David Tong

David Tong is a Professor at the University of Cambridge within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. His career spans institutions like MIT and Columbia University, with research rooted in quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics, string theory, cosmology, and condensed matter physics.

• Current research includes monopoles, dyons, and generalized symmetries in quantum field theory.
• He has pioneered work on gauge-gravity duality, linking black hole conductivity to strange metals.

Key contributions involve the quantum geometry of Calabi-Yau manifolds and duality webs in 2+1 dimensions, bridging high energy physics and condensed matter phenomena.

Teaching includes advanced courses on Statistical Physics, Quantum Field Theory, and Classical Mechanics, with freely available lecture notes.