
Profiles
Dr Davide Vadacchino
Lecturer in Applied Mathematics/Theoretical Physics
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
Prior appointments:
2020 - 2022 : Simons Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
2018 - 2020 : Assegnista di Ricerca, INFN - Sezione di Pisa
2017 - 2017: Research Software Engineer, Accademy of Advanced Computing - Swansea
2016 - 2017: Postodoctoral Research Officer, University of Swansea - Physics department
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- 2016: PhD degree in Theoretical Physics from Università degli Studi di Torino.
Advisor: Prof. Michele Caselle.
Thesis: "Confinement in the U(1) Lattice Gauge Theory in D=2+1 dimensions".
- 2012: M. Sc. in Theoretical Physics from Università degli Studi di Torino.
Advisor: Michele Caselle.
Thesis: "A Numerical Study of confinement in lattice QED". 110/110 Magna cum Laude - 2008: B. Sc. in Physics from Università degli Studi di Torino.
Advisor: Prof. S. Sciuto.
Thesis: "Bell Inequalities in Quantum Mechanics" 110/110.
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Current Courses:
- MATH1610 - Numerical and Computational Analysis
University of Plymouth
Past Courses:
- 2021 - Lattice Field Theory.
M. Sci. in Quantum Fields, Strings and Gravity
Trinity College Dublin
Research
Research
Research interests
Non-perturbative aspects of Quantum Field Theory: Glueballs, the confinement problem...
HPC for simulations in particle physics
Statistical learning theory for statistical mechanics and particle physics
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals- Ed Bennett et al. - Glueballs and strings in Sp(2N) Yang-Mills theories
Phys. Rev. D103.5 (2021), p. 054509.
doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.103.054509. arXiv:2010.15781[hep-lat]. - Ed Bennett et al. - Sp(4) gauge theories on the lattice: quenched fundamental and antisymmetric fermions in
Phys. Rev. D101.7 (2020), p. 074516. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.074516. arXiv:1912.06505[hep-lat]. - Ed Bennett et al. Color dependence of tensor and scalar glueball masses in Yang-Mills theories.
Phys. Rev. D102.1 (2020), p. 011501.doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.011501. arXiv:2004.11063[hep-lat]. - Giuseppe Clemente et al. Quantum computation of thermal averages in the presence of a sign problem.
Phys. Rev. D101.7 (2020), p. 074510.doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.074510. arXiv:2001.05328[hep-lat]. - Ed Bennett et al. Sp(4) gauge theories on the lattice: Nf=2 dynamical fundamental fermions
JHEP12 (2019), p. 053.doi:10.1007/JHEP12(2019)053. arXiv:1909.12662 [hep-lat]. - Caselle, Michele and Nada, Alessandro and Panero, Marco and Vadacchino, Davide. Conformal field theory and the hot phase of three-dimensional U(1) gauge theory
JHEP05 (2019), p. 068.doi:10.1007/JHEP05(2019)068. arXiv:1903.00491 [cond-mat.str-el]. - Giannetti, Cinzia and Lucini, Biagio and Vadacchino, Davide. Machine Learning as a universal tool for quantitative investigations of phase transitions
Nucl. Phys.B944 (2019), p. 114639.doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2019.114639. arXiv:1812.06726 - Armoni, Adi and Ireson, Edwin and Vadacchino, Davide. Equivalence of Meson Scattering Amplitudesin Strong Coupling Lattice and Flat Space String Theoryin:Nucl. Phys.B928 (2018), pp. 72–92.doi:10 . 1016 / j . nuclphysb . 2018 . 01 . 002. arXiv:1708.05309 [hep-lat].
- Bennett, Ed and Hong, Deog Ki and Lee, Jong-Wan and Lin, C. -J. David and Lucini, Biagio and Piai,Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Sp(4) gauge theory on the lattice: towards SU(4)/Sp(4) composite Higgs (and beyond)
JHEP03 (2018), p. 185.doi:10.1007/JHEP03(2018)185. arXiv:1712.04220 [hep-lat]. - Hong, Deog Ki and Lee, Jong-Wan and Lucini, Biagio and Piai, Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Casimir scaling and Yang–Mills glueballs. 2017.doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2017.10.050. arXiv:1705.00286 [hep-th].
- Caselle, Michele and Panero, Marco and Vadacchino, Davide. Width of the flux tube in compact U(1) gauge theory in three dimensionsin:JHEP02 (2016), p. 180.doi:10.1007/JHEP02(2016)180. arXiv:1601.07455 [hep-lat].
