Cheng Peng
Cheng Peng
Position
Assistant Professor
Education
2008 - 2013 Ph.D. University of Michigan
2004 - 2008 B.Sc. Peking University
Professional Experience

2019 - 2020 Visiting Associate Research Member, UC Davis

2016 - 2019 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University

2013 - 2016 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, ETH Zurich

Research Interest

I am a theoretical physicist working on aspects of quantum field theory and gravity that help reveal the mystery of the quantum theory of gravity. Some of the subjects that I have studied include

  • Gauge/Gravity duality; its origin, generalizations, and applications

  • Symmetries and algebraic structures in quantum field theories

  • Soluble (sectors of) models of quantum gravity

 

Apart from the above topics, I am also interested in exciting developments in other related fields such as the quantum information/quantum gravity program, the nonperturbative bootstrap program, generalized symmetries, black holes and compact objects (from both the high energy physics and the astrophysics points of view), and curious connections between high energy physics and condensed matter physics.


Selected Publications

My publications can be found here.


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