Andy Bert Royston , PHD

I am a theoretical particle physicist with training in quantum field theory, string theory, supersymmetry, and gravity.  My research focuses primarily on aspects of solitons in quantum field theory and gauge theory.  I also work with undergraduate students on classical solutions and numerical simulations related to soliton physics.  I recently held an NSF grant entitled "RUI: Solitons and Quantum Field Theory," award number 2112781, and a list of my publications can be found at https://inspirehep.net/authors/1053208.

PhD: University of Chicago 2010 (Physics)

M.Sc.: University of Chicago 2005 (Physics)

B.A.: University of Cincinnati 2003 (Mathematics)

B.Sc.: University of Cincinnati 2002 (Physics)

07-01-2024 -06-30-2025 Associate Professor, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, 2201 University Dr, Lemont Furnace, PA 15456

08-08-2018 -06-30-2024 Assistant Professor, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus,

09-01-2013 -07-31-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mitchell Institute, Texas A&M, 576 University Dr, College Station, TX 77843

01-01-2018 -07-01-2018 Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M,

08-31-2010 -08-31-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, NHETC, Rutgers University, 126 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854

Grant: #2112781 Investigators:Andrew B. Royston 09-15-2021 -08-30-2025 National Science Foundation RUI: Solitons and Quantum Field Theory Role:PI $145,000 Completed Type:Grant Level:National

Peer Reviewed Publications

Allamon Z.J.; Hales Q.A.; Royston A.B.; Rutledge D.L.; Yozie E.A. (05-01-2025. ) Framework for the forced soliton equation: regularization, numerical solutions, and perturbation the.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2025 (5 ) , More Information

Evslin J.; Royston A.B.; Zhang B. (01-01-2023. ) Cut-off kinks.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2023 (1 ) , More Information

Domokos S.K.; Royston A.B. (12-01-2022. ) Supersymmetry of the D3/D5 defect field theory.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2022 (12 ) , More Information

Lenhart G.E.; Royston A.B.; Wright K.E. (04-01-2021. ) Simulating magnetic monopole-defect dynamics.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2021 (4 ) , More Information

Melnikov I.V.; Papageorgakis C.; Royston A.B. (12-01-2020. ) Forced Soliton Equation and Semiclassical Soliton Form Factors.Physical Review Letters, , 125 (23 ) , More Information

Melnikov I.V.; Papageorgakis C.; Royston A.B. (12-01-2020. ) Accelerating solitons.Physical Review D, , 102 (12 ) , More Information

Domokos S.K.; Royston A.B. (10-01-2019. ) Nonabelian probes in holography.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2019 (10 ) , More Information

Brennan T.D.; Moore G.W.; Royston A.B. (09-01-2018. ) Wall crossing from Dirac zeromodes.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2018 (9 ) , More Information

Domokos S.K.; Royston A.B. (07-01-2017. ) Holography for field theory solitons.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2017 (7 ) , More Information

Moore G.; Royston A.; Van den Bleeken D. (01-01-2017. ) L2-kernels of Dirac-type operators on monopole moduli spaces.Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics, , 96 ,169-182 More Information

Moore G.W.; Royston A.B.; Van den Bleeken D. (07-01-2016. ) Semiclassical framed BPS states.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2016 (7 ) , More Information

Becker K.; Becker M.; Melnikov I.V.; Robbins D.; Royston A.B. (12-01-2015. ) Some tree-level string amplitudes in the NSR formalism.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2015 (12 ) ,1-48 More Information

Moore G.W.; Royston A.B.; Van den Bleeken D. (10-01-2014. ) Brane bending and monopole moduli.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2014 (10 ) , More Information

Papageorgakis C.; Royston A.B. (01-01-2014. ) Revisiting soliton contributions to perturbative amplitudes.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2014 (9 ) , More Information

Papageorgakis C.; Royston A.B. (01-01-2014. ) Scalar soliton quantization with generic moduli.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2014 (6 ) , More Information

Moore G.W.; Royston A.B.; Van den Bleeken D. (01-01-2014. ) Parameter counting for singular monopoles on ?3.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2014 (10 ) , More Information

Domokos S.; Harvey J.; Royston A. (01-01-2013. ) Successes and failures of a more comprehensive hard wall AdS/QCD.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2013 (4 ) , More Information

McOrist J.; Royston A.B. (03-07-2012. ) T-dualizing the deformed and resolved conifold.Classical and Quantum Gravity, , 29 (5 ) , More Information

Domokos S.; Harvey J.; Royston A. (09-29-2011. ) Completing the framework of AdS/QCD: H1/b1 mesons and excited ?/?'s.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2011 (5 ) , More Information

McOrist J.; Royston A.B. (08-21-2011. ) Relating conifold geometries to NS5-branes.Nuclear Physics B, , 849 (3 ) ,573-609 More Information

Kutasov D.; Lunin O.; McOrist J.; Royston A. (07-01-2010. ) Dynamical vacuum selection in string theory.Nuclear Physics B, , 833 (1-2 ) ,64-95 More Information

Giveon A.; Kutasov D.; McOrist J.; Royston A.B. (11-21-2009. ) D-terms and supersymmetry breaking from branes.Nuclear Physics B, , 822 (1-2 ) ,106-126 More Information

Harvey J.A.; Royston A.B. (08-01-2008. ) Gauge/gravity duality with a chiral N =(0,8) string defect.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2008 (8 ) , More Information

Harvey J.A.; Royston A.B. (04-01-2008. ) Localized modes at a D-brane - O-plane intersection and heterotic Alice strings.Journal of High Energy Physics, , 2008 (4 ) , More Information

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