Arpit Das
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Hello!
I am Arpit -- a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh. I also work closely with the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics.
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My primary research interest lies in understanding the role of symmetries in nature from various viewpoints.
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My academic worldsheet can be found in the CV given below.
Research Interests
I am interested in anything and everything that involve the phrase "symmetries of nature". To be precise, on the formal side -- I am interested in understanding the broad concept of "generalised symmetries" and how they are related to conventional symmetries. On the applied side -- I am interested in building low energy descriptions of strongly coupled systems using the symmetries that characterise them by employing techniques -- from holography & hydrodynamics -- which capture the universal nature of these symmetries.
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As a side quest, I am also interested in the classification of certain quantum field theories called 2D rational conformal field theories (RCFTs). A by-product of such a classification involves exploring the mathematical structures underlying these theories such as the theory of modular forms, representation theory of Lie algebras, etc. As a result, these I am interested in understanding these concepts.
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Previously, as a master's student, I worked on issues pertaining to unitarity in black hole physics.
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Above I have given an macroscopic description of my work. For a microscopic viewpoint please click on the following links.