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Assistant Professor |
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The Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Division |
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+30 2610 997478 |
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anastop@physics.upatras.gr |
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Short Bio
Α. Education
1992: B.Sc. in Physics, University of Patras, Greece.
1993: M.Sc. in “Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces”, Imperial College, London.
1996: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London. Supervisor: J. J. Halliwell
Β. Research/Professional Career
1996-1997: Postdoctoral Research at Imperial College.
1997-1998: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Fundamental Physics, University of Barcelona. (Funded by the goverment of Catalunya)
1998-2001: Postdoctoral Researcher at Gravity Theory group, University of Maryland. (Funded by NSF and the Onassis Foundation).
2001-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher at Spinoza Institut, Utrecht University, Netherlands. (Funded by a Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission.)
2004-10: Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Physics, University of Patras. (Funded by A Marie Curie Reintegrtion grant, a Empirikion Foundtion Fellowship, and a Pythagoras II grant).
2008-13: Teaching in Technical Institute of Patras, Department of Optics and Optometry.
2010: Elected lecturer at Department of Physics, University of Patras.
C. Research Interests
- Gravity Theory. Thermodynamics of gravitating systems and black holes, quantum effects in non-inertial reference frames, gravitational quantum physics.
- Quantum Gravity. Time in quantum mechanics, quantum measurement theory for temporal observables. quantum correlations, emergence of irreversibility and of the classical world in quantum systems.
- Quantum Information. Open quantum systems, entanglement dynamics, relativistic quantum information.
D. Research
- 51 publications in journals, single author in 18.
- 7 publications in conference proceedings.
- 2 papers [Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 154003, 2008 , Class. Quant. Grav. 30, 165007, 2013] selected among highlights of the year by the journal.
- Author of “Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics” (Princeton University Press, 2008). The book was a selection of the Scientific Americal Book Club.
Research Activities
- C. Anastopoulos and J. J. Halliwell, Generalised Uncertainty Relations and Long Time Limits for Quantum Brownian Motion Models, Phys. Rev. D51, 6870, 1995
- C. Anastopoulos, Decoherence and Classical Predictability of Phase Space Histories, Phys. Rev. E53, 4711, 1996
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Theory of Nonrelativistic Particles Interacting with Gravity, Phys. Rev. D54, 1600, 1996
- C. Anastopoulos, Coarse Grainings and Irreversibility in Quantum Field Theory, Phys. Rev. D56, 1009, 1997
- C. Anastopoulos, N-particle Sector of Field Theory as a Quantum Open System, Phys. Rev. D56, 6702, 1997
- C. Anastopoulos and A. Zoupas, Non–Equilibrium Quantum Electrodynamics, Phys. Rev. D58, 105006, 1998
- C. Anastopoulos, Preferred Consistent History Sets, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 37, 2261, 1998
- C. Anastopoulos, Classical Limits of Quantum Field Theories, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 38, 2721, 1999
- C. Anastopoulos, Information Measures and Classicality in Quantum Mechanics, Phys. Rev. D59, 045001, 1999
- N. Savvidou and C. Anastopoulos, History Quantisation of Parameterised Systems Development of a General Algorithm, Class. Quant. Grav. 17, 2463, 2000
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Fields in Non-Static Background: α Histories Perspective, J. Math. Phys. 41, 617, 2000
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Two-level Atom-Field Interaction: Exact Master Equation for Non-Markovian Dynamics, Decoherence and Relaxation, Phys. Rev. A62, 033821, 2000
- C. Anastopoulos, Continuous-time Histories: Observables, Probabilities, Phase Space Structure and the Classical Limit, , J. Math. Phys. 42, 3225, 2001
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Correlation Functions and the Classical Limit, Phys. Rev. D63, 125024, 2001
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Theory without Hilbert Spaces, Found. Phys. 31, 2545, 2001
- C. Anastopoulos, Frequently Asked Questions about Decoherence, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41, 1573, 2002
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Quantum Mechanical Histories and the Berry Phase, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41, 529, 2002
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Processes on Phase Space, Ann. Phys. 303, 273, 2003
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Vs.Stochastic Processes and the Role of Complex Numbers, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 42, 1229, 2003
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Role of Phase Space Geometry in Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations, Ann. Phys. 308, 329, 2003
- C. Anastopoulos, Coherent States of Spinning Relativistic Particles, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 8619, 2004
