Critical phenomena from black holes and the Keldysh Schwinger

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	Durham University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2023
End Date	Jun 29, 2027
Duration	1,368 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2868785`

Grant Description

Transitions between different phases of matter are one of the most fascinating phenomena occurring at all energy scales in Nature. Independently of the microscopic details, the same universal laws govern systems ranging

from high temperature superconductors to neutron stars. The aim of the project is to use string theory inspired techniques to derive the mathematics describing the real time dynamics of systems which are close to a phase transition. These techniques are suitable to carry out exact computations which can lead lead to the universal laws that the project wishes to reveal.