James Edwards

Academic profile

Dr James Edwards

Lecturer in Applied Mathematics/Theoretical Physics
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. James's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 07: SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

About James

Research interests:
  • Quantum Field Theory - The "" of QFT
  • QFT in electromagnetic and gravitational backgrounds -
  • Non-perturbative aspects of QFT - especially its gauge structure
  • Numerical (Monte-Carlo) simulations of field theory processes
  • New analytic and numerical methods in path integration.
Prior appointments:
  • 2018-2022: Assistant Professor ("Profesor Titular A") - Instituto de F铆sica y Matem谩ticas听
    Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol谩s de Hidalgo
  • 2016-2018: Postdoctoral Fellow ("Becario") - 听
    Instituto de F铆sica y Matem谩ticas听
    Universidad Michoacana de San Nicol谩s de Hidalgo听
  • 2015-2016: Researcher and Teaching Fellow

Supervised Research Degrees

2022: Ivan Ahumada - M.Sci. Worldline Monte Carlo - approaching the problem of oversampling

2022: Luis Chacon - M.Sci. Light by light scattering at one-loop order in scalar QED

2021: Alejandro Mora - M.Sci. Photon scattering: gauge invariant amplitudes

2020: Jose Nicasio - M.Sci.Generalisation of the LKF transformations in the worldline formalism

2019: Cesar Mata - M.Sci, Multi-photon amplitudes

2019: Isai Farias - M.Sci. Effective action for an arbitrary Maxwell field interacting with a quantum field

2019: Carlos Servin - M.Sci. A spin-orbit decomposition for photon amplitudes

2017: Maria Anabel Trejo - Ph.D. Bound states in the worldline formalism

2016: Matt Griffith - M.Sci. Planetary motion in Einstein's theory of general relativity

Teaching

Current courses:

  • 23/24: Engineering Mathematics (ENGR104) - 精品无码国产自产
  • 23/24: Differential Equations (MATH2704) - 精品无码国产自产
  • 23/24: Complex Analysis (MATH2706) - 精品无码国产自产
  • 23/24: Path integrals in quantum mechanics - University of Modena

Previous courses:

  • 22/23: Ordinary Differential Equations () - 精品无码国产自产
  • 22/23: Foundation Physics () - 精品无码国产自产
  • 22/23: Engineering Mathematics () - 精品无码国产自产
  • 22/23: Real and Complex Analysis () - 精品无码国产自产
  • 21/22: Ordinary Differential Equations () - 精品无码国产自产
  • 2022: Advanced Aspects of Quantum Field Theory - Universidad Michoacana
  • 2020-2021: Worldline Formalism of Quantum Field Theory - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2020: Quantum Field Theory II - Universidad Michoacana
  • 2020: Introduction to Quantum Field Theory - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2020-2021: Mathematical Methods - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2019: String Theory and Amplitudes - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2018-2019: Quantum Mechanics I - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2018: Lie Group Theory for Physicists - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2017: Thermodynamics - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2017: Applications of the worldline formalism in quantum field theory - 听Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2015-2016: Mathematical Methods - University of Bath
  • 2015-2016: Mathematical Analysis II - University of Bath
  • 2015: Calculus for Engineers - University of Bath

Awards and recognition for teaching:

  • 2016: Departmental Teaching Recognition Award - University of Bath
  • 2015: Best student employee of the Year - mathematics drop-in - Durham University
  • 2015: Outstanding Support Award - Durham University

Students graduated under my supervision:

  • 2022: Ivan Ahumada - M.Sci. Worldline Monte Carlo - approaching the problem of oversamplingNow Ph.D. 精品无码国产自产
  • 2022: Luis Chacon - M.Sci. Light by light scattering at one-loop order in scalar QED
    Now Ph.D. University of Cyprus
  • 2021: Alejandro Mora - M.Sci. Photon scattering: gauge invariant amplitudes
    Now Ph.D. UNAM
  • 2020: Jose Nicasio - M.Sci.Generalisation of the LKF transformations in the worldline formalism
    Now Ph.D. Universidad Michoacana
  • 2019: Cesar Mata - M.Sci, Multi-photon amplitudes
    Now Ph.D. Universidad Michoacana听
  • 2019: Isai Farias - M.Sci. Effective action for an arbitrary Maxwell field interacting with a quantum field
  • 2019: Carlos Servin - M.Sci. A spin-orbit decomposition for photon amplitudes
  • 2017: Maria Anabel Trejo - Ph.D. Bound states in the worldline formalism
    Now Postdoc Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf听
  • 2016: Matt Griffith - M.Sci. Planetary motion in Einstein's theory of general relativity
    Now Postdoc University of Bath

Contact James

+44 1752 586111