“Happy is the man who can recognize in the work of Today
a connected portion of the work of life,
and an embodiment of the work of Eternity.
The foundations of his confidence are unchangeable,
for he has been made a partaker of Infinity.”
— James Clerk Maxwell
Introduction
Hello!
I am currently a master’s student at Cambridge Part III Mathematics, previously studying both Math and Physics at UC Berkeley.
My research has been with Berkeley Physics' Mike Zaletel Group in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, focusing on hydrodynamics and diffusion. In particular, I study infinite temperature energy transport in long spin chains using quantum-approximate simulation methods, especially Sparse Pauli Dynamics. You can find a report for a summer project I did here.
I have a broad research interest in theoretical and mathematical physics. Notable topics include topologically ordered phases and universality, quantum integrability in deformed spin chains and formal relations to rep theory, connections between the Langlands program with quantum field theory, and symplectic topology / Poisson geometry. The interest in quantum integrability arose from the intersection of my research work with an excellent course I took on Vertex Algebras and Loop Groups with Ed Frenkel. I know less about Langlands and Poisson geometry…
I have many hobby interests as well: Philosophy, Literature, History, Linguistics, Politics. Like any good physics student, I go bouldering semi-regularly. Most especially, I am a classically trained pianist, and I enjoy all forms of classical music (and jazz, too). I’ve also been picking up the guitar recently.
But perhaps most important of all… i use arch btw.