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1 David Anthony Lowe Peer-Reviewed Publications 1. Holographic representation of local bulk operators A. Hamilton, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 74, (2006) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 2 citations 2. Comments on the black hole information problem and L. Thorlacius Phys. Rev. D 73, (2006) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 2 citations 3. Statistical entropy of two-dimensional dilaton de Sitter space Phys. Lett. B 624, 275 (2005) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 3 citations 4. Local bulk operators in AdS/CFT: A boundary view of horizons and locality A. Hamilton, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 73, (2006) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 9 citations 5. A prototype for ds/cft A. Guijosa, and J. Murugan Phys. Rev. D 72, (2005) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 3 citations 6. q-deformed de Sitter / conformal field theory correspondence Phys. Rev. D 70, (2004) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 15 citations 7. Holography and eternal inflation and D. Marolf Phys. Rev. D 70, (2004) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 14 citations 8. A new twist on ds/cft A. Guijosa and Phys. Rev. D 69, (2004) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 21 citations 9. Real-time perturbation theory in de Sitter space K. Goldstein and Phys. Rev. D 69, (2004) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 21 citations 1

2 10. Ultra high energy cosmic rays and de Sitter vacua G. L. Alberghi, K. Goldstein and Phys. Lett. B 578, 247 (2004) [arxiv:astro-ph/ ]; 5 citations 11. Stretched horizons, quasiparticles and quasinormal modes N. Iizuka, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 68, (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 19 citations 12. Massive IIA string theory and Matrix theory compactification, H. Nastase and S. Ramgoolam Nucl. Phys. B 667, 55 (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 27 citations 13. A note on alpha-vacua and interacting field theory in de Sitter space K. Goldstein and Nucl. Phys. B 669, 325 (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 35 citations 14. Quasiparticle picture of black holes and the entropy-area relation N. Iizuka, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 67, (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 16 citations 15. Hagedorn transition for strings on pp-waves and tori with chemical potentials R. C. Brower, and C. I. Tan Nucl. Phys. B 652, 127 (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 22 citations 16. Probing the enhancon via calculations in supersymmetric gauge theory S. Corley and Nucl. Phys. B 653, 45 (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ] 17. Initial state effects on the cosmic microwave background and transplanckian physics K. Goldstein and Phys. Rev. D 67, (2003) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 46 citations 18. Moduli space metric of N = 2 supersymmetric SU(N) gauge theory and the enhancon G. L. Alberghi, S. Corley and Nucl. Phys. B 635, 57 (2002) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 1 citation 19. Near-extremal black hole evaporation in asymptotically flat spacetime K. Diba and Phys. Rev. D 66, (2002) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 2 citations 2

3 20. Forces between stable non-bps branes S. Corley and Phys. Lett. B 528, 139 (2002) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 3 citations 21. Probing black holes in non-perturbative gauge theory N. Iizuka, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 65, (2002) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 18 citations 22. The stress-energy tensor in soluble models of spherically symmetric charged black hole evaporation K. Diba and Phys. Rev. D 65, (2002) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 5 citations 23. Einstein-Hilbert action on the brane for the bulk graviton S. Corley, and S. Ramgoolam JHEP 0107, 030 (2001) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 33 citations 24. Stacking non-bps D-branes G. L. Alberghi, E. Caceres, K. Goldstein and Phys. Lett. B 520, 361 (2001) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 6 citations 25. Black hole entropy from non-perturbative gauge theory D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. D 64, (2001) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 23 citations 26. Solving the hierarchy problem with brane crystals S. Corley and Phys. Lett. B 505, 197 (2001) [arxiv:hep-ph/ ]; 6 citations 27. Yes, semiclassical zero temperature black holes exist Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, (2001) [arxiv:gr-qc/ ]; 7 citations 28. Black hole thermodynamics from calculations in strongly coupled gauge theory D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1426 (2001) [Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 16, 856 (2001)] [arxiv:hepth/ ]; 23 citations Prepared for Strings 2000, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jul Renormalization group flows from gravity in anti-de Sitter space versus black hole no-hair theorems JHEP 0004, 011 (2000) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 7 citations 3

