Staff profile
Overview
Professor Douglas Smith
Head of Department, Professor, Mathematical & Theoretical Physics
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Head of Department, Professor, Mathematical & Theoretical Physics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences | +44 (0) 191 33 43120 |
Research interests
- String Theory
- Supersymmetric Field Theories
Publications
Conference Paper
- Smith, D. J. (2000, December). Equivalence of geometric engineering and Hanany-Witten constructions
- Froggatt, C., Nielsen, H. B., & Smith, D. J. (1997, December). Dynamical determination of the top quark and Higgs masses and fermion masses in the anti-grand unification model
- Froggatt, C., Smith, D. J., & Nielsen, H. B. (1995, December). A Fourth generation of quarks without leptons
Journal Article
- Smith, D. J., & Sanchez Loureda, J. (online). Central charges of wrapped M5-brane backgrounds. Journal of High Energy Physics,
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2024). Line defect half-indices of SU(N) Chern-Simons theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep06%282024%29006
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2023). 3d exceptional gauge theories and boundary confinement. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(11), Article 199. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep11%282023%29199
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2023). Boundary confining dualities and Askey-Wilson type q -beta integrals. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(8), Article 048. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08%282023%29048
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2022). Web of Seiberg-like dualities for 3D N=2 quivers. Physical Review D, 105(8), Article 086023. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.105.086023
- Hunter, C., & Smith, D. J. (2022). Novel hairy black hole solutions in Einstein-Maxwell-Gauss-Bonnet-scalar theory. International Journal of Modern Physics A, 37(9), Article 2250045. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217751x22500452
- Smith, D. J., Robson, C. J., & Farrow, J. A. (2022). Notes on the dynamics of noncommutative U(2) and commutative SU(3) instantons. Physical Review D, 106(4), Article 045001. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.106.045001
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2021). Singular BPS boundary conditions in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = (2, 2) supersymmetric gauge theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021(3), Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep03%282021%29043
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2021). Seiberg-like dualities for orthogonal and symplectic 3d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 gauge theories with boundaries. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021(7), Article 231. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep07%282021%29231
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2018). Matrix supergroup Chern-Simons models for vortex-antivortex systems. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018(2), Article 118. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep02%282018%29119
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2017). Mock modular index of M2-M5 brane systems. Physical Review D, 96(2), Article 026017. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.96.026017
- Faizal, M., Luo, Y., Smith, D. J., Tan, M.-C., & Zhao, Q. (2017). Gauge and supersymmetry invariance of N=2 boundary Chern–Simons theory. Nuclear Physics B, 914, 577-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2016.11.020
- Okazaki, T., & Smith, D. J. (2016). Topological M-strings and supergroup Wess-Zumino-Witten models. Physical Review D, 94(6), Article 065016. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.94.065016
- Iskauskas, A., & Smith, D. J. (2015). Moduli space dynamics of noncommutative U(2) instantons. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015, Article 036. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep06%282015%29036
- Allen, J., & Smith, D. (2013). The low energy dynamics of charge two dyonic instantons. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(2), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep02%282013%29113
- Faizal, M., & Smith, D. (2013). Nonanticommutativity in the presence of a boundary. Physical Review D, 87(2), Article 025019. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.87.025019
- Mir, F., & Smith, D. J. (2012). Supersymmetric Chern-Simons Theory in Presence of a Boundary. Physical Review D, 85(10), Article 105007. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.85.105007
- Chu, C.-S., & Smith, D. J. (2011). Open multiple M2-branes I: quantum geometry of the M5-brane in a C-field. General Relativity and Gravitation, 43(9), 2467-2478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-010-1127-9
- Allen, J., & Smith, D. (2011). Coupling M2-branes to background fields. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2011(08), Article 078. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep08%282011%29078
