Chen-Te Ma

@ccsp.sgtuniversity.ac.in

Prof.
Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University

Chen-Te Ma
I am a theoretical physicist whose research focuses on quantum gravity, holography, quantum entanglement, quantum chaos, string theory, and lattice field theory. My work investigates the emergence of spacetime and strongly coupled quantum phenomena through the interplay between quantum information theory, conformal field theory, and non-perturbative quantum field theory. I have contributed to studies of AdS/CFT correspondence, modular Hamiltonians, kinematic space, SYK models, spectral form factors, lattice fermions, and multipartite quantum entanglement, with the broader goal of understanding the fundamental structure of quantum many-body systems and emergent geometry.

EDUCATION

09/2014--09/2018 Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Field: String Theory; Quantum Information; Quantum Field Theory and Lattice Theory
Thesis: Entanglement in Quantum Field Theory
Representative Publication (String Theory): One-Loop $\beta$ Function of the Double Sigma Model with Constant Background
Representative Publication (Quantum Information): Entanglement with Centers
Representative Publication (Quantum Field Theory and Lattice Theory): Parity Anomaly and Duality Web
Supervisor: Professor Kazuo Hosomichi (10/2015--03/2017)
09/2007--06/2010 Master of Science, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Field: Quantum Field Theory and Lattice Theory
Thesis: CP$^{N-1}$ with Theta Term
Supervisor: Professor Ting-Wai Chiu
09/2003--06/2007 Bachelor of Science, Department of Physics (Physics Section), Fu Jen Catholic University

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

FUTURE PROJECTS

String Theory

My research program focuses on the interplay among string theory, duality symmetries, generalized geometry, and quantum gravity, with particular emphasis on Double Field Theory, non-geometric backgrounds, and the low-energy effective structures that emerge from string theory. The central motivation of this research direction is to understand how genuinely stringy phenomena — such as T-duality, winding modes, doubled coordinates, and non-geometric fluxes — can be systematically incorporated into target-space field theories and cosmological frameworks. These studies aim to extend conventional geometric descriptions of spacetime and provide deeper insights into the fundamental structure of quantum gravity and unified theories. The research accomplishments described below are primarily based on three representative works concerning Double Field Theory, cosmological implications of manifest O(D, D) symmetry, and the quantum consistency of double sigma models.


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Quantum Information

My research lies at the interface of quantum information theory, quantum chaos, and high-energy physics, with a particular focus on uncovering deep connections between entanglement, randomness, and gravitational dynamics. A central theme of my work is to understand how quantum information-theoretic quantities—such as entanglement, correlation functions, and operator growth—encode universal features of chaotic many-body systems and holographic duality. Across my publications, I have developed new conceptual frameworks and computational tools to relate spectral statistics, quantum correlations, and entanglement measures. These works collectively address fundamental questions: How does chaos emerge in quantum systems? What distinguishes randomness from genuine chaos? How can entanglement be quantified in experimentally accessible ways?


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Quantum Field Theory and Lattice Theory

My research lies at the interface of quantum field theory and lattice field theory. A central goal of my work is to develop analytical and numerical tools for nonperturbative quantum systems, particularly in regimes where conventional methods fail, such as those with strong coupling and sign problems. A unifying theme across my research is the exploration of non-Hermitian formulations, lattice constructions, and analytic continuation techniques as new frameworks for overcoming longstanding obstacles in quantum field theory. These include the fermion doubling problem, the sign problem in Monte Carlo simulations, and the limitations of conventional perturbation theory. My contributions can be grouped into two main directions: Non-Hermitian lattice field theory and fermion formulations; Numerical and analytical methods for strongly interacting fermionic systems.


