Career
- 2004: University of Cambridge, Lecturer, Reader then Professor
- 2001-2004: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pappalardo fellow.
- 2000-2001: Columbia University, Postdoc.
- 1999-2000: Kings College, London. EPSRC postdoc.
- 1998-1999: TIFR, Mumbai, India, Research fellow.
Research
David Tong studies various topics in theoretical physics, usually related to quantum field theory. Previous research topics include string theory, supersymmetry, solitons, geometry, cosmology and condensed matter physics. More details on David's reseach and publication can be found on his research pages. Lecture notes on various topics in theoretical physics can be found on his teaching pages.
Publications
Geometric phase in supersymmetric quantum mechanics
– Physical Review D
(2008)
77,
025009
(doi: 10.1103/physrevd.77.025009)
Geometric phase and gravitational precession of D-branes
– Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
(2007)
76,
126014
(doi: 10.1103/physrevd.76.126014)
The quantum dynamics of heterotic vortex strings
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2007)
2007,
022
Aspects of non-abelian gauge dynamics in two-dimensional N = (2,2) theories
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2007)
2007,
079
Heterotic vortex strings
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2007)
2007,
005
Superconformal vortex strings
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2006)
2006,
051
On Monopoles and Domain Walls
– Communications in Mathematical Physics
(2006)
266,
647
(doi: 10.1007/s00220-006-0056-7)
Instantons and emergent AdS3 × S3 geometry
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2006)
2006,
017
D-branes in field theory
– Journal of High Energy Physics
(2006)
2006,
030
Skyrmions from Instantons inside Domain Walls
– Physical Review Letters
(2005)
95,
252003
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