Role
Lecturer in Mathematics
Qualifications & background
From September 2011 Plymouth University, Fixed-term lecturer
2009-2011 Wuppertal University, Germany, Postdoc
2007-2009 Swansea University, UK, Postdoc
2003-2007 University of Milano, Italy, Postdoc
2003 University of Torino, Italy, Postdoc
Professional membership
Member of the UKQCD collaboration:
The purpose of the UKQCD Collaboration is to procure and jointly exploit computing facilities for lattice field theory calculations whose primary aim is to increase the predictive power of the Standard Model of elementary particle interactions through numerical simulation of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).
Founding members of the European network STRONGBSM:
The new network has the purpose of boosting career perspectives of early-stage scientists in the field of particle physics, by providing world-class collaboration both in the academy and in the industry sector.
Teaching interests
My Specialist Subjects are:
Particle Physics, Lattice Gauge Theories, Critical Phenomena, Statistical Mechanics.
My Courses for the first term of 2011 are:
Vector Calculus and its applications (MATH2402)
Laplace Transforms (MATH256)
Research interests
My research achievements have covered different topics in the contest of lattice gauge theories:
• Beyond the Standard Model Physics
• Lattice Gauge Theories coupled to matter and string breaking
• Confinement, k-string fluctuations and large N expansion
• Perturbative aspects of QCD in the framework of Lattice regularization.
• Perturbed Conformal Field Theories in d = 2
Publications
List of Refereed Publications
[1] B. Lucini, G. Moraitis, A. Patella and A. Rago, “A numerical investigation of orientifold planar equivalence for quenched mesons,” Accepted for publication on Phys. Rev. D [arXiv:1008.5180 [hep-lat]].
[2] B. Lucini, A. Rago and E. Rinaldi, “Glueball masses in the large N limit” JHEP 1008 (2010) 119 [arXiv:1007.3879 [hep-lat]].
[3] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “The infrared dynamics of Minimal Walking Technicolor” Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 014510 [arXiv:0909.3178 [hep-lat]].
[4] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “Mesonic spectroscopy of Minimal Walking Technicolor”Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 014509 [arXiv:0909.3178 [hep-lat]].
[5] C. Nunez, M. Piai and A. Rago, “Wilson Loops in string duals of Walking and Flavored Systems”, Phys.Rev.D 81 (2010) 086001. [arXiv:0909.0748 [hep-th]].
[6] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “Conformal vs confining scenario in SU(2) with adjoint fermions”, Phys.Rev.D80:074507,2009. [arXiv:0907.3896 [hep-lat]].
[7] D. Chakrabarti, S. Hands and A. Rago, “Topological Aspects of Fermions on a Honeycomb Lattice,” JHEP 0906 (2009) 060 [arXiv:0904.1310 [hep-lat]].
[8] F. Gliozzi, S. Lottini, M. Panero and A. Rago, “Random percolation as a gauge theory,” Nucl. Phys. B 719 (2005) 255 [arXiv:cond-mat/0502339].
[9] F. Gliozzi and A. Rago, “Overlap of the Wilson loop with the broken-string state,” Nucl. Phys. B 714 (2005) 91 [arXiv:hep-lat/0411004].
[10] M. Caselle, P. Grinza and A. Rago, “Amplitude ratios for the mass spectrum of the 2d Ising model in the high-T, H not equal 0 phase,” J. Stat. Mech. 0410 (2004) P009 [arXiv:hep-lat/0408044].
[11] M. Caselle, M. Pepe and A. Rago, “Static quark potential and effective string corrections in the (2+1)-d SU(2) Yang-Mills theory,” JHEP 0410 (2004) 005 [arXiv:hep-lat/0406008].
[12] P. Grinza and A. Rago, “Finite temperature results on the 2d Ising model with mixed perturbation,”J. Phys. A37 (2004) 4701 [arXiv:cond-mat/0210046].
[13] P. Grinza and A. Rago, “Study of the 2d Ising Model with mixed perturbation,” Nucl. Phys. B 651 (2003) 387 [arXiv:hep-th/0208016].
