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Lecturer Ph.D. Silviu Constantin SARARU
 

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Curriculum Vitae
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GENERAL INFORMATION

At present, lecturer at
The University of Craiova
Faculty of Physics
13 Al. I. Cuza Str.
Craiova 200585, Romania

Office: C120, Central Building
Tel./Fax: +40 251 415077

E-mail address: scsararu at central.ucv.ro

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 16.02.1979, Rm. Valcea, Valcea County, Romania

STUDIES

Graduate:1997-2001, at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Physics, specialization Physics

Post-graduate:2001-2002, University of Craiova, Faculty of Physics, Quantum Field Theory specialization
Dissertation title: Batalin-Fradkin models with topological invariance

PhD: 2002-2006, at the University of Craiova, fundamental domain Exact Sciences, domain Physics, specialization Theoretical Physics
Ph.D. thesis title: Topological BF-type theories

 

CURRENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Perturbative methods in astronomy, addressed to the students in the third year from the bachelor degree studies at the Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova
Main topics: coordinate systems used to describe the positions of stars and other bodies on the celestial sphere, time scales used in astronomy, planetary motions, computation of an ephemeris, photographic astrometry, calculation of orbital elements, general perturbation theory.

Introduction to gravity, addressed to the students in the third year from the bachelor degree studies at the Faculty of Physics, University of Craiova
Main topics: special relativity, curved space, general theory of relativity, tests of general relativity (the Schwarzschild solution, the gravitational red shift).

Global warming and climate changes, addressed to the students in the first year from the master degree studies in Theoretical Physics at the University of Craiova
Main topics: climate system, heat balance of the Earth’s Surface, greenhouse effect, climate changes in the history of the Earth, climate models.

 

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Main research domain: Theoretical Physics, Mathematical Physics

 

Research topics

  • Topological BF-type theories
  • Irreducible approach to reducible second-class constraints
  • Interactions in gravitational models
  • Alternative approaches in supergravity
  • Quantization of second-class constrained systems

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

In ISI rated journals

  1. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Hamiltonian BRST deformation of a class of n-dimensional BF-type theories, Journal of High Energy Physics JHEP 0301 (2003) 049
  2. E. M. Babalic, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. C. Sararu Two-dimensional interactions in a class of tensor gauge fields from local BRST cohomology, Acta Physica Polonica B34 (2003) 2673-2682
  3. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Four-dimensional couplings among BF and matter theories from BRST cohomology, Annalen der Physik 12 (2003) 543-571
  4. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Interactions of a single massless tensor field with the mixed symmetry (3,1). No-go results, Journal of High Energy Physics JHEP 0310 (2003) 019
  5. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Interactions of a massless tensor field with the mixed symmetry of the Riemann tensor. No-go results, The European Physical Journal C36 (2004) 253-270
  6. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, Two-dimensional interactions between a BF-type theory and a collection of vector fields, International Journal of Modern Physics A19 (2004) 4101-4125
  7. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Couplings of a collection of BF models to matter theories, The European Physical Journal C41 (2005) 401-420
  8. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, Self-interactions in a toplogical BF-type model in D=5, Journal of High Energy Physics JHEP 0507 (2005) 056
  9. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, PT-Symmetry breaking Hamiltonian interactions in BF models, International Journal of Modern Physics A21 (2006) 2573-2599
  10. C. Bizdadea, E.M. Cioroianu, A.C. Lungu, S.C. Sararu, No cross-interactions between Weyl-graviton and the massless Rarita-Schwinger field, Annalen der Physik 15 (2006) 416-433
  11. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, D. Cornea, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, No interactions for a collections of spin-two fields intermediated by a massive Rarita-Schwinger field, The European Physical Journal C48 (2006) 265-289
  12. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, On the generalized Freedman-Townsend model, Journal of High Energy Physics JHEP 0610 (2006) 004
  13. C. Bizdadea, E.M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, Couplings between a collection of BF models and a set of three-form gauge fields, International Journal of Modern Physics A21 (2006) 6477-6490
  14. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, O. Balus, An irreducible approach to second-order reducible second-class constraints, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical 40 (2007) 14537-14554
  15. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, D. Cornea, E. Diaconu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Interactions for a collection of spin-two fields intermediated by a massless p-form, Nuclear Physics B794 (2008) 442-494
  16. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the uniqueness of D = 11 interactions among a graviton, a massless gravitino and a three-form I: Pauli Fierz and three-form, International Journal of Modern Physics A23 (2008) 4721-4755
  17. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the uniqueness of D = 11 interactions among a graviton, a massless gravitino and a three-form II: Three-form and gravitini, International Journal of Modern Physics A23 (2008) 4841-4859
  18. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the uniqueness of D = 11 interactions among a graviton, a massless gravitino and a three-form III: Graviton and gravitini, International Journal of Modern Physics A23 (2008) 4861-4875
  19. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the uniqueness of D = 11 interactions among a graviton, a massless gravitino and a three-form IV: Putting things together, International Journal of Modern Physics A23 (2008) 4877-4923
  20. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, M. Iordache, Four-dimensional couplings among BF and massless Rarita-Schwinger theories: a BRST cohomological approach, The European Physical Journal C58 (2008) 123-149
  21. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, O Balus, Reducible second-class constraints of order L: An irreducible approach, Nuclear Physics B812 (2009) 12-45
  22. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the consistent interactions in D = 11 among a graviton, a massless gravitino and a three-form, Fortschritte der Physik-Progress of Physics 57 (2009) 535-541
  23. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, A. Danehkar, M. Iordache, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Consistent interactions of dual linearized gravity in D=5: couplings with a topological BF model, The European Physical Journal C63 (2009) 491-519
  24. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, O. Balus, First-class approaches to massive 2-forms, International Journal of Modern Physics A25 (2010) 185-198

