Matthew B. Young
Contact Information
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook NY, 11794-3651, USA
Office: Math Tower, 4-116
E-mail: myoung@deletethis.math.sunysb.edu
Research Interests
Gauge theory and quantum field theory with applications to geometry and topology.Papers
R.B. Mann and M.B. Young. "Perturbative quantum gravity coupled to particles in (1 + 1) dimensions." Class. Quant. Grav. 24, 951-964.Abstract: We consider the problem of (1 + 1)-dimensional quantum gravity coupled to particles. Working with the canonically reduced Hamiltonian, we obtain its post-Newtonian expansion for two identical particles. We quantize the (1 + 1)-dimensional Newtonian system first, after which explicit energy corrections to second order in c-1 are obtained. We compute the perturbed wavefunctions and show that the particles are bound less tightly together than in the Newtonian case.
R.B. Mann, M.B. Young and I. Fuentes Schuller. "A Perturbative Approach to Inelastic Collisions in Bose-Einstein Condensates."
Other Notes
"Equivariant Cohomology and Localization." pdf ps Notes from Graduate Student Seminar, Sept. 23, 2009. Last updated Sept. 29, 2009.
"Supersymmetric Field Theories." pdf ps Notes from RTG seminar Sept. 15, 22 and 29, 2008. Last updated Oct. 8, 2008.
"An Investigation of a Potential Spin Liquid State in a Frustrated Triangular Lattice." Honours Thesis, Queen's University at Kingston, April, 2007.
"Bernstein's Theorem." MATH 413 Commutative Algebra Term Project, Dec., 2006.
Teaching
2008-11: I am supported by NSERC and thus not teaching.
Spring 2008: MAT 126 Calculus B Home Page
Fall 2007: MAT 171 Accelerated Single Variable Calculus Home Page
About
I am a third year Ph.D. student in the mathematics department. My advisor is Michael Movshev. I am currently a NSERC doctoral fellow and am partially supported by Stony Brook. During the 2007-08 academic year I was a Renaissance Fellow. I completed my B.Sc. in mathematical physics from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, in April, 2007. I am from Waterloo, Ontario home to the University of Waterloo, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing.When not doing math, I enjoy playing fastball; my old team is the Breslau Black Sox Fastball Club. I am also an avid music fan and enjoy playing guitar when I have the time.