Professor Steve Thomas, B.Sc QMUL (physics) Ph.D KCL (maths)

Profile

I did my undergraduate degree in Physics at Queen Mary Univeristy of London and my Ph.D. in the departmemt of mathematics King's College London.

I undertook  postdoctoral reseach at QMUL, The University of Pennsylvania and CERN before returning to QMUL as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.

Teaching

Currently I am one of the Module Organisers for the year 1 Lab course Scientific Measurement (SPA4103)  and the  for  the year 3 B.Sc. module Quantum Mechanics and Symmetry (SPA6325). In the past I have taught various modules including Mathematical Techniques 1, Mathematical Techniques 3, From Newton to Einstein, Electric and Magnetic Fields,  Quantum Mechanics B and Electromagnetic Theory.

Research

Research Interests:

I am a member of the Centre for Research in String Theory. My past research interests has involved models of string/particle phenomenology and cosmology included topics such as non-abelian Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) theories of coincident D-branes and their application in models of inflationary cosmology; tachyon condensation in multiple unstable D-brane systems and defect formation; particle physics models based on ISS type metastable supersymmetry breaking. Currently my research has focused on high energy scattering in gravity/supergravity and string theories, in the so called eikonal approximation.

Examples of research funding:

Publications

https://inspirehep.net/authors/986195

• Collado AK, Thomas S (2019), Eikonal scattering in Kaluza-Klein gravity $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP04(2019)171

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/61160
• KOEMANS COLLADO A, Di Vecchia P, RUSSO R et al. (2018), The subleading eikonal in supergravity theories $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2018)038

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/48065
• Kenton Z, Mulryne DJ, Thomas S (2015), Generating the cosmic microwave background power asymmetry with $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.92.023505

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12621
• Kenton Z, Thomas S (2015), D-brane potentials in the warped resolved conifold and natural inflation $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2015)127

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/11257
• Tallarita G, Thomas S (2010), Maxwell-Chern-Simons vortices and holographic superconductors $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2010)090

  
  
• Calo V, Tallarita G, Thomas S (2010), Non Abelian geometrical tachyon $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP11(2010)063

  
  
• Calo V, Tallarita G, Thomas S (2010), Dirac-Born-Infeld actions and tachyon monopoles $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.086007

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/61161
• Koschade D, McGarrie M, Thomas S (2010), Direct mediation and metastable supersymmetry breaking for SO(10) $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/JHEP02(2010)100

  
  
• Lake M, Thomas S, Ward J (2010), Non-topological cycloops $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/01/026

  
  
• Lake M, Thomas S, Ward J (2009), String necklaces and primordial black holes from type IIB strings $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/12/033

  
  
• Calo V, Tallarita G, Thomas S (2009), Non Abelian tachyon kinks $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2009/08/094

  
  
• Calo V, Thomas S (2008), Phase transitions in separated Dp-1 and anti-Dp-1 branes at finite temperature $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/06/093

  
  
• Huston I, Lidsey JE, Thomas S et al. (2008), Gravitational wave constraints on multi-brane inflation $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2008/05/016

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/61162
• Anguelova L, Thomas S, Ricci R (2008), Metastable supersymmetry breaking and supergravity at finite temperature $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.025036

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2007), IR inflation from multiple branes $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.023509

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2006), Non-abelian (p,q) strings in the warped deformed conifold $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/12/057

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2006), Electrified fuzzy spheres and funnels in curved backgrounds $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/11/019

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2006), Fuzzy sphere dynamics and non-Abelian DBI in curved background $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2006/10/039

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2005), Geometrical tachyon kinks and NS5 branes $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/10/098

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2005), Inflation from geometrical tachyons $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.083519

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2005), D-brane dynamics near compactified NS5-branes $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/06/062

  
  
• Thomas S, Ward J (2005), D-brane dynamics and NS5 rings $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/02/015

  
  
• Ramgoolam S, Spence B, Thomas S (2004), Resolving brane collapse with 1/N corrections in non-Abelian DBI $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2004.10.012

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13596
• Behrndt K, Herrmann C, Louis J et al. (2001), Domain walls in five dimensional supergravity with non-trivial hypermultiplets $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2001/01/011

  
  
• Coceal O, Thomas S (1996), Conformal models of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X96002418

  
  
• Bailin D, Love A, A. Sabra W et al. (1995), Target space duality in orbifolds with continuous and discrete Wilson lines $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(95)00161-K

  
  
• Lalak Z, Thomas S, Ovrut BA (1993), Domain wall formation in the post-inflationary universe $nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(93)91130-F