Anzhong Wang
Anzhong Wang | |
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| Alma mater | University of Ioannina Northeast Normal University Shandong Normal University at Liaocheng |
| Known for | Wang-Wu Function and Generalized Vaidya Solution |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Baylor University |
Anzhong Wang is a theoretical physicist, specialized in gravitation, cosmology and astroparticle physics. He is on the Physics faculty of Baylor University.[1] Currently he is working on cosmology in string/M theory and the Hořava–Lifshitz gravity.
Wang is married to Yumei Wu, a mathematical physicist also at Baylor and they live in Waco, Texas, USA.
Research
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Wang's research recently has principally focused on aspects of gravitation, cosmology and astrophysics, using tools from general relativity, superstring theory and M-Theory. His recent work includes investigations of late cosmic acceleration of the universe, cosmology in string/M Theory, thermodynamics of black holes and their formation from gravitational collapse, the Horava–Lifshitz quantum gravity and its applications to cosmology and astrophysics.
Publications
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Wang has written over 100 research articles in scholarly journals on topics in gravitational theory, cosmology, string theory and high-energy astrophysics.
Some recent publications are
- Cai, Rong-Gen; Wang, Anzhong (2005-03-10). "Cosmology with interaction between phantom dark energy and dark matter and the coincidence problem". Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2005 (3): 002. arXiv:hep-th/0411025. Bibcode:2005JCAP...03..002C. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2005/03/002. ISSN 1475-7516. S2CID 349760.
- Cai, Rong-Gen; Zhang, Hong-Sheng; Wang, An-Zhong (2005). "Crossing w = −1 in Gauss–Bonnet Brane World with Induced Gravity". Communications in Theoretical Physics. 44 (5): 948–954. arXiv:hep-th/0505186. Bibcode:2005CoTPh..44..948C. doi:10.1088/6102/44/5/948. ISSN 0253-6102. S2CID 250812084.
- Gong, Yungui; Wang, Anzhong (2007-02-23). "Reconstruction of the deceleration parameter and the equation of state of dark energy". Physical Review D. 75 (4): 043520. arXiv:astro-ph/0612196. Bibcode:2007PhRvD..75d3520G. doi:10.1103/physrevd.75.043520. ISSN 1550-7998. S2CID 30744353.
- Wang, Anzhong; Wu, Yumei (2009-07-07). "Thermodynamics and classification of cosmological models in the Horava–Lifshitz theory of gravity". Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2009 (7): 012. arXiv:0905.4117. Bibcode:2009JCAP...07..012W. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2009/07/012. ISSN 1475-7516. S2CID 118684099.
- Wu, Qiang; Gong, Yungui; Wang, Anzhong; Alcaniz, J.S. (2008). "Current constraints on interacting holographic dark energy". Physics Letters B. 659 (1–2): 34–39. arXiv:0705.1006. Bibcode:2008PhLB..659...34W. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.061. ISSN 0370-2693. S2CID 119317806.
- Gong, Yungui; Wang, Anzhong (2007-11-20). "Friedmann Equations and Thermodynamics of Apparent Horizons". Physical Review Letters. 99 (21): 211301. arXiv:0704.0793. Bibcode:2007PhRvL..99u1301G. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.99.211301. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 18233205. S2CID 22134864.
- Wang, Anzhong; Maartens, Roy (2010-01-13). "Cosmological perturbations in Horava–Lifshitz theory without detailed balance". Physical Review D. 81 (2): 024009. arXiv:0907.1748. Bibcode:2010PhRvD..81b4009W. doi:10.1103/physrevd.81.024009. ISSN 1550-7998. S2CID 56273289.
Honors
Wang received the Outstanding Researcher Award in May 2009 from Baylor University[2] and is a member of the editorial board of Universe.[3]
References
- ^ Baylor Physics Faculty Archived August 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baylor Professional Spotlight - Fall 2009
- ^ "Editorial Board of Universe". MDPI Publishing. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
