
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
(2023) 'Sp(2N) Lattice Gauge Theories and Extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics' Universe 9, (5) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Sp(2N) Yang-Mills theories on the lattice: Scale setting and topology' Physical Review D 106, (9) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Color dependence of the topological susceptibility in Yang-Mills theories' Physics Letters B 835, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Lattice studies of the Sp(4) gauge theory with two fundamental and three antisymmetric Dirac fermions' Physical Review D 106, (1) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Towards glueball masses of large-N SU(N) pure-gauge theories without topological freezing' Physics Letters B 833, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Composite dynamics in Sp(2<i>N</i>) gauge theories' EPJ Web of Conferences 274, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Sp(4) gauge theories and beyond the standard model physics' EPJ Web of Conferences 258, 08003-08003 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Glueballs and strings in Sp(2N) Yang-Mills theories' Physical Review D 103, (5) , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Color dependence of tensor and scalar glueball masses in Yang-Mills theories' Physical Review D 102, (1) , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Quantum computation of thermal averages in the presence of a sign problem' Physical Review D 101, (7) , DOI
(2020) 'Sp(4) gauge theories on the lattice: Quenched fundamental and antisymmetric fermions' Physical Review D 101, (7) , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Sp (4) gauge theories on the lattice: Nf = 2 dynamical fundamental fermions' Journal of High Energy Physics 2019, (12) , DOI
(2019) 'Machine Learning as a universal tool for quantitative investigations of phase transitions' Nuclear Physics B 944, 114639-114639 , DOI
(2019) 'Conformal field theory and the hot phase of three-dimensional U(1) gauge theory' Journal of High Energy Physics 2019, (5) , DOI
(2018) 'Equivalence of meson scattering amplitudes in strong coupling lattice and flat space string theory' Nuclear Physics B 928, 72-92 , DOI
(2018) 'Sp(4) gauge theory on the lattice: towards SU(4)/Sp(4) composite Higgs (and beyond)' Journal of High Energy Physics 2018, (3) , DOI
(2016) 'Width of the flux tube in compact U(1) gauge theory in three dimensions' Journal of High Energy Physics 2016, (2) , DOI
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]
(2023) 'Spectroscopy of chimera baryons in a Sp(4) lattice gauge theory' The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 8-/-0/20228-/-0/2022Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2022) 'The density of state method for first-order phase transitions in Yang-Mills theories' The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 8-/-0/20228-/-0/2022Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Topological susceptibility, scale setting and universality from $Sp(N_c)$ gauge theories' The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 8-/-0/20228-/-0/2022Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Spectroscopy of $Sp(4)$ lattice gauge theory with $n_f=3$ antisymmetric fermions' The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 8-/-0/20228-/-0/2022Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Towards glueball masses of large-$N$ $\mathrm{SU}(N)$ Yang-Mills theories without topological freezing via parallel tempering on boundary conditions' The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 8-/-0/2022Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Progress in $Sp(2N)$ lattice gauge theories' The 38th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 7-/-0/2021Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2022) 'The density of states method in Yang-Mills theories and first order phase transitions' 8-/-0/20228-/-0/2022EDP Sciences 08007-08007 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Sp(2N) Yang-Mills towards large N' 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 6-/-0/2019Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2019) 'Meson spectrum of Sp(4) lattice gauge theory with two fundamental Dirac fermions' 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 6-/-0/2019Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2019) 'Progress in the lattice simulations of Sp(2N) gauge theories' The 36th Annual International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 7-/-0/2018Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2018) 'Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories — The pure gauge model' EDP Sciences 08013-08013 , DOI
(2018) 'Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories – Determining the low-energy constants with lattice calculations' EDP Sciences 08011-08011 , DOI
(2018) 'Higgs compositeness in Sp(2N) gauge theories — Resymplecticisation, scale setting and topology' EDP Sciences 08012-08012 , DOI
(2017) 'Squared width and profile of the confining flux tube in the U(1) LGT in 3D' 34th annual International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 7-/-0/2016Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2017) 'Computing the density of states with the global Hybrid Monte Carlo' 34th annual International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 7-/-0/2016Sissa Medialab , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Effective string description of the interquark potential in the 3D U(1) Lattice Gauge Theory' The 32nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 6-/-0/2014Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2015) 'On the rigid string contribution to the interquark potential' The 32nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory 6-/-0/2014Sissa Medialab , DOI
(2014) 'Fine structure of the confining string in an analytically solvable 3D model' 31st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory LATTICE 2013 7-/-0/2013Sissa Medialab , DOI
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