Research Fellows
Holography and Black Hole
Vinay Malvimat
Research Professor
Research interest:
I investigate black holes from a quantum information perspective, employing the “island” formula to compute the entanglement entropy of Hawking radiation. This approach demonstrates unitarity restoration, reproduces the Page curve, and illuminates the multipartite and mixed-state entanglement structure of black hole radiation. Building on these findings, I seek to apply quantum information-theoretic measures to decoding protocols—such as the Hayden-Preskill model—to unveil hidden information in the radiation. Recent results also point to a possible connection between island phenomena and the emergence of gravitons, offering fresh insights into novel gravitational dynamics in quantum spacetime.
Abhishek Mehta
Postdoctoral Fellow
I pursue research across a broad spectrum of theoretical physics, including string theory, AdS/dS holography, quantum gravity, general relativity, conformal and cosmological bootstrap methods, as well as traversable wormholes. I also utilize and refine advanced mathematical tools—ranging from generalized functions and distributions to differential and non-Riemannian geometry—to rigorously derive novel results in physics.