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502

Scholar Citations

13

Scholar h-index

20

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Relation between commutative and non-commutative descriptions of D-branes in large RR field background
    CT Ma
    Nuclear Physics B, 117395 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Matter coupling of Dirac matter in the context of the SYK model: non-Gaussian random couplings and bulk mass deformations
    PHC Lau, CT Ma, J Murugan, M Tezuka
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2026 (2), 162 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • dS/CFT from Defect
    X Huang, CT Ma
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.11759 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Non-Commutative Geometry for D-Branes in Large RR Field Background
    CT Ma
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24998 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Lattice chiral fermion without Hermiticity
    CT Ma, H Zhang
    International Journal of Modern Physics A 40 (23), 2530008 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Backreaction of Dirac Matter in the Context of the SYK Model: Non-Gaussian Random Couplings and Bulk Mass Deformations
    PHC Lau, CT Ma, J Murugan, M Tezuka
    arXiv e-prints, arXiv: 2507.09919 , 2025
    2025
  • Chaotic-integrable transition for the disordered orbital Hatsugai-Kohmoto model
    YL Li, CT Ma, PY Chang
    Physical Review B 111 (24), 245124 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Oral: Chaotic-Integrable Transition for Disordered Orbital Hatsugai-Kohmoto Model
    YL Li, CT Ma, PY Chang
    SMT 2025 , 2025
    2025
  • Study of asymptotic free scalar field theories from adaptive perturbation method
    CT Ma, H Zhuang
    Annals of Physics 472, 169856 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Explore the Origin of SSB from Adaptive
    CT Ma
    Proceedings of the 15th Asia Pacific Physics Conference, 169 , 2024
    2024
  • Quantum correction of the Wilson line and entanglement entropy in the pure AdS 3 Einstein gravity theory
    CT Ma
    AIP Conference Proceedings 2874 (1), 020002 , 2024
    2024
  • Modular average and Weyl anomaly in two-dimensional Schwarzian theory
    X Huang, CT Ma
    Nuclear Physics B 1006, 116620 , 2024
    2024
  • Non-Hermitian lattice fermions in the 2D Gross-Neveu-Yukawa model
    X Guo, CT Ma, H Zhang
    Physical Review D 110 (3), 034502 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • On the backreaction of Dirac matter in JT gravity and SYK model
    PHC Lau, CT Ma, J Murugan, M Tezuka
    Physics Letters B 853, 138702 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Quantifying quantum entanglement in two-qubit mixed state from connected correlator
    X Guo, CT Ma
    International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics 21 (06), 2450107 , 2024
    2024
  • Explore the Origin of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking from Adaptive Perturbation Method
    CT Ma, Y Pan, H Zhang
    Journal of Holography Applications in Physics 4 (1), 51-64 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • AdS 3 Einstein gravity and boundary description: pedagogical review
    CT Ma
    Classical and Quantum Gravity 41 (2), 023001 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • (p− 1)-bracket for Dp-branes in large RR field background
    CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2023 (7), 2 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Modular Average and Weyl Anomaly in Two-Dimensional Schwarzian Theory
    CT Ma
    International Workshop LIE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICS, 549-553 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Quantum entanglement and spectral form factor
    CT Ma, CH Wu
    International Journal of Theoretical Physics 61 (12), 272 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Imaginary Polarization as a Way to Surmount the Sign Problem <?format ?>in Ab Initio Calculations of Spin-Imbalanced Fermi Gases
    J Braun, JW Chen, J Deng, JE Drut, B Friman, CT Ma, YD Tsai
    Physical Review Letters 110 (13), 130404 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 30
  • Randomness and chaos in qubit models
    PHC Lau, CT Ma, J Murugan, M Tezuka
    Physics Letters B 795, 230-235 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 29
  • Spectral form factor as an OTOC averaged over the Heisenberg group
    R de Mello Koch, JH Huang, CT Ma, HJR Van Zyl
    Physics Letters B 795, 183-187 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 29
  • Entanglement with centers
    CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2016 (1), 1-48 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 27
  • Cosmological implications from O (D, D)
    CT Ma, CM Shen
    Fortschritte der Physik 62 (11‐12), 921-941 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 25
  • Effective action for Dp-brane in large RR (p− 1)-form background
    PM Ho, CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2013 (5), 1-13 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 24
  • Parity anomaly and duality web
    CT Ma
    Fortschritte der Physik 66 (8-9), 1800045 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 21
  • Correlated disorder in the SYK 2 model
    PH Chris Lau, CT Ma, J Murugan, M Tezuka
    Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 54 (9), 095401 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 20
  • S-duality for D3-brane in NS-NS and RR backgrounds
    PM Ho, CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2014 (11), 142 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 17
  • BPS States on M5-brane in Large C-field Background
    PM Ho, CT Ma, CH Yeh
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2012 (8), 1-20 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 16
  • Quantum correction of the Wilson line and entanglement entropy in the pure AdS3 Einstein gravity theory
    X Huang, CT Ma, H Shu
    Physics Letters B 806, 135515 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 15
  • Supersymmetry and BPS States on D4-brane in Large C-field Background
    CT Ma, CH Yeh
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2013 (3), 1-19 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 14
  • Bell’s inequality and entanglement in qubits
    PY Chang, SK Chu, CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2017 (9), 1-11 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 13
  • Early-time and late-time quantum chaos
    CT Ma
    International Journal of Modern Physics A 35 (18), 2050082 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 12
  • Gauge transformation of double field theory for open string
    CT Ma
    Physical Review D 92 (6), 066004 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 11
  • One-loop β function of the double sigma model with constant background
    CT Ma
    Journal of High Energy Physics 2015 (4), 1-22 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 11
  • Emergence of kinematic space from quantum modular geometric tensor
    X Huang, CT Ma
    Physics Letters B 825, 136893 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Berry curvature and riemann curvature in kinematic space with spherical entangling surface
    X Huang, CT Ma
    Fortschritte der Physik 69 (3), 2000048 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 10
  • Maximally entangled state and Bell’s inequality in qubits
    SK Chu, CT Ma, RX Miao, CH Wu
    Annals of Physics 395, 183-195 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 10
  • Boundary conditions and the generalized metric formulation of the double sigma model
    CT Ma
    Nuclear Physics B 898, 30-52 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 10

