MPS funded PhD Studentships in Mathematics

School of Mathematics & Physical Sciences PhD Studentship: Mathematics PhD studentship on Large N limit of gauge theories (2022)

What you get

• Fully-paid tuition fees for three and a half years.
• A tax-free bursary for living costs for three and a half years. From October 2022/23 this is expected to be £16,062 per year
• A support grant for three and a half years of £1,650 per year for travel and conferences.

• If you are not a UK national, nor an EU national with UK settled/pre-settled status, you will need to apply for a student study visa before admission

Type of award

Postgraduate Research

Funding type

School funded

PhD project

The project

Large N limits of gauge theories  were introduced in the 80' as a new tool to study of the standard model, which remains one of the best model  for the fundamental interactions of elementary particles.  Though, as of today, most of these models are mathematically ill-defined,  which prevents a further understanding of their fundamental properties or even questions the validity of their use.

Many technics  needed to study rigorously the above large N limits have now been deeply investigated in the setting of Random Matrix Theory and Free Probability.  Moreover, in the last decades and very recently, new ways to define some of these models have been introduced in probability, based on stochastic calculus, lattice models or regularity structures. The project aims at studying some of these in the large N limit regime, in two or three dimension.

The project seats at the crossroad of theoretical probability, combinatorics and geometry. It is suitable for a student with interest in one or several of these topics. The student will work under the supervision of Dr Antoine Dahlqvist and join the probability group, which is a very active part of the Mathematics department at the University of Sussex.

Eligibility

• Fully-paid tuition fees for three and a half years.
• A tax-free bursary for living costs for three and a half years. From October 2022/23 this is expected to be £16,062 per year
• A support grant for three and a half years of £1,650 per year for travel and conferences.

• If you are not a UK national, nor an EU national with UK settled/pre-settled status, you will need to apply for a student study visa before admission

Deadline

19 June 2022 23:45

How to apply

Apply through the University of Sussex on-line system. 

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply/log-into-account

In the Finance & Fees section, state that you wish to be considered for studentship ref: MPS/2022/Maths/01

Due to the high volume of applications received, you may only hear from us if your application is successful.

Select the PhD in Physics/Mathematics, with an entry date of September 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

Contact us

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Dr. Antoine Dahlqvist a.dahlqvist@sussex.ac.uk (Profile page: https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p472549-antoine-dahlqvist).

If you have practical questions about the progress of your on-line application or your eligibility, contact Emma Ransley at mps-pgrsupport@sussex.ac.uk