Dr Matthew Buican

Reader in Theoretical Physics
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
quantum field theory, conformal field theory, topological quantum field theory, quantum symmetries
Interests
• Various aspects of boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) and CFTs with defects, and topological quantum field theory. I have organized several workshops on these topics: a 2017 workshop at Chicheley Hall sponsored by the Royal Society, a 2019 workshop at the Perimeter Institute, a 2021 workshop at the MITP in Mainz, a 2023 workshop at Nordita, and I am organising a 3-month programme at Cambridge University's Isaac Newton Institute.• Topological quantum field theory (TQFT), quantum systems, and symmetries ; with Sanjaye Ramgoolam, I am organizing a journal club on these and related topics.
• Relations between TQFTs and CFTs
• Non-perturbative aspects of Superconformal Field Theories (SCFTs) and Supersymmetric Renormalization Group flows in various dimensions
• Topological quantum computation and quantum computation more generally. I am organizing a meeting a meeting at ICMS in Edinburgh on these topics this fall.
• Conformal manifolds and exactly marginal deformations of SCFTs
• Relations between conformal manifolds and moduli spaces of vacua
• Emergent / accidental symmetries in Quantum Field Theory (QFT)
• Hidden operator algebras in QFT
• Understanding topological and analytic properties of the space of QFTs
• New microscopic models for CFTs in various dimensions
• Hitchin Systems, M5 branes, and SCFTs in 3D and 4D
Publications

2024

BUICAN M and Jiang H
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer
29-08-2024

BUICAN M and Radhakrishnan R
, Editors: Schweigert C. Communications in Mathematical Physics, Springer
24-08-2024

Bhargava C, Buican M and Jiang H
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 132 (3)
18-01-2024
2023

BUICAN M and Banerjee A
, Editors: Wimmer R. Physical Review D, American Physical Society
17-11-2023

BUICAN M, Bhargava C and Jiang H
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer
08-03-2023

BUICAN M, Radhakrishnan R and Dymarsky T
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer
02-03-2023
2022

Bhargava C, Buican M and Jiang H
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2022 (8)
11-08-2022

Buican M, Jiang H and Nishinaka T
Physical Review D, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 105 (8)
15-04-2022

BUICAN M and Nishinaka T
, Editors: Rastelli L. Journal of High Energy Physics, Scuola Internazionale Superiore Di Studi Avanzati (Sissa)
06-04-2022

BUICAN M and Radhakrishnan R
, Editors: Komargodski Z. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer
03-01-2022
2021

BUICAN M and Jiang H
, Editors: Rastelli L. The Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
06-12-2021

Buican M, Li L and Radhakrishnan R
Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical, Iop Publishing vol. 54 (50)
25-11-2021

BUICAN M, Radhakrishnan R and Li L
, Editors: Beenakker C. Quantum, Verein Zur FöRderung Des Open Access Publizierens in Den Quantenwissenschaften
04-06-2021
2020

BUICAN M and Radhakrishnan R
, Editors: Komargodski Z. The Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
07-12-2020

BUICAN M, Andrei N, Bissi A, Cardy J, Dorey P, Drukker N, Erdmenger J, Friedan D, Fursaev D, Konechny A, Kristjansen C, Makabe I, Nakayama Y, O'Bannon A, Parini R, Robinson B, Ryu S, Schmidt-Colinet C, Schomerus V, Schweigert C, et al.
, Editors: Leeper N. Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical, Iop Publishing
20-10-2020

BUICAN M, Li L and Nishinaka T
, Editors: Schwimmer A. The Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
29-01-2020
2019

BUICAN MA and LACZKO Z
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
05-03-2019
2018

BUICAN MA
, Editors: komargodski Z. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
29-10-2018

BUICAN MA and LACZKO Z
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society
23-02-2018
2017

BUICAN MA and Gromov A
, Editors: Yin X. Communications in Mathematical Physics, Springer Verlag
05-10-2017

BUICAN MA, Laczko Z and Nishinaka T
, Editors: Schwimmer A. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
19-09-2017

BUICAN MA and Nishinaka T
, Editors: Schwimmer A. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Verlag (Germany)
15-09-2017
2016

Buican M and Nishinaka T
Physical Review D, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 94 (12)
01-12-2016

Buican M, Hayling J and Papageorgakis C
Journal of High Energy Physics vol. 2016 (11)
01-11-2016

BUICAN MA and Nishinaka T
, Editors: Whitehouse S. Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical, Iop Publishing: Hybrid Open Access
21-10-2016

BUICAN MA and Nishinaka T
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer
24-02-2016
2015

Buican M and Nishinaka T
Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical vol. 49 (4), 045401-045401.
21-12-2015

Buican M and Nishinaka T
Journal of Physics a: Mathematical and Theoretical vol. 49 (1), 015401-015401.
04-12-2015

Buican M and Nishinaka T
Journal of High Energy Physics vol. 2015 (1)
21-01-2015

Buican M, Giacomelli S, Nishinaka T and Papageorgakis C
Journal of High Energy Physics vol. 2015 (2), 1-40.
01-01-2015
2014

Buican M, Nishinaka T and Papageorgakis C
Journal of High Energy Physics vol. 2014 (12)
01-12-2014

Buican M
Journal of High Energy Physics vol. 2014 (10)
06-10-2014
2012

Buican M
Physical Review D, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 85 (2)
15-01-2012
2011

Abel S, Buican M and Komargodski Z
Physical Review D, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 84 (4)
03-08-2011

Antoniadis I and Buican M
Physical Review D, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 83 (10)
15-05-2011

Antoniadis I and Buican M
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2011 (4)
01-04-2011
2010

Buican M and Komargodski Z
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2010 (2)
01-02-2010
2009

Buican M, Meade P, Seiberg N and Shih D
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2009 (03)
03-03-2009
2008

Buican M and Franco S
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2008 (12)
09-12-2008

Buican M, Malyshev D and Verlinde H
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2008 (06), 108-108.
30-06-2008
2007

Buican M, Malyshev D, Morrison DR, Verlinde H and Wijnholt M
Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer Nature vol. 2007 (01)
31-01-2007
2003

Buican MA, Förster C and Ochs W
European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 31 (1), 57-71.
01-10-2003

Buican MA, Khoze VA and Ochs W
European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 28 (3), 313-319.
01-06-2003
Grants


Andreas Brandhuber, David Berman, Matthew Buican, Rodolfo Russo, David Vegh, Sanjaye Ramgoolam, Gabriele Travaglini, Christopher White, Bill Spence, Congkao Wen, Constantinos Papageorgakis, Ricardo Monteiro and Malcolm Perry
£1,477,966 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-10-2023 - 30-09-2026

Matthew Buican
£404,697 Royal Society
01-01-2021 - 05-07-2024

Andreas Brandhuber, Bill Spence, Rodolfo Russo, Sanjaye Ramgoolam, Matthew Buican, Michael Green, Steven Thomas, Steven Thomas, Gabriele Travaglini, Congkao Wen, Constantinos Papageorgakis, David Berman, Christopher White, David Vegh, Ricardo Monteiro and Malcolm Perry
£890,210 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-10-2020 - 31-03-2024

Matthew Buican
£103,067 Royal Society
01-12-2017 - 05-07-2024