Gourab Ray, University of Victoria

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Statistical mechanics of spins, trees, random surfaces and factors of iid
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,000
Universality and conformal invariance of certain two dimensional statistical physics models
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Universality and conformal invariance of certain two dimensional statistical physics models
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$138,000

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Statistical mechanics of spins, trees, random surfaces and factors of iid

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ray, Gourab

Keywords: random surfaces; ising model; uniform spanning trees and forests; factors and finitary factors of iid; gaussian free field; dimer model; random cluster model; gibbs measures; minimal spanning trees; localization vs delocalization

$34,000

Universality and conformal invariance of certain two dimensional statistical physics models

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Ray, Gourab

$12,500

Universality and conformal invariance of certain two dimensional statistical physics models

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ray, Gourab

Keywords: 6 vertex model; Conformal invariance; Dimer model; Gaussian free field; Lozenge tiling; Mathematical physics; Random homomorphism; Random surface; Square ice model; Universality

$138,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Ray, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Statistical mechanics of spins, trees, random surfaces and factors of iid" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]