Prof. James Sparks | Mathematical Institute

Prof. James Sparks

MA, PhD (Cantab)

Status:

Academic Faculty

Professor of Mathematical Physics
Director of Graduate Studies (Research)
Tutorial Fellow, Oriel College

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Personal website:

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~math0391/index.html

+44 1865 615324

ORCID iD:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-5225

Research groups:

Mathematical Physics

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Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Highlighted Publications:

The holographic supersymmetric Casimir energy

The holographic supersymmetric Casimir energy
Genolini, P; Cassani, D; Martelli, D; Sparks, J
PHYSICAL REVIEW D issue 2 volume 95 (10 January 2017) Full text available

The gravity dual of supersymmetric gauge theories on a squashed three-sphere

The gravity dual of supersymmetric gauge theories on a squashed three-sphere
Martelli, D; Passias, A; Sparks, J
Nuclear Physics B issue 3 volume 864 page 840-868 (21 November 2012)

Sasaki-Einstein manifolds and volume minimisation

Sasaki-Einstein manifolds and volume minimisation
Martelli, D; Sparks, J; Yau, S
Communications in Mathematical Physics issue 3 volume 280 page 611-673 (1 June 2008)

Gauge theories from toric geometry and brane tilings

Gauge theories from toric geometry and brane tilings
Franco, S; Hanany, A; Martelli, D; Sparks, J; Vegh, D; Wecht, B
Journal of High Energy Physics issue 1 page 3295-3334 (10 April 2006)

Sasaki-Einstein metrics on S^2 x S^3

Sasaki-Einstein metrics on S^2 x S^3
Sparks, J; D. Martelli; D. Waldram; J.P. Gauntlett
Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics issue 4 volume 8 page 711-734 (August 2004)

Recent Publications:

Toric geometry and the dual of I-extremization

Toric geometry and the dual of I-extremization
Gauntlett, J; Martelli, D; Sparks, J
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS issue 6 (28 June 2019) Full text available

A geometric dual of c-extremization

A geometric dual of c-extremization
Couzens, C; Gauntlett, J; Martelli, D; Sparks, J
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS issue 1 volume 2019 (29 January 2019) Full text available

Toric geometry and the dual of c-extremization

Toric geometry and the dual of c-extremization
Gauntlett, J; Martelli, D; Sparks, J
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS issue 1 volume 2019 (28 January 2019) Full text available

Gravitational free energy in topological AdS/CFT

Gravitational free energy in topological AdS/CFT
Genolini, P; Richmond, P; Sparks, J
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS issue 9 volume 2018 (18 September 2018) Full text available

Topological AdS/CFT

Topological AdS/CFT
Genolini, P; Richmond, P; Sparks, J
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS issue 12 volume 2017 (7 December 2017) Full text available

Research interests:

Mathematical physics, theoretical physics, geometry. More specifically I work on supersymmetric field theories, supergravity, and the how these are related via the AdS/CFT correspondence. I'm also interested in geometric structures that arise in string theory and theoretical physics more broadly, notably special holonomy manifolds, Sasaki-Einstein manifolds, and generalized geometry.

Teaching:

In 2019/2020 I will be lecturing Prelims Dynamics. I have previously lectured Part A courses on Quantum Theory and Electromagnetism, and Part B Classical Mechanics. Lecture material may be found on my personal webpage, via the link on the left.

Major / recent publications:

My publications may be found on SPIRES.

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