Potential students
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A brief introduction to my research topic for potential students
How to study mathematical physics?
Due to my current capacity constraints and the overwhelming number of students, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to accept new physics students for the next few years. (I may consider the possibility to accept a math student.) I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your understanding. Thank you for your kind consideration.
Current students
Jiang Jiaqun 江加群 (PhD) (Master thesis: Instantons partition function with matter on Young diagrams)
Jiahao Zheng 郑嘉豪 (PhD) (Master thesis: Class S on S^2)
Zhuang Shutong 庄舒同 (PhD)
Huang Junkang 黄俊康 (PhD) (Master thesis: Branes and Representations of DAHA C^\vee C_1)
Yang Jiaxin 杨嘉鑫 (PhD) (Bachelor thesis: Characters of 2d rational CFT)
Yili Lin 林易理 (Master) (Bachelor thesis: Topological defect lines in 2d CFT)
Zhaoting Guo 郭兆婷 (Master)
Qituan Zhang 张启抟 (Master)
Zang Yichi 臧亦驰 (Master) (Bachelor thesis: Research on Argyres-Douglas theories via AGT duality)
Haiyang Huang 黄海洋 (Undergrad)
Former students
Yutai Zhang 张宇泰 (Undergrad) (Bachelor thesis: Class S theory, Line Operators and Coulomb Branch Quantization) → Harvard University '25
Cao Ziheng 曹子恒 (Undergrad) (Bachelor thesis: Gauged Linear Sigma Models, B-branes in GLSMs, and Super Calabi-Yau Manifolds) → New York University '25
Shao Yilu 邵一陆 (Bachelor thesis: Seiberg-Witten theory and instanton partition function) → Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté '22
Wang Hao 王昊 (PhD thesis: Researches on the 3d N = 4 Unitary-Orthosymplectic Duality and Knot Theory) → Yau Center, Tsinghua University '22
Chen Yanyan 陈艳艳 (Bachelor thesis: 5-brane webs with O5-plane for G2 gauge theory ) → Fudan, Yidun Wan's group '22
Zhang Hao 张昊 (Bachelor thesis: 4d N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories , Master thesis: On knot polynomials and N=(0,2) Landau-Ginzburg models) → Virginia Tech in '21
Hao Rong Feng 俸昊嵘 (Bachelor thesis: Modular Tensor Category from Argyres-Douglas Theory) → Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan in '21
Yang Yuanzhe 羊远哲 (Bachelor thesis: On Gukov-Manolescu series of links)
Yang Chen 杨宸 (Bachelor thesis: An introduction to 3d N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories) → University of Amsterdam in '20
Yan Jiajun 颜佳俊 (Bachelor thesis: Boundary condition influence Rényi entropy in 2d CFT) → Utrecht University in '20
Tao Runkai 陶润恺 (Bachelor thesis: The HOMFLY-PT polynomial and Poincare polynomial colored by rectangular Young diagrams) → Rutgers in '19
Gu Xia 谷夏 (Bachelor thesis: 2d Superconformal Field Theories) → Tsinghua in '19
Potential students abroad:
If a foreign student is interested in studying theoretical physics at Fudan, there is an exchange program via CSC scholarship. This video shows foreign student life at Fudan. If you want to apply for it, please contact me. The deadline is in the end of February each year.
If you want to choose me as yoursupervisor, please reach out to me as soon as possible. This is especially important for students outside of Fudan. Before accepting you into my supervision, I would like to conduct a brief interview to assess your background. Please make sure to read this entire article prior to contacting me.
Potential undergraduate students at Physics Department:
I create a video for potential students, so you can first watch it.
I want students to understand basics physics such as quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, general relativity before joining my group. It would be nice if you have some background in quantum field theory and basic math (especially differential geometry). I wish a potential student to take initiative (calculation, literature reading, writing) for a research project. For potential students from other universities, please contact me before you enter Fudan master program. I want to do a brief interview.
Potential undergraduate students at Math Department:
I want to encourage math students to study physics from mathematical viewpoints. There are many ways to study physics using mathematics language. For example:
-If you like algebraic topology, you can use generalized cohomology theory to study anomalies in physics.
-If you like algebraic geometry, you can use enumerative invariants to study string theory.
-If you like representation theory, you can use infinite-dimensinal modules to study BPS states in supersymmetric theory.
-If you like category theory, you can use infinity-category to study TQFT.
Physicists train themselves to study physics from physical perspectives. However, not so many people can study physics from math. So if you study physics from a mathematical perspective, you have quite a good chance to find something new! So I think it's essential for you to build one strong field in mathematics. Then, I can translate a physics problem into the language of your specialty. So find one field of mathematics you are strong at and are interested in. Then, I can give you guidance what kind of physics is related to your field. This is the most straightforward and efficient way to study physics from math. It's not so important whether you understand physics or not. It's important whether you can solve a physics problem in math language. Moreover, it's best if you can develop mathematics theory from a physical problem.
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in studying physics from math!