nLab Luigi Alfonsi

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Position

Postdoc researcher in Mathematical Physics at the University of Hertfordshire.

Research

My main research interest lies in the global geometric structures underlying the dualities of string theory and M-theory, to join the dots between double field theory, gerbes, generalized geometry, non-geometry and T-folds.

Short bio

PhD in Theoretical Physics at the Centre for Research in String Theory (currently known as Centre for Theoretical Physics) at Queen Mary University of London, under the supervision of Prof. David Berman.

MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces at Imperial College London under the supervision of Prof. Chris Hull.

Selected writings

On 2-dimensional Yang-Mills theory

  • Review of non-abelian localization for 22d Yang-Mills Theory, 2017 (pdf)

On global double field theory formulated in higher differential geometry:

Review:

  • Luigi Alfonsi, Towards an extended/higher correspondence – Generalised geometry, bundle gerbes and global Double Field Theory (arXiv:2102.10970)

On the geometric quantization of a sigma-model in double field theory:

On other global geometric aspects of theoretical physics (e.g. classical double copy):

PhD thesis:

Invited talks

On non-perturbative BV-BRST formalism with an eye towards M-theory:

On higher structures in string dualities:

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