Tim Evans
There is more information on my informal web pages.
I am a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to an associate professor) in the Theoretical Physics group and the Complexity and Networks programme at Imperial. I did my first degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) at Cambridge followed by a PhD here at Imperial, supervised by Ray Rivers. I then spent time as a researcher at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada, followed by research positions back here at Imperial, in part as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
My main interest is in the behaviour of many body systems both in and out of equilibrium. Currently I am interested in ideas falling under the broad area of complex systems. In particular the properties of Complex Networks, such as the "six degrees of separation", intrigue me. This is both from a theoretical perspective and in terms of applications to practical problems such as bibliometrics or cultural transmission, part of an interest in sociophysics in general. For instance I have an ongoing project in Archaeology.
I'm also interested in Quantum Field theory in general. My early research was on the many-body problems where the underlying dynamics is described by quantum field theory, a topic known as Thermal Field Theory or Finite Temperature Field Theory. Initially this was in the context of relativistic particle physics which is important for applications such as cosmology and quark gluon plasmas. I later became interested in parallel problems in condensed matter physics, where lab based experiments can be performed. I was also interested in general issues with quantum field theory which led to work on multiplicative anomalies and in turn their implications for zeta-function renormalisation in general.
I am giving a final year course, Quantum Theory of Matter, which includes the applications of quantum field theory and symmetry breaking in a condensed matter context. Until 2009 I gave two full lecture courses to both Physics Undergraduates and postgraduates on Group Theory, and on Unification (which is also a core course for the MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces). I am currently writing a book on Group theory with Prof. Dimitri Vvedensky. I run numerous theoretical and numerical projects for final year BSc and MSci undergraduates and have projects for Physics and QFFF MSc students too.
In terms of student welfare I am also a personal tutor to several undergraduates and a few MSc students.
More Information: More Information about my work can be found under the research links from this page and yet more is on the Tim Evans' informal web pages. There is also a Tim Evans academia.edu web page.
Contact Details:
Full contact details for Tim Evans including maps are on my informal web site.
My office in Theoretical Physics is H609 in the Huxley Building on the Queens Gate side of its corner with Prince Consort Road, +44 (0)20 7594 7837.
My official postal address is
Theoretical Physics, Physics Department,
Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