In journals of the Romanian Academy or journals indexed in international databases

  1. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, BRST cohomological results on the massless tensor field with the mixed symmetry of the Riemann tensor, International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics 1 (2004) 335-366
  2. E. M. Cioroianu, S.C. Sararu, Consistent interactions between BF and massive Dirac fields. A cohomological approach, Romanian Reports in Physics 57 (2005) 189-203
  3. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, BF models, Romanian Journal of Physics 50 (2005) 241-248
  4. C. Bizdadea, O. Balus, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Irreducible approach to L-order reducible second-class theories, Romanian Journal of Physics 53 (2008) 1023-1031
  5. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, On the cohomological derivation of D=11, N=1 SUGRA, Romanian Journal of Physics 53 (2008) 1059-1068
  6. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, O. Balus, Irreducible analysis of reducible second-class constraints: the example of gauge-fixed three- and two-forms with Stueckelberg coupling, Romanian Reports in Physics 62 (2010)

In proceedings of international scientific meetings (conferences, schools, workshops, etc.)

  1. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Interactions in theories with mixed-symmetry tensor fields, Proceedings of the "4th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 16-21 October 2004, Calimanesti, Romania, 90-110
  2. C. Bizdadea, C. C. Ciobirca, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Interactions in BF models, Proceedings of the "4th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 16-21 October 2004, Calimanesti, Romania, 184-196
  3. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, Lagrangian interactions in a topological BF-type model in D=5 from a cohomological approach, Proceedings of the "4th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 16-21 October 2004, Calimanesti, Romania, 197-205
  4. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, D. Cornea, A. C. Lungu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Consistent interactions between the spin-two field and fermionic fields, Proceedings of the "5th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 20-26 May 2006, Calimanesti, Romania, 168-193
  5. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, PT-invariant couplings between a collection of BF models and a system of 3-form gauge fields, Proceedings of the "5th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 20-26 May 2006, Calimanesti, Romania, 224-232
  6. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, No interactions for a collection of Weyl gravitons intermediated by a one-form gauge field, Proceedings of the "5th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 20-26 May 2006, Calimanesti, Romania, 233-237
  7. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, Consistent couplings between an Abelian three-form and a non-massive Rarita-Schwinger field in D=11, Proceedings of the "5th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 20-26 May 2006, Calimanesti, Romania, 257-262
  8. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Topological BF models in interaction with two-form gauge fields. The generalized Freedman-Townsend model, Lesson given within the program "Poisson Sigma Models, Lie Algebroids, Deformations, and Higher Analogues", organizers H. Bursztyn, H. Grosse and T. Strobl, 1 August – 21 September 2007, Erwin Schrodinger Institute, Vienna, Austria
  9. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, D. Cornea, E. Diaconu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, No cross-couplings among different spin-two fields intermediated by a massless p-form, Proceedings of the "6th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 6-11 May 2008, Calimanesti, Romania, 151-165
  10. E. M. Cioroianu, I. Negru, S. C. Sararu, Massless QCD-like theories, Proceedings of the "6th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", May 6-11, 2008, Calimanesti, Romania, 199-206
  11. C. Bizdadea, O. Balus, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Irreducible Dirac bracket for gauge-fixed four-forms, Proceedings of the "6th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Hamiltonian Systems", 6-11 May 2008, Calimanesti, Romania, 207-213
  12. E. M. Cioroianu, E. Diaconu, S. C. Sararu, 11-dimensional Supergravity as an interacting theory on Minkowski space,Proceedings of the "6th International School and Workshop on Quantum Field Theory & Hamiltonian Systems 6-11 May 2008, Calimanesti, Romania, 219-229
  13. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, M. Iordache, Massless Gravitino Interactions Mediated by a Topological Field Model, Proceedings of the "Physics Conference TIM-08", Timisoara, Romania, November 28-29, 2008, AIP Conference Proceedings 1131 (2009), 23-28
  14. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, A. Danehkar, M. Iordache, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, BF Models in Dual Formulations of Linearized Gravity, Proceedings of the "Physics Conference TIM-08", Timisoara, Romania, November 28-29, 2008, AIP Conference Proceedings 1131 (2009), 29-35

