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Raghav Govind Jha

Portrait de Raghav Govind Jha
Phd: Syracuse University 2019

Area of Research:

Research Interests

My research is related to the study of supersymmetric gauge theories as non-perturbative formulations of superstring/M-theory using the gauge/gravity duality. I am interested in numerical studies of the maximally supersymmetric gauge theory using Monte Carlo simulations to predict and confirm results from the supergravity (SUGRA) side. This is a non-trivial check of the duality, extending beyond the usual AdS5/CFT4 when the field theory is non-conformal in lower dimensions. I am also interested in exploring thermal phase structures of multi-matrix models (such as BMN/bosonic sector of BFSS) and understanding deconfinement transition. As an alternative to the usual numerical approaches, I am exploring tensor networks methods to study lower-dimensional gauge theories such as SU(2) gauge-Higgs models and spin models with continuous/discrete symmetries and interesting models with sign problems that are not tractable by Monte Carlo methods. In the last year, I have also started exploring hybrid quantum algorithms for quantum simulations in the NISQ era.

Positions Held

  • 2013-2019 Department of Physics, Syracuse University

Awards

  • Henry Levinstein Fellowship for Outstanding Senior Graduate Student - Department of Physics, Syracuse University (2000 USD)
  • CSIR/UGC-NET - Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the Government of India
  • Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for pursuing M.S (approx. 15000 USD)
  • KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) Scholarship by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (approx. 3300 USD)

Recent Publications

  • Non-perturbative phase structure of the bosonic BMN matrix model arXiv: 2201.08791, JHEP 05 (2022) 169
  • Introduction to Monte Carlo for Matrix Models arXiv: 2111.02410, SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 46 (2022)
  • Tensor renormalization group study of the 3d O(2) model (https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.08066)
  • Three-dimensional super-Yang--Mills theory on the lattice and dual black branes (https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.00026)
  • Positive geometries for all scalar theories from twisted intersection theory (https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.15359)
  • Critical analysis of two-dimensional classical XY model using tensor renormalization group (https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.06314)
  • Finite N unitary matrix models (https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.00341)
  • Tensor renormalization group study of the non-Abelian Higgs model in two dimensions (https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.11443)
  • On the removal of the trace mode in lattice N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory (https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.04735)
  • Nonperturbative study of dynamical SUSY breaking in N = (2, 2) Yang-Mills theory (https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.00012)
  • Testing holography using the lattice with super-Yang-Mills theory on a 2-torus (https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.07025)
  • Tensor renormalization of three-dimensional Potts model, arXiv: 2201.01789
  • Large-N limit of two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory with four supercharges, arXiv: 2109.01001
  • The properties of D1-branes from lattice super Yang-Mills theory using gauge/gravity duality
  • Lattice quantum gravity with scalar fields, arXiv: 1810.09946
  • Thermal phase structure of a supersymmetric matrix model (https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.01298)

Seminars

  • Some old problems on the lattice using tensors (August 26, 2022) at ICTS, Bangalore, India
  • Introduction to Quantum Computation using QISKIT (June 22 and 23, 2022) - Two lectures for Summer School 2022 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
  • New approach to continuous spin models in two and three dimensions (May 17, 2022) at Numerical Methods in Theoretical Physics conference, APCTP, Pohang, South Korea
  • Holography with large matrices on the lattice (March 24, 2022) at Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Large N matrix models using Monte Carlo and Bootstrap (February 22, 2022) at University of Surrey, UK
  • Introduction to tensor networks and spin systems (January 11, 2022) at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India
  • Tensor networks and spin models (December 7, 2021) at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India
  • Solving matrix models at large and finite N - Two lectures for Summer School 2021 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA - June 28-29, 2021
  • Holographic gauge theories on the lattice at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) - June 23, 2021
  • Old and new methods for new and old problems in Physics at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras - March 7, 2021
  • Probing holographic dualities with lattice supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - February 25, 2021
  • New tool for old problems - Tensor network approach to spin models and gauge theories at University of Liverpool, UK -- October 14, 2020 [Online via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic]
  • Tensor Networks: Algorithm & Applications -- Two lectures for CyberTraining Summer School 2020 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA -- June 10 & 11, 2020
  • Numerical Approaches to Holography - DPS Seminar at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India, India -- August 08, 2019
  • Numerical Holography at Ashoka University, India -- August 28, 2019
  • Lattice gravity and scalar fields in Euclidean Dynamical Triangulation approach to Quantum Gravity -- Lattice 2018, Michigan, USA -- July 23, 2018
  • Supersymmetry breaking and gauge/gravity duality on the lattice -- Lattice beyond Standard Model Conference 2018 at UC Boulder, Colorado -- April 6, 2018
  • Recent results from lattice supersymmetry in 2 <= d < 4 dimensions at ICTS, Bangalore
  • Testing holography through lattice simulations at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Japan
  • PIRSA:19030108, Interdisciplinary Seminar: Holographic dualities and tensor renormalization group study of gauge theories, 2019-03-11, Quantum Fields and Strings