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Profiles
Dr Anton Ilderton
Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Role
Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
Qualifications
PhD in high energy physics, Centre for Particle Theory, Durham (2006)
C.Adv.S.M. (Part III Mathematics), Cambridge 2001
MA (Hons) Mathematics, Cambridge, 2000
Teaching interests
I teach on all years of the Plymouth degree; I currently teach linear algebra in the first year, ordinary differential equations in the second year, and quantum mechanics in the third year.
Research interests
Quantum field theory in external fields, nonperturbative pair production, high energy physics, lightfront quantisation, intense laser physics.
I work on particle physics and quantum field theory under the influence of external conditions. I am interested in how strong electromagnetic fields (as found in magnetars, in the collision point of particle colliders, and as may be produced by ultra-intense lasers) can be used to probe fundamental physics both within the standard model and beyond.
I am especially interested in nonperturbative phenomena, such as Schwinger pair creation, and also the use of Schrödinger picture and lightfront methods.
Grants & contracts
Marie Curie individual fellowship 2016-2017
EPSRC standard grant 2018-2020
Royal Society grant 2019
A full list of my publications is available at Google Scholar
Reports & invited lectures
2018: PhD course on "Strong Field QED", Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2017: Lecturing at the ELI-NP summer school on intense laser physics, Romania.
2015: Lecturing at the ELI-NP summer school on intense laser physics, Romania.
Links
http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=9908AF4AAAAJ&hl=en