Dr Michael Teper
BSc, MA, PhD
Emeritus Fellow since 2016
My research is in theoretical high energy physics, with the emphasis on the non-perturbative properties of quantum field theories such as SU(N) gauge theories. My approach to solving these theories is primarily via the computer simulation of the corresponding lattice field theories.
- Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College (from 2016)
- Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College (from 1993 to 2016)
- Research Fellow, All Souls College (from 1986 to 1993)
- University of Southampton, UK (from 1985 to 1986)
- CERN, Switzerland (from 1984 to 1985)
- LAPP, France (from 1982 to 1984)
- DESY, Germany (from 1980 to 1982)
- Rutherford Laboratory, UK (from 1977 to 1980)
- University of Paris, France (from 1976 to 1977)
- University of Oregon, USA (from 1974 to 1976)
- Postgraduate, University of London (from 1970 to 1974)
- Undergraduate, University of Sussex (from 1967 to 1970)
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics. I use lattice field theory to calculate and understand the non-perturbative physics of quantum field theories in various dimensions. My recent research has involved the calculation of the spectrum and topological content of SU(N) gauge theories, as well as the spectrum of the confining flux tubes. We use this spectrum to determine the action of the effective string theory describing these string-like flux tubes, particularly in the important limit of N going to infinity.
- Graduate theoretical physics