Professor Lam Hui at CAL.  
Columbia University 

Lam Hui

Department of Physics

Center for Theoretical Physics

Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory


e-mail: lhui AT astro.columbia.edu


Research Interests:

Broadly speaking, my main interests are in theoretical astrophysics, high energy physics and cosmology. I have worked on large scale structure, the intergalactic medium, gravitational lensing, extra-solar planets, gravitational waves, inflation, cosmological soft theorems, dark matter, dark energy, effective field theory for hydrodynamics and black hole perturbations. You can find my publications at the astro-ph, hep-th, hep-ph and gr-qc archives.
 

Math Education:

This is a Math afterschool program for Kindergarteners to Fifth Graders in Harlem - the Reading Team Math Program.
 

Code:

A code for computing velocity two-point correlations, and the associated magnitude covariance for standard candles (such as supernovae). The code also contains portions useful for computing power spectrum, growth factor and cosmic distances.
 

Presentations:

A series of 3 introductory lectures on cosmology aimed at undergraduates.
 

Teaching:

Astronomy/Physics 1900 - Contemporary Physics/Astronomy, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023

Contemporary Civilization, Fall 2022

Physics G6047 - Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2020, Spring 2022

Physics G6092 - Electromagnetic Theory, Fall 2018, Fall 2019

Physics G8012 - Astrophysics II: Topics in Gravitational Waves and General Relativity, Fall 2008, Spring 2018

Physics G6010 or Astronomy G6005 - Physical Cosmology, Fall 2000, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2011, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017

Physics G8048 - Quantum Field Theory II, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Physics G6011 - Astrophysics I, Spring 2011

Physics G8040 - General Relativity, Fall 2001, Fall 2010

Physics W3002 - From Quarks to the Cosmos, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009

Science 003B - Introduction to Cosmology, Summer 2008

Physics G8099 - Advanced Seminar: String Theory, Spring 2008

Physics G8050 - Advanced Mathematical Methods: an Introduction to String Theory, Spring 2005

Astronomy and Astrophysics 182 (U. of Chicago) - The Origin and Evolution of the Universe, an undergraduate cosmology course for non-science majors, Fall 2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics 434 (U. of Chicago) - Graduate Seminar on Gravitational Lensing, Spring 2003

Physics Graduate Student Seminar, 2001-2002

Physics G4003 - Advanced Mechanics, Spring 2001, Spring 2002
 

Links:

Department of Astronomy

Columbia University


Astronomy Web Server Columbia University / wwwserv@astro.columbia.edu

 

January 16, 2023