Professor John Cardy

Professor John Cardy

BA, MA, PhD, FRS
Physics
Emeritus Fellow since 2014

I am a theoretical physicist who applies the methods of quantum field theory to problems in statistical and condensed matter physics. In the past I helped develop the tools of conformal field theory which had applications also to string theory and black holes. In recent years I have investigated questions of quantum entanglement and non-equilibrium behaviour in many-body systems such as quantum spin chains and ultra-cold atoms.

Research Areas
Theoretical Physics: Critical Phenomena and Quantum Field Theory.
Background
  • Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College (from 2014)
  • Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College (from 1993 to 2014)
  • Professor of Physics, University of Oxford (from 1993 to 2014)
  • Honorary Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge (from 2012)
  • Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (from 1974 to 1993)
  • Research Associate, Daresbury Laboratory (from 1973 to 1974)
  • European Organisation for Nuclear Research, Geneva (from 1971 to 1973)
  • Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Downing College, Cambridge (from 1965 to 1971)