Theoretical physics
From the dust to the stars, everything is Physics.
My research focuses on using holographic models to study the complex, strongly coupled dynamics of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). A central goal of my doctoral work is to develop an equation of state (EoS) for QCD matter under extreme conditions—such as those present in the early universe or in the cores of neutron stars.
Traditional perturbative techniques fall short when dealing with the non-perturbative regime of QCD. To address this, I employ gauge/gravity duality, a powerful framework that relates certain gravitational theories to quantum field theories. Through this approach, we aim to construct a holographic model that captures essential features of QCD, including its thermodynamic behavior at strong coupling.
Collaboration MUSES
A four-dimensional equation of state combining lattice QCD constraints with critical behavior from the 3D Ising model. The framework introduces a tunable critical surface to study criticality in heavy-ion simulations with conserved baryon number, electric charge, and strangeness.
A thermodynamically consistent framework for combining hadronic and holographic equations of state, including a crossover, a critical endpoint, and a first-order phase transition.
An exploration of the MUSES Calculation Engine’s equation-of-state models and workflows, with applications to thermodynamics, transport coefficients, and hydrodynamic simulations of heavy-ion collisions.
A statistical-mixture method for merging complementary equations of state while preserving thermodynamic consistency and stability, demonstrated with hadronic and holographic models of QCD matter.
My PhD advisor is Claudia Ratti, who completed her PhD at Torino University, Italy, and is a tenured professor at the University of Houston and the Physics Department Associate Chair.