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Alan R. Parry, Graduate Student

Alan R. Parry

Please note: Alan has left the Mathematics department at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Contact Info:
Office Location:  017 Physics
Office Phone:  (919)660-2870
Email Address: send me a message
  
Starting Year:   2007  
Advisor(s):   Hubert Bray
Thesis Title:   Wave Dark Matter and Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies  

Office Hours:

By appointment.
Education:

PhDDuke University2013
MADuke University2008
MSUtah State University2007
BSUtah State University2006
Specialties:

Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Research Interests: Differential Geometry

I'm interested in Differential Geometry and its applications to General Relativity. Currently, I've been studying dark matter modeled as a scalar field, called wave dark matter, and comparing this description to observations of dwarf spheroidal galaxies, the smallest known types of gravitationally bound objects that have a significant presence of dark matter.

In the past, I have studied Lie Algebras, in particular classifying solvable Lie algebras of small dimension. My master's thesis was on classifying such Lie algebras through dimension seven.

Areas of Interest:

General Relativity
Geometric Analysis
Mathematical Physics

Keywords:

Differential Geometry • Geometric Analysis • General Relativity • Mathematical Physics

Curriculum Vitae
Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Alan R. Parry, Wave Dark Matter and Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies (March, 2013), Duke University, Durham, NC (PhD Dissertation.)
  2. Hubert L. Bray and Alan R. Parry, Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies (Preprint, January 2, 2013) [arXiv:1301.0255]
  3. Alan R. Parry, Spherically Symmetric Static States of Wave Dark Matter (Preprint, December 27, 2012) [arXiv:1212.6426]
  4. Alan R. Parry, A Survey of Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes (Preprint, October 18, 2012) [arXiv:1210.5269]  [abs]
  5. Alan R. Parry, A Classification of Real Indecomposable Solvable Lie Algebras of Small Dimension with Codimension One Nilradicals (August, 2007), Utah State University, Logan, UT (Master Thesis.) [html]
Selected Invited Lectures

  1. Mathematics Meets Astrophysics: An Overview of General Relativity and Dark Matter in Galaxies, April 12, 2013, Vanderbilt University    
  2. Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, April 12, 2013, Vanderbilt University    
  3. Mathematics Meets Astrophysics: An Overview of General Relativity and Dark Matter in Galaxies, April 01, 2013, University of Connecticut    
  4. Mathematics Meets Astrophysics: An Overview of General Relativity and Dark Matter in Galaxies, February 07, 2013, Brigham Young University    
  5. Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, December 13-20, 2012, Miami 2012 - A topical conference on elementary particles, astrophysics, and cosmology    
  6. Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, October 3, 2012, Math-Physics Colloquium, Lafayette College    
  7. A Pictorial Introduction to General Relativity, October 03, 2012, Mathematical Adventures And Diversions Talk, Layfayette College    
  8. Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, September 26, 2012, Geometry and Physics Seminar, University of Miami    
  9. Modeling Wave Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, September 04, 2012, Geometry/Topology Seminar, Duke University    
  10. Crazy Cosmological Correlations and How General Relativity Has and Might Continue to Explain Them, April 20, 2012, Graduate/Faculty Seminar, Duke University    
  11. Dark Matter Matters, March 23, 2012, First Annual Math Slam, Duke University    

 

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