asymptotically locally AdS$_3$ spacetimes}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 103, 2021, 046003
2020Barnich, Glenn and Mao, Pujian and Ruzziconi, Romain: {BMS current algebra in the context of the Newman\textendash{}Penrose formalism}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 37, 2020, 095010
2020Barnich, Glenn and Mao, Pujian and Ruzziconi, Romain: {Conserved currents in the Palatini formulation of general relativity}. In: PoS, CORFU2019, 2020, 171
2020Alessio, Francesco and Barnich, Glenn: {Modular invariance in finite temperature Casimir effect}. In: JHEP, 10, 2020, 134
2019Barnich, Glenn: {Black hole entropy from nonproper gauge degrees of freedom: The charged vacuum capacitor}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 99, 2019, 026007
2019Barnich, Glenn and Bonte, Martin: {Soft degrees of freedom, Gibbons-Hawking contribution and entropy from Casimir effect}. 2019,
2018Barnich, Glenn and Boulanger, Nicolas: {A note on local BRST cohomology of Yang-Mills type theories with free abelian factors}. In: J. Math. Phys., 59, 2018, 052302
2018Barnich, Glenn and Boulanger, Nicolas and Henneaux, Marc and Julia, Bernard and Lekeu, Victor and Ranjbar, Arash: {Deformations of vector-scalar models}. In: JHEP, 02, 2018, 064
2018Barnich, Glenn and Gonzalez, Hernan A. and Salgado-Rebolledo, Patricio: {Geometric actions for three-dimensional gravity}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 35, 2018, 014003
2018Barnich, Glenn and Del Monte, Fabrizio: {Introduction to Classical Gauge Field Theory and to Batalin-Vilkovisky Quantization}. 2018,
2017Barnich, Glenn: {Centrally extended BMS4 Lie algebroid}. In: JHEP, 06, 2017, 007
2017Barnich, Glenn and Donnay, Laura and Matulich, Javier and Troncoso, Ricardo: {Super-BMS$_{3}$ invariant boundary theory from three-dimensional flat supergravity}. In: JHEP, 01, 2017, 029
2016Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, C\'edric and Tempo, David and Troncoso, Ricardo: {Asymptotically locally flat spacetimes and dynamical nonspherically-symmetric black holes in three dimensions}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 93, 2016, 084001
2016Barnich, Glenn and Mao, Pujian and Ruzziconi, Romain: {Conserved currents in the Cartan formulation of general relativity}. {About Various Kinds of Interactions}: {Workshop in honour of Professor Philippe Spindel}. 2016.
2016Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, C\'edric: {Finite BMS transformations}. In: JHEP, 03, 2016, 167
2015Barnich, Glenn and Giribet, Gast\'on and Leston, Mauricio: {Chern-Simons action for inhomogeneous Virasoro group as extension of three dimensional flat gravity}. In: J. Math. Phys., 56, 2015, 071701
2015Barnich, Glenn and Bekaert, Xavier and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Notes on conformal invariance of gauge fields}. In: J. Phys. A, 48, 2015, 505402
2015Barnich, Glenn and Oblak, Blagoje: {Notes on the BMS group in three dimensions: II. Coadjoint representation}. In: JHEP, 03, 2015, 033
2015Barnich, Glenn and Gonzalez, Hernan A. and Maloney, Alexander and Oblak, Blagoje: {One-loop partition function of three-dimensional flat gravity}. In: JHEP, 04, 2015, 178
2015Barnich, Glenn and Lambert, Pierre-Henry and Mao, Pujian: {Three-dimensional asymptotically flat Einstein\textendash{}Maxwell theory}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 32, 2015, 245001
2014Barnich, Glenn and Gomberoff, Andr\'es and Gonz\'alez, Hern\'an A.: {A 2D field theory equivalent to 3D gravity with no cosmological constant}. In: Springer Proc. Math. Stat., 60, 2014, 135--138
2014Barnich, Glenn and Donnay, Laura and Matulich, Javier and Troncoso, Ricardo: {Asymptotic symmetries and dynamics of three-dimensional flat supergravity}. In: JHEP, 08, 2014, 071
2014Barnich, Glenn and Oblak, Blagoje: {Holographic positive energy theorems in three-dimensional gravity}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 31, 2014, 152001
2014Barnich, Glenn and Oblak, Blagoje: {Notes on the BMS group in three dimensions: I. Induced representations}. In: JHEP, 06, 2014, 129
2013Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, C\'edric: {Comments on holographic current algebras and asymptotically flat four dimensional spacetimes at null infinity}. In: JHEP, 11, 2013, 003
2013Barnich, Glenn and Gonzalez, Hernan A.: {Dual dynamics of three dimensional asymptotically flat Einstein gravity at null infinity}. In: JHEP, 05, 2013, 016
2013Barnich, Glenn and Lambert, Pierre-Henry: {Einstein-Yang-Mills theory: Asymptotic symmetries}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 88, 2013, 103006
2013Barnich, Glenn and Gomberoff, Andr\'es and Gonz\'alez, Hern\'an A.: {Three-dimensional Bondi-Metzner-Sachs invariant two-dimensional field theories as the flat limit of Liouville theory}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 87, 2013, 124032
2012Barnich, Glenn and Lambert, Pierre-Henry: {A Note on the Newman-Unti group and the BMS charge algebra in terms of Newman-Penrose coefficients}. In: Adv. Math. Phys., 2012, 2012, 197385
2012Barnich, Glenn and Lambert, Pierre-Henry: {Asymptotic symmetries at null infinity and local conformal properties of spin coefficients}. In: TSPU Bulletin, 2012, 2012, 28--31
