Niels Anne Jacob Obers

Phone+4535325211, +4530589311
Emailobersnbi.kudk
Websitehttp://www.nbi.dk/~obers, https://www.nbi.ku.dk/~obers

Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 København Ø
Denmark

Research activity per year

CV

Present position

2012 - Prof. Theoretical particle physics and cosmology group at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Since Aug. 2012 - Deputy Head of Institute (Research)

(from 01.01.17 to 31.08.17: Acting Head of Institute)

2002 - 2012: Assoc. Prof. theoretical particle physics and cosmology group at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Previous Employment

Jul. 2000 - Mar. 2002:
Ass. Prof., Spinoza Institute and Institute for
Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Sep. 1998 - Jun. 2000: Postdoctoral Researcher in
Theoretical Physics, Niels Bohr Institute/Nordita,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Oct. 1996 - Sep. 1998: CERN-Fellow in Theoretical
Physics, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Oct. 1993 - Sep. 1996: Postdoctoral Researcher in
Theoretical Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau,
France

Sep. 1991 - Sep. 1993: Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical
Physics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Academic Background

Aug. 1987 - Aug. 1991: Graduate Studies in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Jul. 1991: PhD, Physics (3.9 GPA)

May 1989: MA, Physics

Aug. 1983 - Jul. 1987: University Studies in Physics, Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Jul. 1987: Drs, Physics (cum laude)

Primary fields of research

Theoretical particle physics, in particular string
theory, quantum field theory and gravity.

Current research

AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole physics, gravity in higher dimensions, amplitudes in gauge theory and string theory.

Knowledge of languages

fluent: Dutch (mother tongue), English, Danish

good: French, German

fair: Spanish

Teaching

MatF (1st year course in mathematical methods for physicists)

General Relativity

Advanced Quantum Field Theory

String Theory

Fields of interest

Supersymmetric gauge theories, AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole physics, gravity in higher dimensions, gauge theories at finite temperature, (non)-perturbative dualities in string theory, amplitudes in gauge theory and string theory, applied gauge/gravity correspondence

Keywords

Faculty of Science
string theory
gauge theory
black holes

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69 Journal article
4 Conference article
1 Book chapter
1 Review

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap
Barack, L., Cardoso, V., Nissanke, S., Sotiriou, T. P., Askar, A., Belczynski, C., Bertone, G., Bon, E., Blas, D., Brito, R., Bulik, T., Burrage, C., Byrnes, C. T., Caprini, C., Chernyakova, M., Chrusciel, P., Colpi, M., Ferrari, V., Gaggero, D. & Gair, J. & 26 others, Garcia-Bellido, J., Hassan, S. F., Heisenberg, L., Hendry, M., Heng, I. S., Gomboc, A., Goobar, A., Gualtieri, L., Guendelman, E., Haardt, F., Harmark, T., Hejda, F., Hertog, T., Hopper, S., Husa, S., Ihanec, N., Nissimov, E., Obergaulinger, M., Obers, N. A., Oliveri, R., Wojnar, A., Yakut, K., Yan, H., Yazadjiev, S., Zaharijas, G. & Zilhao, M., 19 Jun 2019, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 36, 14, 178 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
261 Citations (Scopus)
Relating non-relativistic string theories
Harmark, T., Hartong, J., Menculini, L., Obers, N. A. & Oling, G., 1 Nov 2019, In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2019, 11, 32 p., 071.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus)

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Thermal transitions of metastable M-branes
Armas, J., Nam Nguyen, Niarchos, V. & Obers, N. A., 1 Aug 2019, In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2019, 8, 37 p., 128.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)

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Extremal black hole horizons
Armas, J., Harmark, T. & Obers, N. A., 1 Mar 2018, In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2018, 34 p., 099.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)

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Homogeneous nonrelativistic geometries as coset spaces
Grosvenor, K. T., Hartong, J., Keeler, C. & Obers, N. A., 27 Jul 2018, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 35, 17, 30 p., 175007.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus)
Hydrodynamic modes of homogeneous and isotropic fluids
de Boer, J., Hartong, J., Obers, N. A., Sybesma, W. & Vandoren, S., 13 Aug 2018, In: SciPost Physics. 5, 2, 19 p., 014.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Observational signatures of near-extremal Kerr-like black holes in a modified gravity theory at the Event Horizon Telescope
Guo, M., Obers, N. A. & Yan, H., 15 Oct 2018, In: Physical Review D. 98, 8, 15 p., 084063.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus)
Perfect fluids
de Boer, J., Hartong, J., Obers, N. A., Sybesma, W. & Vandoren, S., 19 Jul 2018, In: SciPost Physics. 5, 1, 37 p., 003.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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