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Theoretical High Energy Particle Physics Group

Career

  • 2004: University of Cambridge, Lecturer, Reader then Professor
  • 2001-2004: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pappalardo fellow.
  • 2000-2001: Columbia University, Postdoc.
  • 1999-2000: Kings College, London. EPSRC postdoc.
  • 1998-1999: TIFR, Mumbai, India, Research fellow.

 

Research

David Tong studies various topics in theoretical physics, usually related to quantum field theory. Previous research topics include string theory, supersymmetry, solitons, geometry, cosmology and condensed matter physics. More details on David's reseach and publication can be found on his research pages. Lecture notes on various topics in theoretical physics can be found on his teaching pages

 

Publications

Comments on symmetric mass generation in 2d and 4d
D Tong
– The Journal of High Energy Physics
(2022)
2022,
1
On discrete anomalies in chiral gauge theories
PB Smith, A Karasik, N Lohitsiri, D Tong
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2022)
2022,
112
Gapped Chiral Fermions
SS Razamat, D Tong
– Physical Review X
(2021)
11,
011063
Boundary RG flows for fermions and the mod 2 anomaly
PB Smith, D Tong
– SciPost Physics
(2021)
10,
010
Boundary states for chiral symmetries in two dimensions
PB Smith, D Tong
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2020)
2020,
18
Evidence for a non-supersymmetric 5d CFT from deformations of 5d SU(2) SYM
PB Genolini, M Honda, HC Kim, D Tong, C Vafa
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2020)
2020,
58
Notes on 8 Majorana Fermions
D Tong, C Turner
– SciPost Physics Lecture Notes
(2020)
014
Hypercharge quantisation and Fermat's last theorem
N Lohitsiri, D Tong
– SciPost Physics
(2020)
8,
009
If the weak were strong and the strong were weak
D Tong, N Lohitsiri
– SciPost Physics
(2019)
7,
059
A web of 2d dualities: ${\bf Z}_2$ gauge fields and Arf invariants
A Karch, D Tong, C Turner
– SciPost Physics
(2019)
7,
007
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Research Group

High Energy Physics

Room

B2.13

Telephone

01223 337874