2012Barnich, Glenn: {Entropy of three-dimensional asymptotically flat cosmological solutions}. In: JHEP, 10, 2012, 095
2012Barnich, Glenn and Gomberoff, Andres and Gonzalez, Hernan A.: {The Flat limit of three dimensional asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetimes}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 86, 2012, 024020
2011Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim: {A Poincare lemma for sigma models of AKSZ type}. In: J. Geom. Phys., 61, 2011, 663--674
2011Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {BMS charge algebra}. In: JHEP, 12, 2011, 105
2011Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim: {First order parent formulation for generic gauge field theories}. In: JHEP, 01, 2011, 122
2011Barnich, Glenn: {The Coulomb solution as a coherent state of unphysical photons}. In: Gen. Rel. Grav., 43, 2011, 2527--2530
2010Barnich, Glenn: {A Note on gauge systems from the point of view of Lie algebroids}. In: AIP Conf. Proc., 1307, 2010, 7--18
2010Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {Aspects of the BMS/CFT correspondence}. In: JHEP, 05, 2010, 062
2010Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {Supertranslations call for superrotations}. In: PoS, CNCFG2010, 2010, 010
2010Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {Symmetries of asymptotically flat 4 dimensional spacetimes at null infinity revisited}. In: Phys. Rev. Lett., 105, 2010, 111103
2009Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {Duality and integrability: Electromagnetism, linearized gravity and massless higher spin gauge fields as bi-Hamiltonian systems}. In: J. Math. Phys., 50, 2009, 042301
2009Barnich, Glenn and Troessaert, Cedric: {Manifest spin 2 duality with electric and magnetic sources}. In: JHEP, 01, 2009, 030
2008Barnich, Glenn and Gomberoff, Andres: {Dyons with potentials: Duality and black hole thermodynamics}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 78, 2008, 025025
2008Barnich, Glenn and Compere, Geoffrey: {Surface charge algebra in gauge theories and thermodynamic integrability}. In: J. Math. Phys., 49, 2008, 042901
2007Barnich, Glenn and Compere, Geoffrey: {Classical central extension for asymptotic symmetries at null infinity in three spacetime dimensions}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 24, 2007, F15--F23
2006Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Parent form for higher spin fields on anti-de Sitter space}. In: JHEP, 08, 2006, 013
2006Banados, Maximo and Barnich, Glenn and Compere, Geoffrey and Gomberoff, Andres: {Three dimensional origin of Godel spacetimes and black holes}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 73, 2006, 044006
2005Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim: {BRST extension of the non-linear unfolded formalism}. {International School / Seminar on Quantum Field Theory, Supersymmetry, High Spin Fields, Gravity}. 2005.
2005Barnich, Glenn and Compere, Geoffrey: {Conserved charges and thermodynamics of the spinning Godel black hole}. In: Phys. Rev. Lett., 95, 2005, 031302
2005Barnich, G. and Bonelli, G. and Grigoriev, M.: {From BRST to light-cone description of higher spin gauge fields}. In: Ann. U. Craiova Phys., 15, 2005, 1--10
2005Barnich, G. and Compere, G.: {Generalized Smarr relation for Kerr AdS black holes from improved surface integrals}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 71, 2005, 044016
2005Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Hamiltonian BRST and Batalin-Vilkovisky formalisms for second quantization of gauge theories}. In: Commun. Math. Phys., 254, 2005, 581--601
2005Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim and Semikhatov, Alexei and Tipunin, Ilya: {Parent field theory and unfolding in BRST first-quantized terms}. In: Commun. Math. Phys., 260, 2005, 147--181
2005Barnich, G. and Bouatta, N. and Grigoriev, M.: {Surface charges and dynamical Killing tensors for higher spin gauge fields in constant curvature spaces}. In: JHEP, 10, 2005, 010
2004Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Claes, Kim: {Asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times: Symmetries and conservation laws revisited}. In: Nucl. Phys. B Proc. Suppl., 127, 2004, 114--117
2004Barnich, Glenn and Leclercq, Serge and Spindel, Philippe: {Classification of surface charges for a spin two field on a curved background solution}. In: Lett. Math. Phys., 68, 2004, 175--181
2004Barnich, Glenn and Hurth, Tobias and Skenderis, Kostas: {Comments on the gauge fixed BRST cohomology and the quantum Noether method}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 588, 2004, 111--118
2004Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Local BRST cohomology and Seiberg-Witten maps in noncommutative Yang-Mills theory}. In: Nucl. Phys. B, 677, 2004, 503--534
2003Barnich, Glenn: {Boundary charges in gauge theories: Using Stokes theorem in the bulk}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 20, 2003, 3685--3698
2002Barnich, Glenn: {Conserved charges in gravitational theories: Contribution from scalar fields}. In: Ann. U. Craiova Phys., 12, 2002, 14--18
