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Anthony Foraci
CONTACT INFORMATION
EMAIL: aforaci@ufl.edu
OFFICE: NPB 2044
OVERVIEW
I am a PhD candidate in the physics department at the University of Florida. Originally from Long Island, I completed my B.S. in physics at Stony Brook University in May 2023. Since joining UF, I have been engaging in research projects in the subfields of quantum gravity and inflationary cosmology under the guidance of Professor Richard Woodard. With a passion for teaching, I've been a course instructor for the UF Online program since January 2024. Outside of physics, I run a small web hosting business.
Education
M.S. Physics, University of Florida, 2025
B.S. Physics, Stony Brook University, 2023
Research Interests
My research interests lie at the intersection of quantum gravity and inflationary cosmology. Specifically, I'm interested in using general relativity as a low energy effective field theory to help better quantify and understand quantum effects in the early universe. Such a technique allows one to predict the secular effects induced in the field equations of gravity due to loops of other fields in an inflating universe and vice versa. Also of interest is finding and applying resummation techniques to the secular effects when possible, as well as studying gravitational back-reaction as a mechanism for inflation. Recent papers are linked below:
Resumming Fermion Loops for Inflationary Gravity [arXiv] [PLB]
Resumming Photon Loops for Inflationary Gravity [arXiv] [PRD]
Advisor: Richard Woodard
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