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of Stefan Vandoren 

 
 






 
 
                           Associate Professor

Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University 

 
 






 
 
 
 
 
   Name:   Stefan Vandoren
 
   Postal address: 
           Institute for Theoretical Physics and
           Spinoza Institute,
           Utrecht University
           Leuvenlaan 4
           3508 TD Utrecht
           The Netherlands.
 
   Contact:  
           Office nr.: MG-411
           Tel.:  +31 30 253 5902
           Fax:   +31 30 253 5937
           e-mail: S.J.G.Vandoren@uu.nl



Foto: A. van Wesenbeeck.

 

New: book “Tijd in machten van tien”

Together with Gerard `t Hooft, I wrote a book on time scales in nature. It is a variant on the well-known “Powers of Ten”, where one plays with length-scales. The book is published by Veen Magazines, and appeared in the bookstores on August 22, 2011. It can also be ordered on-line. Tijd in machten van tien is written in Dutch, but a translation in English will follow.

 

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Research

My research is centered around superstring theory, supergravity and supersymmetric field theory. Click here for a list of publications. For my curriculum vitae, click on CV .

Teaching

 

String Theory

Course NS-TP526 (2010-2011, blok 3+4): String Theory

Lectures: Tuesdays from 13:15 - 15:00, BBL 165. First lecture on February 8.

Werkcolleges: Fridays from 13:15 - 17:00, BBL 165. First problem class on February 11.

Lecture notes will be based largely on the notes written by Dr. G. Arutyunov, click here , and notes written by Prof. dr. G. 't Hooft, click here . Other recommended literature is the lecture notes written by David Tong, click here .

Some Lecture Notes

Lectures on instantons, with P. van Nieuwenhuizen Lecture notes.
Lectures on Complex Geometry, Lecture notes.

PhD Students and Info

At the moment, I supervise two PhD students, Chiara Toldo and Kiril Hristov . For information on how to apply for a PhD position, see PhD positions
For a list of previous PhD students, and their theses, click here

Undergraduate Thesis - Scripties

A list of topics for an undergraduate thesis can be found in our studiegids. (click on "research projects", and go to section 5.2.11). If you are interested in one of these, or something closely related, first contact Prof. C. de Morais and express your interest.

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