Research Notes, Projects, Presentations, etc.

Klein-Gordon Equation on Anti-de Sitter Spacetime

SPS 5088 Graduate General Relativity final project at the Florida Institute of Technology. Derives global AdS4 from the vacuum Einstein equations, builds the Laplace–Beltrami operator and flat-space limit, reduces the Klein–Gordon equation to a radial ODE, studies conformal-boundary asymptotics and the Breitenlohner–Freedman bound, and compares global versus Poincaré patch charts. Further work in progress on boundary-condition-dependent dynamics and numerical radial solutions.

General Relativity | AdS | Mathematical Physics

Diffusion Cloud Chamber

Extra credit project for PHY 4030 Subatomic Physics at the Florida Institute of Technology, Spring 2026.
Results were inconclusive. The writeup documents construction and failure modes.

Subatomic Physics | Particle Detection | Experimental Physics

Fiber Bundles as Gauge Symmetry

Slides for MTH 4105 Topology midterm, Spring 2026, at the Florida Institute of Technology. Introduced fiber bundles, vector bundles, principal bundles, connections and curvature, finishing with how U(1) gauge theory recovers Maxwell’s equations in vacuum.

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Topology | Differential Geometry | Mathematical Physics

Building up Spacetime with Quantum Entanglement (van Raamsdonk, 2010)

Journal club slides on Mark van Raamsdonk’s 2010 paper: entanglement builds bulk geometry via AdS/CFT and the Ryu–Takayanagi formula, with a thread to ER=EPR. Presented at SPS Journal Club, Florida Institute of Technology, Spring 2026.

SPS Journal Club | AdS/CFT | Entanglement

Rotations in Algebra and Physics: Orthogonal and Unitary Groups

Abstract Algebra presentation on orthogonal and unitary groups and their role as rotations in physics, given at the Florida Institute of Technology in December 2025. Expanded lecture notes on “What is Spin?” and related material.

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Abstract Algebra | Group Theory | Mathematical Physics

Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete? (EPR, 1935)

Presentation on the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox and the completeness of quantum mechanics, given at SPS Journal Club, Florida Institute of Technology.

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SPS Journal Club | Quantum Foundations

CHSH Inequality Investigation

Exploring quantum entanglement fundamentals through the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality, investigating quantum vs. classical correlations, derivation of the Tsierelson bound.

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Quantum Mechanics | Information Theory

Introductory LaTeX Workshop

Introductory LaTeX workshop for the Society of Physics Students (SPS), jointly organized by the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics and Space Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, and directed at incoming freshmen. In collaboration with Overleaf

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LaTeX | SPS | Technical Writing