Juan Margalef Bentabol

Juan Margalef Bentabol is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Carlos III University of Madrid. He is affiliated with the Modeling, Numerical Simulation and Industrial Mathematics research group and the Gregorio Millán Barbany University Institute for Modelling and Simulation. His research focuses on theoretical physics, mathematical physics, and gravitational theories, with a particular emphasis on general relativity, quantum gravity, and the geometric foundations of field theories.

His work explores topics such as the covariant phase space formalism, boundary conditions in gravitational theories, and the interplay between topology and dynamics in physical systems. He has contributed to understanding symplectic structures in gravity, the analysis of marginally trapped surfaces, and the quantization of scalar fields in curved spacetimes. His research also extends to mathematical areas like differential geometry and partial differential equations.

Notable contributions include studies on the equivalence of symplectic forms in canonical and covariant formulations, the analysis of nonmetricity and torsion in modified gravity theories, and the geometric interpretation of configuration spaces in classical mechanics. He has supervised theses on topics such as the covariant phase space of gravity with boundaries and transformations applied for design.

He is actively involved in academic activities, including co-authoring papers in prestigious journals like Physical Review D, Classical and Quantum Gravity, and General Relativity and Gravitation. His work is recognized internationally, with multiple citations and readership on platforms like Mendeley.