- Chu, C.-S., & Smith, D. J. (2010). Open multiple M2 branes. II: Multiple self-dual strings on M5-branes. Fortschritte der Physik, 58, 870-874. https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.201000049
- Chu, C.-S., & Smith, D. J. (2010). Multiple Self-Dual Strings on M5-Branes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2010(01), Article 001. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep01%282010%29001
- Callister, A. K., & Smith, D. J. (2009). Topological charges in SL(2,R) covariant massive 11-dimensional and Type IIB supergravity. Physical Review D, 80(12), Article 125035. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.80.125035
- Chu, C.-S., & Smith, D. J. (2009). Towards the Quantum Geometry of the M5-brane in a Constant C-Field from Multiple Membranes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2009(04), Article 097. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/097
- Callister, A. K., & Smith, D. J. (2008). Topological BPS charges in 10 and 11-dimensional supergravity. Physical Review D, 78(6), Article 065042. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.78.065042
- Chu, C.-S., Dai, S.-H., & Smith, D. J. (2008). AdS/CFT Duality for Non-Anticommutative Supersymmetric Gauge Theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008(05), Article 029. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/029
- Bena, I., & Smith, D. J. (2005). Towards the solution to the giant graviton puzzle. Physical Review D, Particles and fields, 71(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.71.025005
- Patino, L., & Smith, D. J. (2005). On the non-existence of totally localised intersections of D3/D5 branes in type IIB SUGRA. Journal of High Energy Physics, 04,
- Hackett-Jones, E. J., & Smith, D. J. (2004). Type IIB Killing spinors and calibrations. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2004(11), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/029
- Clunan, T., Ross, S. F., & Smith, D. J. (2004). On Gauss-Bonnet black hole entropy. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(14), 3447-3458. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/21/14/009
- Smith, D. J. (2003). Intersecting brane solutions in string and M-theory. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 20, 233-300. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/20/9/203
- Hackett-Jones, E. J., Page, D. C., & Smith, D. J. (2003). Topological charges for branes in M-theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 10,
- Hackett-Jones, E. J., & Smith, D. J. (2002). Giant gravitons as probes of gauged supergravity. Journal of High Energy Physics, 10,
- Page, D. C., & Smith, D. J. (2002). Giant gravitons in non-supersymmetric backgrounds. Journal of High Energy Physics, 07,
- Froggatt, C., Nielsen, H., & Smith, D. (2002). Quantum Numbers of AGUT Higgs Fields from the Quark-Lepton Spectrum. Physical Review D, D65,
- Brinne, B., Fayyazuddin, A., Husain, T., & Smith, D. J. (2001). N=1 M5-brane geometries. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2001(03), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2001/03/052
- Brinne, B., Fayyazuddin, A., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Smith, D. (2000). Supergravity M5-branes wrapped on Riemann surfaces and their QFT duals. Journal of High Energy Physics, 0012,
- Fayyazuddin, A., & Smith, D. (2000). Warped AdS near-horizon geometry of completely localized intersections of M5-branes. Journal of High Energy Physics, 0010,
- Fayyazuddin, A., & Smith, D. (1999). Localized intersections of M5-branes and four-dimensional superconformal field theories. Journal of High Energy Physics, 9904,
- Karch, A., Lust, D., & Smith, D. (1998). Equivalence of Geometric Engineering and Hanany-Witten via Fractional Branes. Nuclear Physics B, B533, 348-372
- Froggatt, C., Gibson, M., Nielsen, H., & Smith, D. (1998). Fermion masses, neutrino mixing and CP violation from the anti-grand unification model. International Journal of Modern Physics A, A13, 5037-5074
- Fayyazuddin, A., & Smith, D. (1997). P-brane solutions in IKKT IIB matrix theory. Modern Physics Letters A, A12, 1447-1454
- Froggatt, C., Nielsen, H., & Smith, D. (1997). Extending the Standard Model Using Charge Quantisation Rules. Physical Review D, D55, 1592-1610
- Froggatt, C., Nielsen, H., & Smith, D. (1997). Could there be a Fourth Generation of Quarks Without More Leptons?. Zeitschrift für Physik. C, Particles and fields, C73, 333-337
- Fayyazuddin, A., & Smith, D. (1997). A note on T^5/Z_2 compactification of the M-theory matrix model. Physics Letters B, B407, 8-11
- Fayyazuddin, A., Makeenko, Y., Olesen, P., Smith, D., & Zarembo, K. (1997). Towards a Non-perturbative Formulation of IIB Superstrings by Matrix Models. Nuclear Physics B, B499, 159-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0550-3213%2897%2900321-0
- Froggatt, C., Nielsen, H., & Smith, D. (1996). Fermion Masses and Anti-grand Unification. Physics Letters B, B385, 150-158
Presentation
Supervision students
Daniel Giannetto
4MTP
Ryan Cullinan
3MTP