Dr James Edwards

About James

Research interests:

Prior appointments:

2018-2022: Assistant Professor ("Profesor Titular A") - Instituto de Física y Matemáticas
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
2016-2018: Postdoctoral Fellow ("Becario") - CONACyT
Instituto de Física y Matemáticas
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
2015-2016: Researcher and Teaching Fellow
Mathematical Sciences
University of Bath

2022: Ivan Ahumada - M.Sci. Worldline Monte Carlo - approaching the problem of oversampling

2022: Luis Chacon - M.Sci. Light by light scattering at one-loop order in scalar QED

2021: Alejandro Mora - M.Sci. Photon scattering: gauge invariant amplitudes

2020: Jose Nicasio - M.Sci.Generalisation of the LKF transformations in the worldline formalism

2019: Cesar Mata - M.Sci, Multi-photon amplitudes

2019: Isai Farias - M.Sci. Effective action for an arbitrary Maxwell field interacting with a quantum field

2019: Carlos Servin - M.Sci. A spin-orbit decomposition for photon amplitudes

2017: Maria Anabel Trejo - Ph.D. Bound states in the worldline formalism

2016: Matt Griffith - M.Sci. Planetary motion in Einstein's theory of general relativity

Current courses:

Previous courses:

22/23: Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH2603) - University of Plymouth
22/23: Foundation Physics (PHYS050) - University of Plymouth
22/23: Engineering Mathematics (ENGR104 / MATH190) - University of Plymouth
22/23: Real and Complex Analysis (MATH2604) - University of Plymouth
21/22: Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH2603) - University of Plymouth
2022: Advanced Aspects of Quantum Field Theory - Universidad Michoacana
2020-2021: Worldline Formalism of Quantum Field Theory - Universidad Michoacana
2020: Quantum Field Theory II - Universidad Michoacana
2020: Introduction to Quantum Field Theory - Universidad Michoacana
2020-2021: Mathematical Methods - Universidad Michoacana
2019: String Theory and Amplitudes - Universidad Michoacana
2018-2019: Quantum Mechanics I - Universidad Michoacana
2018: Lie Group Theory for Physicists - Universidad Michoacana
2017: Thermodynamics - Universidad Michoacana
2017: Applications of the worldline formalism in quantum field theory - Universidad Michoacana
2015-2016: Mathematical Methods - University of Bath
2015-2016: Mathematical Analysis II - University of Bath
2015: Calculus for Engineers - University of Bath

Awards and recognition for teaching:

2016: Departmental Teaching Recognition Award - University of Bath
2015: Best student employee of the Year - Mathlab mathematics drop-in - Durham University
2015: Outstanding Support Award - Durham University

Students graduated under my supervision:

2022: Ivan Ahumada - M.Sci. Worldline Monte Carlo - approaching the problem of oversamplingNow Ph.D. University of Plymouth
2022: Luis Chacon - M.Sci. Light by light scattering at one-loop order in scalar QED
Now Ph.D. University of Cyprus
2021: Alejandro Mora - M.Sci. Photon scattering: gauge invariant amplitudes
Now Ph.D. UNAM
2020: Jose Nicasio - M.Sci.Generalisation of the LKF transformations in the worldline formalism
Now Ph.D. Universidad Michoacana
2019: Cesar Mata - M.Sci, Multi-photon amplitudes
Now Ph.D. Universidad Michoacana
2019: Isai Farias - M.Sci. Effective action for an arbitrary Maxwell field interacting with a quantum field
2019: Carlos Servin - M.Sci. A spin-orbit decomposition for photon amplitudes
2017: Maria Anabel Trejo - Ph.D. Bound states in the worldline formalism
Now Postdoc Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
2016: Matt Griffith - M.Sci. Planetary motion in Einstein's theory of general relativity
Now Postdoc University of Bath