Tim Evans

There is more information on my informal web pages.

I am a member of the Theoretical Physics group at Imperial College. 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. Originally this was in the context of relativistic particle physics, a topic known as Thermal Field Theory or Finite Temperature Field Theory, and its applications to cosmology and quark gluon plasmas. I later became interested in parallel problems in condensed matter physics, where lab based experiments can be performed. More recently I have looked at related problems in complex systems, and the properties of Complex Networks in particular.  This is both from a theoretical perspective and in terms of applications to problems in social sciences such as Cultural Transmission in general or for Archaeology, part of an interest in sociophysics in general. 

I'm also interested in Quantum Field theory in general.  This has included work on multiplicative anomalies and in turn their implications for zeta-function renormalisation in general.

I will be 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.  The latter is a core course for the MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces.  I ran numerous theoretical and numerical projects for final year BSc and MSci undergraduates and have projects for 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.

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