In academic journals CNCSIS rated (23 papers)

  1. Annals of the University of Craiova Physics AUC
  2. The Annals of the West University of Timisoara, Physics series

Monographs, graduate textbooks, scientific books

  1. C. Bizdadea, E. M. Cioroianu, S. O. Saliu, S. C. Sararu, Modele de tip BF in interactie (Interacting BF models), Universitaria Publishing House, Craiova, 2007, 194 pp., ISBN 978-973-742-710-6, in Romanian
  2. C. Bizdadea, I. Negru, S. C. Sararu, Simetria BRST Lagrangiana (Lagrangian BRST symmetry), Universitaria Publishing House, Craiova, 2008, 100 pp., ISBN 978-606-510-398-6, in Romanian
  3. E. M. Cioroianu, S. C. Sararu, Introducere in teoria gravitatiei (Introduction to gravity), Universitaria Publishing House, Craiova, 2008, 100 pp., ISBN 978-606-510-393-1, in Romanian

RESEARCH CONTRACTS

Participation in national scientific research grants/contracts

  1. Studiul teoriilor ce descriu tensori covarianti cu simetrii mixte (Study of theories with mixed symmetry tensor fields), Grant type: A, Contract number/year: 33451/2002, CNCSIS code: 690/2003, Project director: S. O. Saliu
  2. Obtinerea unor cuplaje consistente in anumite clase de teorii de camp cu ajutorul tehnicilor coomologice bazate pe diferentiala Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (Derivation of consistent couplings in some classes of field theories from cohomological techniques based on the Becchi-Route-Stora-Tyutin differential), Grant type: A, Contract number/year: 33062/24.06.2004; 34677/24.06.2005; GR155/04.05.2006, CNCSIS code: 304/2004, Project director: S. O. Saliu
  3. Cercetari avansate de teoria cuantica a campurilor si gravitatie (Advanced researches in quantum field theory and gravitation), Contract type: PC-D, Contract number/year: CEx05-D11-49/2005, Scientist in-charge at the University of Craiova: C. Bizdadea
  4. Interactii fundamentale si geometrodinamica (Fundamental interactions and geometrodynamics), Contract type: PC-D, Contract number/year: 2-CEx06-11-92/2006, Project director: C. Bizdadea
  5. Teorii topologice de camp (Topological field theories), Grant type: A, Contract number/year: 97GR/2007; 65GR/2008, CNCSIS code: 581/2007, Project director: C. Bizdadea

Participation in international / national scientific research contracts

  1. Constituents, fundamental forces and symmetries of the universe, Contract type: FP6-Marie Curie Research Training Networks, Contract number/year: MRTN-CT-2004-005104/2004-2008, Scientist in-charge at the University of Craiova: C. Bizdadea

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Member of the Romanian Physical Society
  • Member of the Expert Body of the Ministry of Education and Research
  • Citations: 12, SPIRES-HEP citation list
  • Overall individual score: 18