Personal Info

Professor of Physics,
Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics
and
Department of Physics, University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-7300

Senior Staff Member,
Physics Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CA 94720

Current & Future Teaching

Fall 2023: Physics 151: Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
 Wed & Fri, 12:10-1:30pm;
251 Physics North.

Research Interests

String theory, M-theory and quantum gravity, with applications in particle physics, condensed matter, astrophysics, cosmology, quantum geometry, ...

Location

Campus office:
401 Physics South

Mailing address:

Department of Physics
University of California
366 Physics North MC 7300
Berkeley, CA 94720-7300
USA

LBNL office:
50A-5104C

Past Teaching

Spring 2023: Physics 232B: Quantum Field Theory II

Fall 2022: Physics 151: Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

Spring 2022: Physics 232B: Quantum Field Theory II

Fall 2021: Physics 234A: String Theory I

Spring 2021: Physics 232B Quantum Field Theory II

Fall 2020: Physics 232A Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2020: Physics 234B String Theory II

Fall 2019: Physics 234A String Theory I

Spring 2019: Physics 234B String Theory II

Fall 2018: Physics 232A Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2018: Physics 232B Quantum Field Theory II

Fall 2017: Physics 232A Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2016: Physics 234B: String Theory II: Beyond the Alphabet

Fall 2015: Physics 234A: String Theory I

Spring 2015: Physics 234B: String Theory II: Quantum Gravity and Unifications

Fall 2014: Physics 232A: Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2014: Physics 137B: Quantum Mechanics II

Fall 2013: Physics 232A: Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2013: Physics 234B: String Theory II

Fall 2012: Physics 232A:
Quantum Field Theory I

Spring 2012: Physics 231:
General Relativity

Fall 2011: Physics 234A:
String Theory I

Spring 2010: Physics 231:
General Relativity

Fall 2009: Physics 234A:
String Theory I

Spring 2009: Physics 232B:
Quantum Field Theory II

Fall 2008: Physics 234A:
String Theory I

Spring 2008: Physics 234B:
String Theory II

Fall 2007: Physics 234A:
String Theory I

Spring 2007: Physics 250:
String Theory and M-Theory

Fall 2006: Physics 230B:
Quantum Field Theory II,
with Emphasis on Dualities

Spring 2006: Physics 230A:
Quantum Field Theory I

Fall 2005: Physics 250:
String Theory II: QFT/Gravity Correspondence (in particular: AdS/CFT Correspondence, Black Holes & Branes, Matrix Models, etc.)

Spring 2005: Physics 230A:
Quantum Field Theory I

Fall 2004: Physics 105:
Analytic Mechanics

Fall 2003: Physics 250:
String Theory I & II: D-Branes

Spring 2003: Physics 105:
Analytic Mechanics

Fall 2002: Physics 250:
String Theory II: M-Theory

Spring 2002: Physics 250:
String Theory I

Contact Info

UCB campus phone:
(510) 642-2625

Despite the existence of a phone number, the best way to contact me is by email, at

horava@berkeley.edu