GRANT DETAILS

05/2019--05/2021 Postdoctoral General Funding: Second Class (Grant No. 2019M652926)
School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University
Host: Professor Robert de Mello Koch
Research Topic: Quantum Chaos, Quantum Entanglement, and Nearly AdS/CFT Correspondence
Funding Institution: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Amount of Funding: 80,000 CNY
Responsibility: Principal Investigator
02/2019--02/2021 Post-Doctoral International Exchange Program (Grant No. YJ20180087)
School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University
Host: Professor Robert de Mello Koch
Research Topic: Quantum Chaos, Equilibrium State, Quantum Entanglement, Holographic Principle, and
Topological Quantum Field Theory and the Application to Condensed Matter Physics
Funding Institution: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Amount of Funding: 300,000 CNY/year
Responsibility: Principal Investigator

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

Conference
2022
08/21--08/26
Chair (invited by Professor Keun-Young Kim),
The 15th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC15),
Online Conference (Organizers: Takhee Lee, Woo-Sung Jung, Hyeonsik Cheong, Hyoung Joon Choi, Myung-Hwa Jung, Jun Sung Kim, Keun-Young Kim, Soonjae Moon, Bongjin Simon Mun, Bae Ho Park, and Intae Yu)
Workshop
2023
06/19--06/25
Chair (invited by Professor Vladimir K. Dobrev),
15-th International Workshop: Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics,
Guest House of BAS,
Bulgaria (Organizers: V.K. Dobrev, N.I. Stoilova, K.K. Marinov, D.T. Nedanovski, S.J. Pacheva, T.V. Popov, D.R. Staicova, and S.T. Stoimenov)

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS

Course
2020
03/26--05/28 Elective Subject for Graduate Students:
Phenomenology of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collision (2 credits; Chinese Lecture; Eight Lessons on Quantum Field Theory and Lattice Theory; 15 students)
Institute of Quantum Matter, South China Normal University (Host: Professor Hongxi Xing)
Supervision
Doctorate
2026--Present Ma-Ke Yuan,
Department of Physics and Center for Field Theory and Particle Physics, Fudan University
2023--2025 Ying-Lin Li,
Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
2018--2022 Chih-Hung Wu,
Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara (Currently Postdoctoral Scholar at Washington U., Seattle)
2018--2018 Hongfei Shu,
Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Currently Assistant Researcher at Zhengzhou University)
2018--2020 Su-Kuan Chu,
Department of Physics, University of Maryland (Currently Research Associate at JILA, University of Colorado Boulder)