4 30. Comments on a covariant entropy conjecture JHEP 9910, 026 (1999) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 11 citations 31. Charged false vacuum bubbles and the AdS/CFT correspondence G. L. Alberghi, and M. Trodden JHEP 9907, 020 (1999) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 19 citations 32. AdS/CFT and the information paradox and L. Thorlacius Phys. Rev. D 60, (1999) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 17 citations 33. Holography, cosmology and the second law of thermodynamics R. Easther and Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4967 (1999) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 108 citations 34. Constraints on higher derivative operators in maximally supersymmetric gauge theory and R. von Unge JHEP 9811, 014 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 43 citations 35. Constraints on higher derivative operators in the matrix theory effective Lagrangian JHEP 9811, 009 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 19 citations 36. Eleven-dimensional Lorentz symmetry from SUSY quantum mechanics JHEP 9810, 003 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 11 citations 37. Supersymmetric gauge theories from branes and orientifold six-planes K. Landsteiner, E. Lopez and JHEP 9807, 011 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 32 citations 38. Statistical origin of black hole entropy Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 256 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 12 citations 39. Duality of chiral N = 1 supersymmetric gauge theories via branes K. Landsteiner, E. Lopez and JHEP 9802, 007 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 30 citations 40. E(8) x E(8) small instantons in matrix theory Nucl. Phys. B 519, 180 (1998) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 15 citations 4

5 41. N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories, branes and orientifolds K. Landsteiner, E. Lopez and Nucl. Phys. B 507, 197 (1997) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 92 citations 42. Heterotic matrix string theory Phys. Lett. B 403, 243 (1997) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 76 citations 43. Bound states of type I D-particles and enhanced gauge symmetry Nucl. Phys. B 501, 134 (1997) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 45 citations 44. Probing F-theory with multiple branes M. R. Douglas, and J. H. Schwarz Phys. Lett. B 394, 297 (1997) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 59 citations 45. Microscopic entropy of N = 2 extremal black holes D. M. Kaplan,, J. M. Maldacena and A. Strominger Phys. Rev. D 55, 4898 (1997) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 37 citations 46. Evidence for S-duality in N = 4 supersymmetric gauge theory K. Landsteiner, E. Lopez and Phys. Lett. B 387, 300 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 6 citations 47. Statistical Entropy of Nonextremal Four-Dimensional Black Holes and U-Duality G. T. Horowitz, and J. M. Maldacena Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 430 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 121 citations 48. Macroscopic and Microscopic Entropy of Near-Extremal Spinning Black Holes J. C. Breckenridge,, R. C. Myers, A. W. Peet, A. Strominger and C. Vafa Phys. Lett. B 381, 423 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 130 citations 49. Dyons and S-Duality in N=4 Supersymmetric Gauge Theory J. P. Gauntlett and Nucl. Phys. B 472, 194 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 72 citations 50. Monstrous String-String Duality S. Chaudhuri and Nucl. Phys. B 469, 21 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 13 citations 51. Type IIA heterotic duals with maximal supersymmetry S. Chaudhuri and Nucl. Phys. B 459, 113 (1996) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 50 citations 5

6 52. N=1 string duality J. A. Harvey, and A. Strominger Phys. Lett. B 362, 65 (1995) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 32 citations 53. Black hole complementarity versus locality, J. Polchinski, L. Susskind, L. Thorlacius and J. Uglum Phys. Rev. D 52, 6997 (1995) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 64 citations 54. The Planckian conspiracy: String theory and the black hole information paradox Nucl. Phys. B 456, 257 (1995) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 21 citations 55. Strings near a Rindler or black hole horizon and A. Strominger Phys. Rev. D 51, 1793 (1995) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 34 citations 56. Hot string soup and L. Thorlacius Phys. Rev. D 51, 665 (1995) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 39 citations 57. Exact four-dimensional dyonic black holes and Bertotti-Robinson spacetimes in string theory and A. Strominger Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 1468 (1994) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 52 citations 58. Information spreading in interacting string field theory, L. Susskind and J. Uglum Phys. Lett. B 327, 226 (1994) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 31 citations 59. Causal properties of string field theory Phys. Lett. B 326, 223 (1994) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 18 citations 60. Nonsingular black hole evaporation and stable remnants and M. O Loughlin Phys. Rev. D 48, 3735 (1993) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 24 citations 61. Conformal models of two-dimensional turbulence Mod. Phys. Lett. A 8, 923 (1993) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 14 citations 62. Semiclassical approach to black hole evaporation Phys. Rev. D 47, 2446 (1993) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 47 citations 6

