I am an assistant professor of theoretical physics at Purdue University. I am interested in quantum field theory, string theory, black hole physics, and quantum information theory.
Appointments
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Fall 2019
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2018-2019
- Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Theoretical Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambrdige, 2015-2018
- Visiting Scholar, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics
Stanford University, Palo Alo, 2013-2014
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2012-2013
Education
Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, McGill University, 2008-2012
B.Sc. Physics, Sharif University of Technology, 2003-2006
The current focus of my research is the study of non-perturbative phenomena in quantum field theory and gravity through the lens of quantum information theory.
In the past, I have worked on
- Algebraic methods in quantum field theory: Modular theory and its applications
- Eigenstate Thermalization hypothesis in quantum field theory
- The emergence of space in holography
- Fast scrambling and black holes
- Quantum gravity in three-dimensional spacetimes
Publications
Recent Recorded Talks
- “Constraining Quantum Field Theories using Modular Theory” Institute for Advanced Study, December 2018
- “Towards a “hydrodynamic” approach to density matrices in quantum chaotic systems” Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, March 2017
- “Eigenstate Thermalization in Conformal Field Theories” Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, December 2016
- “Quantum Relative Entropy” Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, February 2016
- “Quantum Fisher Metric in Field Theory and Gravity” Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, August 2015
- “The Information-Theoretic Interpretation of the Length of a Curve” Quantum Information Processing conference, March 2015
Nima Lashkari 