Magdalena Larfors
Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy; Theoretical Physics
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 32 96
- E-mail:
- magdalena.larfors@physics.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 516
751 20 UPPSALA
Professor at Department of Mathematics; Geometry and Physics
- E-mail:
- magdalena.larfors@math.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 480
751 06 UPPSALA
Professor at Department of Mathematics; Centre for Geometry and Physics
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 480
751 06 UPPSALA
Professor at Department of Mathematics; Academic staff
- E-mail:
- magdalena.larfors@math.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 480
751 06 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
Professor (docent, PhD) in theoretical physics, in particular string theory. Principal investigator of the projects Exploring the Structure of Stable String Vacua and Realistic Ground States of String Theory.
Supervision include master and bachelor projects, PhD students, and postdocs.
Courses taught include Algebra and geometry, Analytical Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Chaos, Mathematical methods of physics, Mechanics 3, Waves and Optics.
Biography
2024 -- Professor Uppsala Universitet.
2021-2024 Associate professor Uppsala University.
2023 Grant from AI4Research
2021-2022 Assistant professor Durham University.
2021-2024 Project Grant from the Swedish Research Council "Exploring the Structure of Stable String Vacua"
2019-2021 Grant from the Carl Trygger foundation “The Structure of Realistic String Vacua”
2017 Docent (Swedish academic title) in theoretical physics
2017-2020 Starting Grant from the Swedish Research Council Realistic Ground States of String Theory
2017--2021 Assistant Professor Uppsala University.
2014-2016 Researcher Uppsala University.
2012-2014 Post Doc Oxford University.
2009-2012 Post Doc Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich.
2009 PhD in theoretical physics, Uppsala university.
Research
Magdalena Larfors and her research group study string theory, and in particular how string and M theory can be compactified to 4 dimensional models that describe our world. A key interest is how the geometry and topology of the extra dimensions determine the lower-dimensional physics of a compactification, and vice versa, how the physics of strings can be used to probe questions in geometry. The research uses methods from algebraic, complex and toric geometry, which are often implemented using different mathematical software programs. Recently, machine learning has also proven to be a useful tool.
You are welcome to contact us if you are enthusiastic about this research area, and would like to e.g. write your bachelor/master thesis in our group.
Publications
Recent publications
- Almost contact structures on manifolds with a G(2) structure (2022)
- F-theory on 6D symmetric toroidal orbifolds (2022)
- Numerical metrics for complete intersection and Kreuzer-Skarke Calabi-Yau manifolds (2022)
- Generalized vanishing theorems for Yukawa couplings in heterotic compactifications (2021)
- Gauged 2-form symmetries in 6D SCFTs coupled to gravity (2021)
All publications
Articles
- Almost contact structures on manifolds with a G(2) structure (2022)
- F-theory on 6D symmetric toroidal orbifolds (2022)
- Numerical metrics for complete intersection and Kreuzer-Skarke Calabi-Yau manifolds (2022)
- Generalized vanishing theorems for Yukawa couplings in heterotic compactifications (2021)
- Gauged 2-form symmetries in 6D SCFTs coupled to gravity (2021)
- Heterotic line bundle models on generalized complete intersection Calabi Yau manifolds (2021)
- Superpotential of three dimensional N=1 heterotic supergravity (2020)
- Explore and Exploit with Heterotic Line Bundle Models (2020)
- Calabi-Yau manifolds and SU(3) structure (2019)
- Line Bundle Cohomologies on CICYs with Picard Number Two (2019)
- Infinitely many M2-instanton corrections to M-theory on G(2)-manifolds (2018)
- The Infinitesimal Moduli Space of Heterotic G2 Systems (2018)
- Infinitesimal moduli of G2 holonomy manifolds with instanton bundles (2016)
- Type IIB flux vacua from G-theory II (2015)
- 4 Type IIB flux vacua from G-theory I (2015)
- Exploring SU(3) structure moduli spaces with integrable G(2) structures (2015)
- Deforming, revolving and resolving (2008)
- Field dynamics and tunneling in a flux landscape (2008)
- Obstacle to populating the string theory landscape (2008)
- The world next door: Results in landscape topography (2007)
- Stability of flux vacua in the presence of charged black (2006)
- 4D black holes and holomorphic factorization of the 0A matrix model (2005)
Books
Conferences
- Flipping the physics classroom – First observations (2021)
- Learning Size and Shape of Calabi-Yau Spaces (2021)
- I could rewind and understand and google – Insights into a mixed-methods study on flipped classrooms in higher physics education (2020)
- Restrictions of Heterotic G2 Structures and Instanton Connections (2017)
- Working with context rich problems to teach problem solving (2017)
- Kontextrika problem för effektiv problemlösning i en avancerad mekanikkurs (2017)
- Generalised Geometry and Flux Vacua (2016)
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