About
Dr Benjamin Withers is a Royal Society University Research Fellow in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Gravity
- Holography
- String theory
- Cosmology
Current research
Benjamin works on gravity, holography, string theory and cosmology, with a focus on the AdS/CFT correspondence.
Research projects
Active projects
Researchers:
Sponsor: Royal Society
Researchers:
Sponsor: Royal Society
Researchers:
Sponsor: Science And Technology Facilities Council
Completed projects
Researchers:
Sponsor: Science And Technology Facilities Council
Publications
57 publications
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Mukund Rangamani & Benjamin Withers,
2011, Physical Review D, 84
Type: article
Toby Wiseman & Benjamin Withers,
2010, Physical Review D, 84(12)
Type: article
Toby Wiseman & Benjamin Withers,
2010, Physical Review D, 83(2)
Type: article
Julian Sonner & Benjamin Withers,
2010, Physical Review D, 82(2)
Type: article
Benjamin Withers,
2009, Classical and Quantum Gravity, 26(22)
Type: article
Toby Wiseman & Benjamin Withers,
2008, Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008
Type: article
Carlo R. Contaldi, Toby Wiseman & Benjamin Withers,
2008, Physical Review D, 78
Type: article
Teaching
2021-2022 Lecturer for Partial Differential Equations (MATH2038)
2022-2023 Lecturer for Vector Calculus and Complex Variables (MATH2045)
2023-2024 Lecturer for Vector Calculus and Complex Variables (MATH2045)
2024-2025 Lecturer for Vector Calculus and Complex Variables (MATH2045)
2025-2026 Lecturer for Numerical Methods (MATH3018/6141)
External roles and responsibilities
Name:
Holography and convergence of the hydrodynamic series
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Speaker
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2021
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From quasinormal modes to constitutive relations
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2021
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Does the hydrodynamic expansion converge?
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Speaker
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2022
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Convergence of the Fefferman-Graham expansion and complex black hole anatomy
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2022
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Bounds on transport from causality
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Speaker
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2023
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Long-lived sums of short-lived quasinormal modes
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Speaker
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2024
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Non-modal effects in holographic models
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2025