Gordon Semenoff, Professor
 
B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Alberta (1976, 1981) 
Postdoct. Fell.  Lect., University of Alberta (1981-82) 
Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1982-83) 
NSERC University Research Fellow, UBC (1983-86) 
Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1984-85) 
Asstistant Professor, UBC (1986-88) 
Killam Research Prize 1988 
Associate Professor, UBC (1988-90) 
Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow, 1989.		 Macdowell Medal 1990 
Professor, UBC (1990-) 
Nordita Professor, Niels Bohr Institute (1990) 
Visiting Professor, Niels Bohr Institute (1999) 
Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (2000) 
CAP/CRM Medal for Achievement in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (2000) 
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2000) 
 

Research Interests
 
  • Superstring theory, quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, elementary particle physics 
  • superstring theory, D-branes, M-theory 
  • gauge field theories, large N limits, effective string theories of confinement 
  • matrix models 
  • quantum field theory, conformal field theory, renormalization theory and the conformal bootstrap 
  • topological field theory 
  • chiral symmetry breaking by strongly coupled gauge theories 

Selected Publications

"Matrix Theory Interpretation of DLCQ String Worldsheets'', G. Grignani, P. Orland, L. Paniak and G.W. Semenoff,

"Static Potential in N=4 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory'', J.K. Erickson, G.W. Semenoff, R.J. Szabo, K. Zarembo,

"Thermodynamic partition function of matrix superstrings'', G. Grignani and G.W. Semenoff

"Solitons on Branes'' G.W. Semenoff, K. Zarembo, Nucl.Phys.B556:247-261,1999

"Thermodynamics of D0-branes in matrix theory'', J. Ambjorn, Y.M. Makeenko, G.W. Semenoff; Published in Phys.Lett.B445:307-315,1999

"Deconfinement transition for quarks on a line C.R. Gattringer, L.D. Paniak, G.W. Semenoff; Published in Annals Phys.256:74-113,1997``Exact soluton of the one-dimensional non-Abelian Coulomb gas at large N'', G.W. Semenoff, O. Tirkkonen, K. Zarembo, Published in Phys.Rev.Lett.77:2174-2177,1996

"Fermionic matrix models'', G.W. Semenoff, R.J. Szabo, Int.J.Mod.Phys.A12:2135-2292,1997

"Unitary matrix integrals in the framework of generalized Kontsevich Model, 1. Brezin-Gross-Witten Model'',  A. Mironov, A. Morozov, G.W. Semenoff, Published in Int.J.Mod.Phys.A11:5031-5080,1996

"Four fermion theory and the conformal bootstrap'' Wei Chen, Y. Makeenko, G.W. Semenoff, Published in Annals Phys.228:341-364,1993``Gribov ambiguity and nontrivial vacuum structure of gauge theories on a cylinder'', E. Langmann, G.W. Semenoff, Published in Phys.Lett.B303:303-307,1993

"Scale and Conformal Invariane in Matter-Coupled Chern-Simons Theory", Phys. Rev. D44, 1625-1628 (1991), W. Chen, G.W. Semenoff, Y.-S. Wu.

"Fractional Spin, Magnetic Moment and the Short Range Interactions of Anyons", Nucl. Phys. B368, 718-742 (1992), I.I. Kogan and G.W. Semenoff.

"Intersections Forms and the Geometry of Lattice Chern-Simons Theory", Phys. Lett. B286, 118-124 (1992), D. Eliezer and G.W. Semenoff.

"Quantum Spins, Strong Coupling Gauge Theory and the Spontaneous Breaking of Chiral Symmetry", Phys. Lett. B297, 175-180 (1992), E. Langmann and G.W. Semenoff.

"Induced QCD and Hidden Local ZN Symmetry", Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 3435-3438 (1992), I.I. Kogan, G.W. Semenoff and N. Weiss.

"Properties of Hermitean Matrix Models in an External Field", Mod. Phys. Lett. A, Vol. 6, No. 37 (1991), 3455-3466, Yu. Makeenko and G.W. Semenoff.