Short bio
I am a Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Houston, working in theoretical physics. My research focuses on quantum field theory in causally restricted domains, horizon thermodynamics, quantum many-body theory, and topological quantum matter.
Before joining UH, I earned a B.Sc. in Physics from the National University of San Marcos in Peru, graduating with honors and ranking first in my cohort. I later earned an M.Sc. in High Energy Physics from ICTP–EAIFR in Rwanda, supported by an ICTP scholarship. As part of this M.Sc. training, I also completed the ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme in High Energy Physics (online).
Research interests
- Black hole physics and near-horizon structure.
- HBAR entropy and thermal properties of causal horizons.
- Quantum field theory in curved spacetime; Unruh/Hawking phenomena.
- Emergence of conformal symmetry in effective geometries.
- SYK-type models as laboratories for quantum gravity and holography.
- Quantum chaos, scrambling, and thermalization in many-body systems.
- Topological phases and strongly correlated condensed matter systems.
Publications
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Thermal nature of the causal diamond horizon: A hidden property of the inertial propagator
Phys.Rev.D 112 125008 (2025),
arXiv:2508.16880 -
Horizon brightened acceleration radiation entropy in causal diamond geometry
Phys. Rev. D 112, 085030 (2025)
arXiv:2508.13493 -
Path integral derivation of the thermofield double state in causal diamonds
Class.Quant.Grav. 42, 025015 (2025)
arXiv:2312.03541 -
On the Unruh effect and the thermofield double state
International Journal of Modern Physics D, 34, 2530002-55 (2025)
Better to follow the arXiv version (corrected and continuously updated): arXiv:2001.09869
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Conference & Seminar Presentations
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Strange Metals and Black Holes: A Holographic Correspondence
Research Day, Department of Physics, University of Houston, TX, USA March 2026
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Thermal Nature of the Causal Diamond Horizon
TINKUY 2026: "Un Panorama de la Física Teórica en el Perú", Lima, Peru Feb 2026
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Towards HBAR in the causal diamond near horizon
IQSE Summer School on Quantum Science, Texas A&M University, Casper, WY, USA Jul 2025
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Near-horizon (conformal) aspects of black holes and the universality (robustness) of HBAR entropy
AMO/IQSE Seminar, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA Apr 2025
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Path integral derivation of the thermofield double state in causal diamonds
APS Global Physics Summit, Anaheim, CA, USA Mar 2025
[Slides PDF]
Curriculum Vitae
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Contact
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