Dr. Ding-fang Zeng | Black Hole Physics | Excellence in Innovation
Professor at Beijing University of Technology
Short Bio
Dr. Dingfang Zeng is an Associate Professor at the School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he laid the groundwork for his pioneering research in black hole physics and gravitational theory.
Over the years, Dr. Zeng has developed groundbreaking methods to address fundamental challenges in black hole complementarity, entropy quantization, and gravitational waveform analysis. His work bridges theoretical and computational physics, providing novel insights into phenomena such as Hawking radiation and binary black hole mergers. As a visiting professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, he continues to advance research on the frontiers of string theory and field theory.
Professional Profile
Educational Background
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics – Beijing Normal University, 1995–1999
Master of Science (MS) in Physics – Peking University, 1999–2002
Ph.D. in Physics – Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2003–2007
Professional Experience
- 2007–Present: Faculty, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology
- 2023–2024: Visiting Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen
Research Interests
Dr. Zeng’s research focuses on the following areas:
- Black Hole Physics: Investigating the structure and dynamics of black holes, including their entropy and inner mass distribution.
Gauge/Gravity Duality: Exploring connections between gauge theories and gravitational systems.
Computational Multi-Body Physics: Developing methods for simulating and understanding complex gravitational interactions. - He has made significant contributions to the understanding of black hole complementarity, the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy, and gravitational waveforms of binary mergers. His research integrates theoretical insights with computational approaches, offering novel perspectives on foundational problems in physics.
Honors and Achievements
- Recipient of the 2019 Honorable Prize in the Gravitational Research Essay Competition, organized by the International Gravitation Foundation.
Author Metrics
- Dr. Zeng is an active researcher with publications indexed in major repositories such as INSPIRE-HEP. His works have gained recognition for their innovative approaches to theoretical physics and computational modeling.
Publication Top Noted
- Neural-Network Quantum State of Transverse-Field Ising Model
- Publication: Communications in Theoretical Physics
- Year: 2019
- DOI: 10.1088/0253-6102/71/11/1379
- Source: Scopus – Elsevier
- Focus on applying neural-network techniques to describe quantum states of the transverse-field Ising model.
- Schwarzschild Fuzzball and Explicitly Unitary Hawking Radiation
- Publication: Nuclear Physics B
- Year: 2018
- DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2018.03.012
- Investigates the fuzzball paradigm as a resolution to the Schwarzschild black hole singularity, addressing unitary evolution of Hawking radiation.
- Phase Structure and Quasinormal Modes of a Charged AdS Dilaton Black Hole
- Publication: Physical Review D
- Year: 2018
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.97.026014
- Source: Scopus – Elsevier
- Discusses phase transitions and quasinormal modes in charged AdS dilaton black hole spacetime.
- Resolving the Schwarzschild Singularity in Both Classic and Quantum Gravity
- Publication: Nuclear Physics B
- Year: 2017
- DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2017.02.005
- Examines approaches to resolving Schwarzschild singularities using both classical and quantum gravity frameworks.
- d<sub>ℓ</sub>(z) and BAO in the Emergent Gravity and the Dark Universe
- Publication: arXiv
- Year: 2017
- Source: Scopus – Elsevier
- Discusses the distance-redshift relation and baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the context of emergent gravity theories.