Matthias Wilhelm receives Sapere Aude grant from Denmark's Independent Research Fund
Associate Professor Matthias Wilhelm has been awarded a Sapere Aude Starting Grant from Denmark's Independent Research Fund for his project titled “Leveraging Algebraic Geometry for High-Precision Fundamental Physics.”
The project addresses the calculation of precision predictions for collider and gravitational-wave physics. A key ingredient for such predictions are Feynman integrals. These integrals are also a key obstacle, both because integration itself is a notoriously hard problem, and because completely new mathematical functions arise in these integrals, which stem from intricate geometries. Using techniques from pure mathematics, the project aims to improve the understanding of the occurring mathematical functions to a degree that allows to circumvent all complications of traditional methods.
The grant of over 6 million dkk will allow Matthias to hire a post-doctoral researcher and a PhD-student who will work under his guidance over the next four years.
Matthias will be moving with the grant to join the Center for Quantum Mathematics at SDU.