Imperial College London

Prof. Andrew J. Tolley

Faculty of Natural SciencesDepartment of Physics

Professor of Theoretical Physics
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 1526a.tolley

 
 
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Location

 

607Huxley BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Research Interests

Theoretical Cosmology

Gravitational Effective Quantum Field Theories

UV Completion 

Dark Energy

Massive Gravity

Galileon Theories

Gravitational Waves 

Inflationary Cosmology and its alternatives

Extra Dimensions and Branes

String Cosmology

TTbar Deformations

See inSpires for a list of publications

PhD Student Theses

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  • Dr. Arshia Momeni Imperial College London 2018-2022, thesis title `Modern Amplitude Methods: The Rise of Massive Effective Field Theories'.
  • Dr. Justinas Rumbutis Imperial College London 2018-2022, thesis title `Double Copy Relations in Massive Theories'.
  • Dr. Tate Deskins CWRU 2014-2018, thesis title `Constraints on Massive Gravity: A numerical study of Galileons'.
  • Dr. Nicholas Ondo Imperial College London 2012-2017, thesis title `Exotic Gauge Theories of Spin 2 Fields'.
  • Dr. Lucas Keltner CWRU 2011-2015, thesis title `UV Properties of Galileons'.

Research Staff

Zhou,S

Research Student Supervision

Deskins,T, CONSTRAINTS ON MASSIVE GRAVITY: A NUMERICAL STUDY OF GALILEONS

Keltner,L, UV Properties of Galileons

Momeni,A, Modern Amplitude Methods: The Rise of Massive Effective Field Theories

Ondo,N, Gauge Theories of Spin 2 Fields

Rumbutis,J, Double Copy Relations in Massive Theories