Xi Yin

Jefferson Physical Laboratory

17 Oxford St.

Cambridge, MA USA

(last updated September 2015)

I’m a professor of physics at Harvard University. My general research interests are string theory, quantum field theory, and mathematical physics. The topics I am currently studying include:

1. •supersymmetry constraints on the dynamics of gauge theory and string theory
   

2. •matrix quantum mechanics
   

3. •conformal field theories
   

4. •integrable models
   

Topics I have worked on in the past, temporarily shelved (you never know, I might return to these any time):

1. •three-dimensional quantum gravity
   

2. •Chern-Simons-matter theories
   

3. •higher spin gravity
   

4. •BPS states and black holes in string theory
   

5. •Topological strings and enumerative geometry
   

I have a keen interest in various topics in pure mathematics (not necessarily connected to physics).

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