2002Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann: {Covariant theory of asymptotic symmetries, conservation laws and central charges}. In: Nucl. Phys. B, 633, 2002, 3--82
2002Barkallil, A. and Barnich, G. and Schomblond, C.: {Results on the Wess-Zumino consistency condition for arbitrary Lie algebras}. In: J. Math. Phys., 43, 2002, 5987--6015
2002Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Seiberg-Witten maps and noncommutative Yang-Mills theories for arbitrary gauge groups}. In: JHEP, 08, 2002, 023
2002Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Grigoriev, Maxim: {Seiberg-Witten maps in the context of the antifield formalism}. In: Fortsch. Phys., 50, 2002, 825--830
2001Barnich, Glenn and Grigoriev, Maxim A. and Henneaux, Marc: {Seiberg-Witten maps from the point of view of consistent deformations of gauge theories}. In: JHEP, 10, 2001, 004
2000Barnich, Glenn: {Classical and quantum aspects of the extended antifield formalism}. In: Ann. U. Craiova Phys., 10, 2000, 1--93
2000Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc and Hurth, Tobias and Skenderis, Kostas: {Cohomological analysis of gauged fixed gauge theories}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 492, 2000, 376--384
2000Barnich, G. and Grassi, P. A.: {Gauge dependence of effective action and renormalization group functions in effective gauge theories}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 62, 2000, 105010
2000Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {Local BRST cohomology in gauge theories}. In: Phys. Rept., 338, 2000, 439--569
2000Barnich, Glenn: {Refining the anomaly consistency condition}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 62, 2000, 045007
1999Barnich, Glenn: {A note on the BRST cohomology of the extended antifield formalism}. In: Ann. U. Craiova Phys., 9, 1999, 92--106
1999Barnich, G. and Fulp, R. and Lada, T. and Stasheff, J.: {Algebra structures on Hom(C,L)}. 1999,
1999Barnich, Glenn: {On the quantum Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism and the renormalization of nonlinear symmetries}. In: JHEP, 03, 1999, 010
1998Barnich, Glenn: {A General nonrenormalization theorem in the extended antifield formalism}. In: JHEP, 12, 1998, 003
1998Barnich, G.: {Brackets in the jet bundle approach to field theory}. In: Contemp. Math., 219, 1998, 17--28
1998Barnich, G.: {Higher order cohomological restrictions on anomalies and counterterms}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 419, 1998, 211--216
1998Barnich, G. and Fulp, R. and Lada, T. and Stasheff, J.: {The sh Lie structure of Poisson brackets in field theory}. In: Commun. Math. Phys., 191, 1998, 585--601
1997Barnich, Glenn and Husain, Viqar: {Geometrical representation of the constraints of Euclidean general relativity}. In: Class. Quant. Grav., 14, 1997, 1043--1058
1996Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc: {Isomorphisms between the Batalin-Vilkovisky anti-bracket and the Poisson bracket}. In: J. Math. Phys., 37, 1996, 5273--5296
1995Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {Conserved currents and gauge invariance in Yang-Mills theory}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 346, 1995, 81--86
1995Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {General solution of the Wess-Zumino consistency condition for Einstein gravity}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 51, 1995, 1435--1439
1995Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {Local BRST cohomology in Einstein Yang-Mills theory}. In: Nucl. Phys. B, 455, 1995, 357--408
1995Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {Local BRST cohomology in the antifield formalism. 1. General theorems}. In: Commun. Math. Phys., 174, 1995, 57--92
1995Barnich, Glenn and Brandt, Friedemann and Henneaux, Marc: {Local BRST cohomology in the antifield formalism. II. Application to Yang-Mills theory}. In: Commun. Math. Phys., 174, 1995, 93--116
1994Barnich, G. and Henneaux, M. and Tatar, R.: {Consistent interactions between gauge fields and the local BRST cohomology: The Example of Yang-Mills models}. In: Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, 3, 1994, 139--144
1994Barnich, G.: {Perturbative gauge anomalies in the Hamiltonian formalism: A Cohomological analysis}. In: Mod. Phys. Lett. A, 9, 1994, 665--674
1994Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc: {Renormalization of gauge invariant operators and anomalies in Yang-Mills theory}. In: Phys. Rev. Lett., 72, 1994, 1588--1591
1993Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc: {Consistent couplings between fields with a gauge freedom and deformations of the master equation}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 311, 1993, 123--129
1992Barnich, G. and Constantinescu, R. and Gregoire, P.: {BRST - anti-BRST antifield formalism: The Example of the Freedman-Townsend model}. In: Phys. Lett. B, 293, 1992, 353--360
1992Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc: {Comments on unitarity in the antifield formalism}. In: Mod. Phys. Lett. A, 7, 1992, 2703--2714
1991Barnich, Glenn and Henneaux, Marc and Schomblond, Christiane: {On the covariant description of the canonical formalism}. In: Phys. Rev. D, 44, 1991, R939--R941