[14] F. Gliozzi and A. Rago, “Monopole clusters, center vortices, and confinement in a Z(2) gauge-Higgs system,” Phys. Rev. D 66 (2002) 074511 [arXiv:hep-lat/0206017].
[15] S. Caracciolo, A. Pelissetto and A. Rago, “Two-loop critical mass for Wilson fermions,” Phys. Rev. D 64 (2001) 094506 [arXiv:hep-lat/0106013].
List of Conference Proceedings
[1] B. Lucini, A. Rago and E. Rinaldi, “ The glueball spectrum at large N”, [arXiv:1010.6101 [hep-lat]].
[2] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “Confining vs. conformal scenario for SU(2) with adjoint fermions. Gluonic observables.” , [arXiv:1011.0864 [hep-lat]]
[3] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “Confining vs. conformal scenario for SU(2) with adjoint fermions. Mesonic spectrum.”
[4] B. Lucini, G. Moraitis, A. Patella and A. Rago, “Orientifold Planar Equivalence: The Quenched Meson Spectrum.”, [arXiv:1010.6053v1 [hep-lat]]
[5] E. Kerrane, L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica, A. Rago,F. Bursa and T. Pickup “Improved Lattice Spectroscopy for Minimal Walking Technicolor.”, [arXiv:1011.0607v1 [hep-lat]]
[6] F. Knechtli, N. Irges and A. Rago “Dimensional reduction and confinement from five dimensions”,[arXiv:1011.0345v1 [hep-lat]]
[7] L. Del Debbio, B. Lucini, A. Patella, C. Pica and A. Rago, “Technicolor on the Lattice” [arXiv:0909.3178 [hep-lat]].
[8] M. Caselle, M. Pepe and A. Rago, “String effects in SU(2) lattice gauge theory,” Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 129 (2004) 721 [arXiv:hep-lat/0310005].
[9] F. Gliozzi, M. Panero and A. Rago, “Confinement - deconfinement and universal string effects from random percolation,” Nucl. Phys.7 Proc. Suppl. 129 (2004) 736 [arXiv:hep-lat/0309061].
[10] L. Genovese, F. Gliozzi, A. Rago and C. Torrero, “The phase diagram of the three-dimensional Z(2) gauge Higgs system at zero and finite temperature,” Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 119 (2003)
894 [arXiv:hep-lat/0209027].
[11] S. Caracciolo, A. Pelissetto and A. Rago, “High-accuracy two-loop computation of the critical mass for Wilson fermions,” Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 106 (2002) 835 [arXiv:hep-lat/0110068].
[12] F. Gliozzi and A. Rago, “String breaking mechanisms induced by magnetic and electric condensates,” Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 106 (2002) 682 [arXiv:hep-lat/0110064].
Reports & invited lectures
A selection of the talks and invited lectures I gave in the last two years
March 2011 CPT Marseille “‘Lattice Technicolor: Gauge Theories in presence of an Infrared Fixed Point.”
December 2010 Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University “Strings and k-strings in SU(N) gauge theories.”
November 2010 Trinity College, Dublin “Lattice Technicolor: Gauge Theories in presence of an Infrared Fixed Point.”
August 2010 StrongBSM Kickoff, CP3 - Origins, Odense, Denmark. “Introduction to Lattice Gauge Theory.”
March 2010 Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica, University of Roma Tor Vergata. “Conformal vs. confining SU(2) with adjoint fermions.”
December 2009 “Winter Workshop”, Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica, Torino. Invited speaker.
“Conformal vs. confining SU(2) with adjoint fermions.”
November 2009 University of Milan “Conformal vs. confining SU(2) with adjoint fermions.”
August 2009 “Universe in a Box: LHC, Cosmology and Lattice Field Theory”, Lorentz Center, Leiden. Title of the talk: “Infrared effective dynamics of SU(2) with adjoint fermions”
May 2009 University of Wuppertal“k-strings in SU(N) gauge theories”
Conferences organised
June 2007 “XXIX Theoretical Physics Workshop” Cortona.
June 2006 “XXVIII Theoretical Physics Workshop” Cortona.