7 63. Unitarity relations in c = 1 Liouville theory Mod. Phys. Lett. A 7, 2647 (1992) [arxiv:hep-th/ ]; 8 citations 64. Correlation functions in two-dimensional quantum gravity coupled to a compact scalar field I. R. Klebanov and Nucl. Phys. B 363, 543 (1991); 20 citations 7

8 Other Publications (conference proceedings, preprints) 1. Local bulk operators in AdS/CFT: A holographic description of the black hole interior A. Hamilton, D. Kabat, G. Lifschytz and arxiv:hep-th/ Statistical entropy of three-dimensional q-deformed Kerr-de Sitter space M. C. Abbott and arxiv:hep-th/ Einstein-Hilbert On The Brane S. Corley, and S. Ramgoolam J. Korean Phys. Soc. 39, S566 (2001) Prepared for 3rd APCTP-KIAS Workshop on String Theory, Seoul, Korea, Jun Black holes from quantum mechanics Prepared for 10th Tohwa International Symposium on String Theory, Fukuoka, Japan, 3-7 Jul Exact four-dimensional dyonic black holes and Bertotti-Robinson spacetimes in string theory and A. Strominger Prepared for 7th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity (MG 7), Stanford, California, Jul Hot String Soup and L. Thorlacius Prepared for STRINGS 95: Future Perspectives in String Theory, Los Angeles, California, Mar Causality In String Theory arxiv:astro-ph/ Quantum aspects of gravity V. Frolov, L. Thorlacius, S. B. Giddings, A. Strominger,, A. O. Barvinsky and P. C. Argyres arxiv:astro-ph/ Contributed to 1994 DPF Summer Study on High Energy Physics: Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmology in the Next Millenium (Snowmass 94), Snowmass, CO, 29 Jun - 14 Jul

9 9. Aspects of two-dimensional quantum gravity UMI String causality arxiv:hep-th/ Professional Schools and Conferences 1/07 Quantum nature of spacetime singularities, KITP, UCSB Invited participant 12/06 Northeast string cosmology meeting, New York Academy of Sciences Invited participant 11/06 New England string theory meeting, Brown University Organizer 8/06 Time dependent backgrounds and the cosmic singularity in string and M-theory Cambridge University, 7/06 Simons workshop on Mathematics and String Theory, YITP, SUNY 12/05 Northeast String Cosmology Meeting Keynote speaker 11/05 Strings in the Real World, Ohio State U. Panel participant/speaker 07/05 Cape Town Cosmology Meeting 06/04 Strings 2004, Paris Participant 06/04 BIRS, Banff, String Cosmology Workshop 05/04 Northeast String Cosmology Workshop, Columbia University Invited participant 12/03 KITP, Santa Barbara String cosmology workshop 11/03 de Sitter Days Workshop, Fermilab 10/03 KITP, Santa Barbara String cosmology conference 4/03 Time-dependent string theory workshop, University of Michigan 8/02 Aspen Center for Physics 3/02 M-theory Workshop, Newton Institute, Cambridge, U.K. 7/01 Tohwa Symposium 9