- Caselle, Michele, and Panero, Marco and Pellegrini, Roberto and Vadacchino, Davide. A different kindof string
JHEP01 (2015), p. 105.doi:10.1007/JHEP01(2015)105. arXiv:1406.5127 [hep-lat]
Articles
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Yang-Mills theories on the lattice: Scale setting and topology' Physical Review D 106, (9) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Towards glueball masses of large-N SU(N) pure-gauge theories without topological freezing' Physics Letters B 833, 137281-137281 , DOI
(2022) 'Lattice studies of the
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gauge theory with two fundamental and three antisymmetric Dirac fermions' Physical Review D 106, (1) , DOI
(2021) 'Glueballs and strings in
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Yang-Mills theories' Physical Review D 103, (5) , DOI
(2020) 'Color dependence of tensor and scalar glueball masses in Yang-Mills theories' Physical Review D 102, (1) , DOI
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gauge theories on the lattice: Quenched fundamental and antisymmetric fermions' Physical Review D 101, (7) , DOI Open access
Conference Papers
- Jack Holligan et al. Sp(2N)Yang-Mills towards large-N
PoSLATTICE2019 (2019), p. 177.doi:10.22323/1.363.0177. arXiv:1912.09788 [hep-lat]. - Jong-Wan Lee et al. Meson spectrum of Sp(4) lattice gauge theory with two fundamental Dirac fermions
PoSLATTICE2019 (2019), p. 054.doi:10.22323/1.363.0054. arXiv:1911.00437 [hep-lat]. - Bennett, Ed and Hong, Deog Ki and Lee, Jong-Wan and Lin, C. -J. David and Lucini, Biagio and Piai,Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories – Determining the low-energy constants with lattice calculationsin
EPJ Web Conf.175 (2018), p. 08011.doi:10.1051/epjconf/201817508011. arXiv:1710.06941[hep-lat]. - Bennett, Ed and Hong, Deog Ki and Lee, Jong-Wan and Lin, C. -J. David and Lucini, Biagio and Piai,Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories — Resymplecticisation, scale setting and topology
EPJ Web Conf.175 (2018), p. 08012.doi:10.1051/epjconf/201817508012. arXiv:1710.06715[hep-lat]. - Bennett, Ed and Hong, Deog Ki and Lee, Jong-Wan and Lin, C. -J. David and Lucini, Biagio and Piai,Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories — The pure gaugemodel
EPJ Web Conf.175 (2018), p. 08013.doi:10.1051/epjconf/201817508013. arXiv:1710.07043[hep-lat]. - Lee, Jong-Wan and Bennett, Ed and Hong, Deog Ki and Lin, C. J. David and Lucini, Biagio and Piai,Maurizio and Vadacchino, Davide. Progress in the lattice simulations of Sp(2N) gauge theories
PoSLATTICE2018 (2018), p. 192.doi:10.22323/1.334.0192. arXiv:1811.00276 [hep-lat]. - Pellegrini, Roberto and Lucini, Biagio and Rago, Antonio and Vadacchino, Davide. Computing the density of states with the global Hybrid Monte Carlo
PoSLATTICE2016 (2017), p. 276.doi:10.22323/1.256.0276. - Caselle, Michele and Panero, Marco and Vadacchino, Davide. Squared width and profile of the confining flux tube in the U(1) LGT in 3D
[PoSLattice2016,347(2017)]. arXiv:1610.08315 [hep-lat]. - Caselle, Michele and Vadacchino, Davide and Panero, Marco and Pellegrini, Roberto. On the rigid string contribution to the interquark potentialin:PoSLATTICE2014 (2014), p. 348.doi:10.22323/1.214.0348. arXiv:1410.7433 [hep-lat].
- Vadacchino, Davide and Caselle, Michele and Panero, Marco and Pellegrini, Roberto. Effective string description of the interquark potential in the 3D U(1) lattice gauge theory
PoSLATTICE2014 (2014), p. 349.doi:10.22323/1.214.0349. arXiv:1410.7436 [hep-lat]. - Vadacchino, Davide and Caselle, Michele and Pellegrini, Roberto and Panero, Marco. Fine structure of the confining string in an analytically solvable 3D model
PoSLATTICE2013 (2014), p. 373.doi:10.22323/1.187.0373. arXiv:1311.4071 [hep-lat]
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
- 2021 - Lattice QCD: a primer of methods and results - Galileo Galilei Institute, Firenze
In the series ``Theory Lectures by Young Researchers''
Conferences organised
Organizing Committee:
- 2020: Mini-Workshop on Glueball hunting, https://indico.cern.ch/event/1035153/
- 2020: EuroPLEx progress Workshop 2020, https://indico.cern.ch/event/965890/
Other academic activities
Referee for Physics Letters B