Prof. Dr. Laurence G. Yaffe

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietElementarteilchenphysik,Theoretische Physik
Keywordsnon-equilibrium dynamics, quark-gluon plasma, AdS/CFT, topological effects in QCD, quantum field theory

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSeattle
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Washington
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Physics
Websitehttp://www.phys.washington.edu/users/lgy/

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Andreas SchäferInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.04.2014

Programm(e)

2013Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Yaffe is a world-leading expert in the field of fundamental particle physics. His recent work on non-equilibrium and thermalisation from shock wave collisions in gauge/gravity duality has created important new links between non-equilibrium field theory and time-dependent solutions of general relativity and has direct applications to the physics of the quark-gluon plasma. The AdS/CFT duality will be at the center of Professor Yaffe's work in Germany. In particular, he will calculate the time it takes in high-energy heavy ion collisions to reach approximate hydrodynamic behaviour.