Christos Tzounis
Adjunct Professor of Physics
Research Interests
- Theoretical and computational general relativity/astrophysics
- Quantum effects in flat and curve spacetime and black hole thermodynamics
Educational Background
• Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada
• M.S., Theoretical and Mathematical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Patra, Greece
• B.S., Theoretical Physics, University of Patra, Greece
Publications
- Shohreh Abdolrahimi and Christos Tzounis, “Production of black holes and string balls in a two-dimensional split-fermion model”, JHEP09, 61 (2014).
- Shohreh Abdolrahimi, Robert B. Mann and Christos Tzounis, “Local distorted shadows”, Phys.Rev. D 91, 084052, (2015).
- Shohreh Abdolrahimi, Jutta Kunz, Petya Nedkova and Christos Tzounis, “Properties of the distorted Kerr black hole”, JCAP12, 009 (2015)
- Shohreh Abdolrahimi, Robert B. Mann and Christos Tzounis, “Double images from a single black hole”, Phys. Rev. D 92, 124011, (2015).
- Shohreh Abdolrahimi, Don N. Page and Christos Tzounis, “Ingoing Eddington-Finkelstein metric of an evaporating black hole”, arXiv:1607.05280v1, (2016).
Awards / Honors
- 2015 Travel Research Award, University of Alberta
2015 Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis scholarship.- Award for students in theoretical physics and physical chemistry in the Faculty of Science at a North American university.
- Value: 5,000 USD.
- 2012 University of Alberta Recruitment Scholarship, University of Alberta
- The FGSR Recruitment Scholarship attracts the best and brightest students to the University of Alberta.
- Value: 15,000 CAD.
- 2011 Travel Award University of Patra
- 2011 Travel Award 6th Aegean Summer School
- 2010 Travel Award 10th Hellenic School and Workshops
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