- C. Anastopoulos, On the Relation Between Quantum Mechanical Probabilities and Event Frequencies, Ann. Phys. 313, 368, 2004
- C. Anastopoulos, Spin-Statistics Theorem and Geometric Quantization, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 19, 655, 2004
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, History Minisuperspace Models, Class. Quant. Grav. 22, 1841, 2005
- S. Shresta, C. Anastopoulos A. Dragulescu and B.L.Hu, Non-Markovian qubit dynamics in a thermal field bath: Relaxation, decoherence, and Entanglement, Phys. Rev. A71, 022109, 2005
- C. Anastopoulos, Quantum Probabilities Vs. Event Frequencies, Braz. J. Phys. 35, 503, 2005
- C. Anastopoulos, Classical versus Quantum Probability in Sequential Measurements, Found. Phys. 36, 1601, 2006
- C. Anastopoulos, Some Remarks on the Role of Complex Numbers in Quantum Theory, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 45, 1483, 2006
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements, J. Math. Phys. 47, 122106, 2006
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Decoherence in Quantum Gravity: Issues and Critiques, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 67, 012012, 2007
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Quantum probabilities for time-extended Alternatives, J. Math. Phys. 48, 032106, 2007
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Intrinsic and Fundamental Decoherence: Issues and Problems, Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 154003, 2008
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements: II Application to tunnelling times, J. Math. Phys. 49, 022101 , 2008
- C. Anastopoulos, Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements: III Decay of unstable states, J. Math. Phys. 49, 022103, 2008
- C. Anastopoulos, Gravitational Backreaction in Cosmological Spacetimes, Phys. Rev. D79, 084029, 2009
- C. Anastopoulos, S. Shresta and B. L. Hu, Non-Markovian Entanglement Dynamics of Two Qubits Interacting with a Common Electromagnetic Field, Q. Inf. Proc. 8, 549, 2009
- C. Anastopoulos, S. Kechribaris and D. Mylonas, Generalized Uncertainty Relations and Entanglement Dynamics in Quantum Brownian Motion Models, Phys. Rev. A82, 042119, 2010
- C. Fleming, N. Cummings, C.Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, The Rotating-Wave Approximation: Consistency and Applicability from an Open Quantum System Analysis, J. Phys A: Math. Theor. 43, 405304, 2010
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Consistent Thermodynamics for Spin Echoes, Phys. Rev. E83, 021118, 2011
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Coherences of Accelerated Detectors and the Local Character of the Unruh Effect, J. Math. Phys. 53, 012107, 2012
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Entropy of Singularities in Self-Gravitating Radiation, Class. Quant. Grav. 29, 025004, 2012
- C. Fleming, N. Cummings, C.Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Non-Markovian Dynamics and Entanglement of Two-Level Atoms in a Common Field, J. Phys A: Math. Theor. 45, 065301, 2012
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Time-of-Arrival Probabilities for General Particle Detectors , Phys. Rev. A86, 012111, 2012
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, A Master Equation for Gravitational Decoherence: Probing the Textures of Spacetime , Class. Quant. Grav. 30, 165007, 2013
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Quantum Temporal Probabilities in Tunneling Systems , Ann. Phys. 336, 281, 2013
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Problems with the Newton-Schrodinger equation, New J. Phys. 16, 085007, 2014
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Real-time particle-detection probabilities in accelerated macroscopic detectors, Gen. Rel. Grav. 47, 1842, 2014
- N. Savvidou and C. Anastopoulos, The thermodynamics of self-gravitating systems in equilibrium is holographic, Class. Quant. Grav. 31, 055003, 2014
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Probing a Gravitational Cat State, Class. Quant. Grav. 32, 165022, 2015
- M. Derakshani, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Probing a Gravitational Cat State: Experimental Possibilities, J. Phys: Conf. Ser. 701, 012015, 2016
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, The thermodynamics of a black hole in equilibrium implies the breakdown of Einstein equations on a macroscopic near-horizon shell, JHEP 2016, 144, 2016
- D. Moustos and C. Anastopoulos, Non-Markovian time evolution of an accelerated qubit, Phys. Rev D95, 025020 , 2017
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Path of a Tunneling Particle, Phys Rev. A95 , 052120, 2017
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Time-of-Arrival Correlations, Phys. Rev. A95, 032105 , 2017
- C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Equivalence Principle for Quantum Systems: Dephasing and Phase Shift of Free-Falling Particles, Class. Quant. Grav. 35, 035011, 2018
- C. Anastopoulos, Decays of Unstable Quantum States, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 58 , 890 , 2019
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Time of Arrival and Localization of Relativistic Particles, J. Math. Phys. 60, 032301, 2019
- C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Multi-Time Measurements in Hawking Radiation: Information at Higher-Order Correlations, Class. Quant. Grav. 37, 025015, 2020