Tuna Yildirim
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Department of Physics
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Department of Physics PSH 566 Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 1504Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Tuna Yildirim is a theoretical physicist with a background in gravity and particle physics.
He joined Arizona State University in January 2015, after receiving his Ph.D. degree in theoretical/mathematical physics from University of Iowa in December 2014.
He has done research on topological field theories, their geometric quantization, and their relation to knot theory. He has also worked on two dimensional conformal field theories near black hole horizons and their relation to black hole temperature and entropy.
Dr. Yildirim enjoys teaching a variety of topics including core courses like introductory physics, quantum physics, and mathematical methods in physics, along with electives like econophysics, and history and philosophy of science.
Outside of physics, he is interested in philosophy, economics, rock and heavy metal drums, video games, surfing and skateboarding.
Education
- PhD in Theoretical/Mathematical Physics — December 2014
— The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA - MS in Physics — December 2009
— The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA - BS in Engineering Physics— June 2006
— Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
- Topological Field Theories
- Gauge theories in 2+1 dimensions
- Geometric Quantization
- Knot Theory
- Black Hole Near Horizon Physics
Publications
- “Entropy and Temperature from Black-Hole/Near-Horizon-CFT Duality”
Leo Rodriguez and Tuna Yildirim
Class. Quantum Grav. 27 155003, 2010. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/27/15/155003,
arXiv:1003.0026 [hep-th]
- “A Near Horizon CFT Dual of Kerr-Newman-AdS”
Bradly K. Button, Leo Rodriguez, Catherine A. Whiting and Tuna Yildirim
Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 26:3077-3090, 2011, https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217751X11053663
arXiv:1009.1661 [hep-th]
- “Topologically Massive Yang-Mills Theory and Link Invariants”
Tuna Yildirim
Int. J. Mod. Phys. A, 30(7):1550034, 2015, https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217751X15500347
arXiv:1311.1853 [hep-th]
- “Chern-Simons Splitting of 2+1D Gauge Theories”
Tuna Yildirim
Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics, 93, 231-241, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1090/pspum/093/01556
arXiv:1506.08232 [math-ph]
- “On Quantum Microstates in the Near Extremal, Near Horizon Kerr Geometry”
Ananda Guneratne, Leo Rodriguez, Sujeev Wickramasekara, Tuna Yildirim
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 698, 012010, 2016, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/698/1/012010
arXiv:1606.03341 [hep-th]
- "Electrostatic forces and higher order curvature terms of Young–Laplace equation on nanobubble stability in water"
Tuna Yildirim, Sudheera Yaparatne, John Graf, Sergi Garcia-Segura and Onur Apul
NPJ Clean Water (2022)5:18, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-022-00163-4
- “Topologically Massive Yang-Mills Theory and Link Invariants”
Tuna Yildirim
2014, Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Iowa, ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1519/
arXiv:1412.4310 [hep-th]
- “Chern-Simons Splitting of 2+1D Pure Yang-Mills Theory at Large Distances”
Tuna Yildirim
2014, arXiv:1410.8593 [hep-th]
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“Near-Extremal Kerr AdS2xS2 Solution and Black-Hole/Near-Horizion-CFT Duality”
Ananda Guneratne, Leo Rodriguez, Sujeev Wickramasekara, Tuna Yildirim
2012, arXiv: 1206.2261 [hep-th]
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 314 | Quantum Physics I |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 241 | University Physics III |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 111 | General Physics |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 111 | General Physics |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 302 | Mathematical Mthds Physics II |
| PHY 314 | Quantum Physics I |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 201 | Math Methods Physics I |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 111 | General Physics |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 314 | Quantum Physics I |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 314 | Quantum Physics I |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 150 | Physics I |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
| PHY 112 | General Physics |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| PHY 112 | General Physics |
| PHY 494 | Special Topics |
| PHY 598 | Special Topics |
Service
- Student Club Faculty Advisor - The Philosopher's Guild (2024 - )
- Student Club Faculty Advisor - Scholars of Physical Mathematics at ASU (2023 - )
- Department of Physics – General Studies Course Committee Member (2022 - )
- Department of Physics – The Sundial Project – Early Start Program Faculty (2022 - )
- Department of Physics – Teaching Assistant Training (2022 - )
- Department of Physics – Teaching Faculty Search Committee Member (2023)
- Department of Physics – Faculty Open Search Committee Member (2022-2023)
- Department of Physics – Lab Instructor Search Committee Member (2022)
- Department of Physics – Lab Manual Author – PHY114, PHY132, PHY252 Manuals - (2020)