10 University of Fuokawa, Japan 1/01 Strings 2001 Tata Institute, Bombay, India 10/00 Joint New York AAPT/APS Meeting University of Buffalo 7/00 Summer Workshop on String Cosmology University of British Columbia, Vancouver 6/00 Workshop on String Duality Erwin Schroedinger Institute Invited participant 6/99 8th Canadian Conference on General Relativity McGill University 6/99 Black Holes II: Theory and Mathematical Aspects Val-Morin, Quebec 5/99 Minnowbrook Symposium on the Structure of Space-time Syracuse University Invited participant 6/98 Strings 98 ITP, Santa Barbara 12/97 Christmas Workshop on Particle Physics UAM, Madrid 7/96 Strings 96 ITP, Santa Barbara 10/95 Unification: From the Weak Scale to the Planck Scale ITP, University of California, Santa Barbara 3/95 Strings 95 University of Southern California 7/94 Marcel Grossman Meeting Stanford University 6/94 Snowmass 94, Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmology in the Next Millennium 6/93 Conference on Quantum Aspects of Black Holes 10

11 ITP, Santa Barbara Invited Seminars: 8/06 Queen Mary College, London Comments on the black hole information problem 12/05 Columbia University Comments on the black hole information problem 9/05 Brandeis University ds/cft 8/05 U. of Colima, Mexico ds/cft 8/05 U. of Iceland, Iceland ds/cft 7/05 U. of Witwatersrand, South Africa ds/cft 7/05 U. of Cape Town, South Africa String Cosmology 9/04 U. Mass, Amherst A new approach to ds/cft 7/04 ICTP, Trieste, Italy Towards a holographic formulation of de Sitter 6/04 BIRS String Cosmology Workshop, Banff Holography and Eternal Inflation 4/04 Joint Tufts/CFA/MIT Cosmology Seminar, Tufts University A new twist on ds/cft 2/04 Joint theory seminar, Harvard University 11/03 UNAM University, Mexico City 9/03 CINVESTAV, Mexico 5/03 Syracuse University 3/03 UNAM University, Mexico City 3/03 CINVESTAV, Mexico City 1/03 Joint Israeli Theoretical High Energy Physics Seminar, Neve Shalom, Israel 10/02 Harvard University 6/02 CINVESTAV, Mexico 3/02 MIT 2/02 University of California, Santa Barbara 6/01 University of Tokyo, Komaba 6/01 KIAS Seoul, Korea 11

12 6/01 University of Halle, Germany 6/01 Max Planck Institute, Golm, Germany 5/01 Harvard University 4/01 University of New York at Stony Brook 4/01 Syracuse University 5/00 ICTP, Trieste, Italy 5/99 California Institute of Technology 4/99 University of North Carolina 3/99 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2/99 Harvard University 12/98 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland 5/98 University of California, Santa Barbara 3/98 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 2/98 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10/97 Syracuse University 10/97 Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 10/97 Harvard University 6/97 Brown University 6/97 Queen Mary and Westfield College, London 5/97 California Institute of Technology 4/97 University of California at Santa Barbara 4/97 University of California at Los Angeles 3/97 Johns Hopkins University 3/97 Princeton University 3/97 Brown University 3/97 University of California at Berkeley 2/97 Newton Institute, Cambridge 2/97 DAMPT, Cambridge University 2/97 Imperial College, London 9/96 University of California at Santa Barbara 7/96 California Institute of Technology 5/96 Pennsylvannia State University 5/96 University of California at Davis 5/96 University of California at Berkeley 4/96 California Institute of Technology 3/96 University of California at Irvine 3/96 University of California at Santa Cruz, Math Dept. 3/96 University of Southern California 6/95 Aspen Center for Physics 1/95 Los Alamos National Lab 3/94 Stanford University 12

13 Research in progress: 1. Continuing collaboration with Ph.D. student Shubho Roy (Brown University) on AdS/CFT and the holographic description of collapsing shells 2. Continuing collaboration with Dan Kabat(Columbia University) and Gilad Lifschytz (U. Haifa) on string theory via AdS/CFT methods 3. Research with Ph.D. student Michael Abbott (Brown University) on the ds/cft correspondence 4. Research with Ph.D. student Michael Abbott (Brown University) on intersecting brane solutions in M-theory 13

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