mw. dr. A. (Alejandra) Castro Anich
Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica
ITF
Bezoekadres
- Science Park 904
- Kamernummer: C4.274
Postadres
- Postbus 94485
1090 GL Amsterdam
Contactgegevens
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Research Interest
My research focus is on classical and quantum gravity. Explaining the microscopic origin of black hole thermodynamics is an important aspect of my work, and tied to it is the emergence of classical spacetime in quantum gravity. On larger scales, understanding the metastability of an inflationary universe and cosmological singularities is another facet of my research.
A common obstacle is the lack of a pragmatic definition of observables appropriate for quantum gravity. Holography is a promising framework for resolving this obstacle. My strategy is to craft toy models that are manageable but still preserve key features of general relativity. Understanding fundamental aspects of quantum gravity using holography forms the centerpiece of my research.
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Brief History
I was born and raised in Chile. In 2004 I finished my Bachelor's degree at Universidad Catolica de Chile. My compass then aimed north, and in 2009 I received my PhD from the University of Michigan. After that I was a postdoc at McGill University (2009-2012) and then at Harvard University (2012-2013). And currently I am an Associate Professor in ITFA at UvA.
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Publicaties
2018
Belin, A., Castro, A., Gomes, J., & Keller, C. A. (2018). Siegel paramodular forms and sparseness in AdS3/CFT2. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(11), [37]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2018)037 [details]- Castro, A., Larsen, F., & Papadimitriou, I. (2018). 5D rotating black holes and the nAdS2/nCFT1 correspondence. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(10), [42]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2018)042 [details]
- Castro, A., Iqbal, N., & Llabrés, E. (2018). Wilson lines and Ishibashi states in AdS3/CFT2. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(9), [66]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2018)066 [details]
- Castro, A., Godet, V., Larsen, F., & Zeng, Y. (2018). Logarithmic corrections to black hole entropy: the non-BPS branch. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(5), [79]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2018)079 [details]
2017
- Castro, A., Llabrés, E., & Rejon-Barrera, F. (2017). Geodesic diagrams, gravitational interactions & OPE structures. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(6), [99]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2017)099 [details]
- Andrade, T., Castro, A., & Cohen-Maldonado, D. (2017). The spectrum of static subtracted geometries. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 34(9), [095009]. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/aa66fa [details]
- Belin, A., Castro, A., Gomes, J., & Keller, C. A. (2017). Siegel modular forms and black hole entropy. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(4), [57]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2017)057 [details]
- Castro, A., Keeler, C., & Szepietowski, P. (2017). Tweaking one-loop determinants in AdS3. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(10), [70]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)070 [details]
2016
- Castro, A. (2016). Lectures on higher spin black holes in AdS3 gravity. Acta Physica Polonica B, 47(12), 2479-2508. https://doi.org/10.5506/APhysPolB.47.2479 [details]
- Castro, A., Iqbal, N., & Llabrés, E. (2016). Eternal Higher Spin Black Holes: a Thermofield Interpretation. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(8), [22]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP08(2016)022 [details]
- Bañados, M., Castro, A., Faraggi, A., & Jottar, J. I. (2016). Extremal Higher Spin Black Holes. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(4), [77]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP04(2016)077 [details]
- Castro, A., Hofman, D. M., & Iqbal, N. (2016). Entanglement Entropy in Warped Conformal Field Theories. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(2), [33]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2016)033 [details]
2015
- Castro, A., Hofman, D. M., & Sárosi, G. (2015). Warped Weyl fermion partition functions. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(11), [129]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2015)129 [details]
- Belin, A., Castro, A., & Hung, L. Y. (2015). Fake gaps in AdS3/CFT2. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(11), [145]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2015)145 [details]
2014
- Castro, A., Detournay, S., Iqbal, N., & Perlmutter, E. (2014). Holographic entanglement entropy and gravitational anomalies. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(7), [114]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2014)114 [details]
- Castro, A., & Llabrés, E. (2014). Unravelling Holographic Entanglement Entropy in Higher Spin Theories. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(3), [124]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP03(2015)124 [details]
- de Boer, J., Castro, A., Hijano, E., Jottar, J. I., & Kraus, P. (2014). Higher spin entanglement and W_N conformal blocks. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(7), [168]. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2015)168 [details]
2013
- Castro, A., Dehmami, N., Giribet, G., & Kastor, D. (2013). On the Universality of Inner Black Hole Mechanics and Higher Curvature Gravity. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(7), 164. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2013)164 [details]
- Castro, A., Lapan, J. M., Maloney, A., & Rodriguez, M. J. (2013). Black Hole Monodromy and Conformal Field Theory. Physical Review D. Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology, 88(4), 044003. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.88.044003 [details]
- Castro, A., Lapan, J. M., Maloney, A., & Rodriguez, M. J. (2013). Black Hole Scattering from Monodromy. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 30(16), 165005. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/165005 [details]
- Ammon, M., Castro, A., & Iqbal, N. (2013). Wilson Lines and Entanglement Entropy in Higher Spin Gravity. The Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(10), 110. DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2013)110 [details]
Spreker
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Lectures on Higher Spin Gravity, lectures, Cargese Summer Institute, 9-13 June 2014..
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Higher Spin Holography: a new perspective on black holes and locality, HEP-GR Colloquium, DAMTP, Cambridge University, UK, 26 February 2014..
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Lectures on Higher Spin Gravity, lecturer, Instituto Galego de Fisica de Altas Enerxias, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 28-30 April 2014..
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Holographic entanglement entropy and gravitational anomalies, ESF network HoloGrav, Reykjavik, Iceland, 18-22 August 2014..
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Black hole thermodynamics revisited, Workshop:Emergent Spacetime in String Theory, Aspen Center of Physics, Aspen, 29 July 2014..
- Castro, A. (invited speaker) (2014). Lectures on Black Hole Thermodynamics, lectureruva/nwi/itf/01, Institute of Theoretical Physics, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2-6 June 2014..
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Belin, A., Castro, A., Gomes, J., & Keller, C. A. (2018). Siegel paramodular forms and sparseness in AdS3/CFT2. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(11), [37].