Kristan Jensen

Dr. Kristan Jensen is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria specializing in theoretical high-energy physics and holographic duality. His research develops connections between quantum gravity, quantum field theory, and condensed matter systems through the AdS/CFT correspondence framework.

Current research explores novel quantum phases in low-dimensional systems, emergent spacetime geometries, and non-perturbative approaches to quantum gravity. Jensen co-organizes the Pacific Northwest Particle Theory Seminar, fostering regional collaboration among theoretical physicists.

Research innovations include:

• Holographic descriptions of boundary/defect systems
• Carrollian field theories and critical phenomena
• Non-Lorentzian gravitational duals
• Fractional quantum Hall states from duality

Publications demonstrate consistent contributions to:

• Quantum information in gravity
• Anomaly constraints in field theory
• Non-equilibrium dynamics
• Conformal bootstrap techniques

Collaborative networks span institutions including MIT, UBC, and TRIUMF, with recent work examining wormhole geometries, entanglement structure in holography, and matrix model descriptions of de Sitter space.