David Kubiznak

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PSI Fellow
Phd: University of Alberta 2008

Areas of Research:
Strong Gravity,
Black Hole Physics
Phone: x6645

Research Interests

My research mainly focuses on black hole physics. I have studied integrability properties of higher-dimensional black holes, proposed extended framework for black hole thermodynamics, investigated interactions of black holes with black strings, constructed new black hole solutions.

More specifically, I am interested in higher-dimensional rotating black holes and their integrability properties. I have probed the behavior of particles and fields in their vicinity. I have shown that black holes of spherical horizon topology possess a hidden symmetry of the so called Killing-Yano tensor which in its turn implies complete integrability of geodesic motion and separability of scalar and Dirac equations. The result on complete integrability was recently extended to the classical spinning particle case.

I also study black hole thermodynamics. In particular, I have studied P-V criticality of various AdS black hole spacetimes and together with my collaborators conjectured the reverse isoperimetric inequality for the black hole thermodynamic volume. More recently we have discovered that rotating black holes in six and higher dimensions display interesting phenomena known from the `every day thermodynamics' of simple substances. Namely, we have observed a reentrant large/small/large black hole phase transition as well as small/large black hole phase transition ala Van der Waals.

I studied an interaction of cosmic strings with rotating black holes and shown that the backreaction is not described by a mere conical deficit as commonly believed.

Most recently, I have been interested in new black holes solutions that possess non-compact horizons with finite horizon area. Such black holes, for a given thermodynamic volume, possess more entropy than maximally entropic Schwarzschild black holes, hence they are "super-entropic".


Students:
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Potential PhD students should apply to the Physics Department at the University of Waterloo. Students interested in pursuing studies for an MSc should apply to Perimeter's PSI program.

Positions Held

  • 2013 - now Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Adjunct Associate Professor
  • 2011 - now Perimeter Institute, PSI Fellow
  • 2008 - 2011 DAMTP, University of Cambridge, Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Fellow

Awards

  • Excellence in Peer Review, Physics Letters B, 2014.
  • Excellence in Peer Review, Physics Letters B, 2013.
  • Clare College Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Oct 2010-Jul 2011.
  • Governor General's Gold Medal, University of Alberta
  • Milan Odehnal's Award, first prize, Czech Physical Society
  • Golden Bell Jar Graduate Scholarship, University o Alberta
  • Socrates Erasmus Exchange Study Visit Award, University of Oulu
  • Award for Study Performance, Charles University.

Recent Publications

  • Criticality and Surface Tension in Rotating Horizon Thermodynamics Devin Hansen, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Class.Quant.Grav. 33 (2016) 165005, arXiv: 1604.06312.
  • Robie A. Hennigar, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Nathan Musoke, Ultraspinning limits and rotating hyperboloid membranes, Nucl.Phys. B903 (2016) 400, arXiv: 1512.02293.
  • Pavel Krtous, David Kubiznak, Valeri P. Frolov, Ivan Kolar, Deformed and twisted black holes with NUTs, Class.Quant.Grav. 33 (2016) 115016, arXiv: 1511.02536.
  • Pavel Krtous, David Kubiznak, Ivan Kolar, Killing-Yano forms and Killing tensors on a warped space, Phys.Rev. D93 (2016) 024057, arXiv: 1508.02642.
  • Robie A. Hennigar, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Nathan Musoke, Ultraspinning limits and super-entropic black holes, JHEP 1506 (2015) 096, arXiv: 1504.07529.
  • Robie A. Hennigar, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Entropy Inequality Violations from Ultraspinning Black Holes, Phys.Rev.Lett. 115 (2015) 3, 031101, arXiv: 1411.4309
  • Van der Waals black hole, Aruna Rajagopal, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Phys.Lett. B737 (2014) 277-279, arXiv: 1408.1105.
  • Brian P. Dolan, Anna Kostouki, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Isolated critical point from Lovelock gravity, Class.Quant.Grav. 31 (2014) 24, 242001, arXiv: 1407.4783.
  • Antonia M. Frassino, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Fil Simovic, Multiple Reentrant Phase Transitions and Triple Points in Lovelock Thermodynamics, JHEP 1409 (2014) 080, arXiv: 1406.7015.
  • Ruth Gregory, Peter C Gustainis, David Kubiznak, Robert B Mann, Danielle Wills, Vortex hair on AdS black holes, JHEP 1411 (2014) 010, arXiv: 1405.6507.
  • David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Black Hole Chemistry, Canadian Journal of Physics 93 (999), 1-4, arXiv: 1404.2126.
  • Thermodynamics of rotating black holes and black rings: phase transitions and thermodynamic volume, Natacha Altamirano, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Zeinab Sherkatghanad, Galaxies 2 (2014) 89-159, arXiv: 1401.2586
  • Kerr-AdS analogue of triple point and solid/liquid/gas phase transition, Natacha Altamirano, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Zeinab Sherkatghanad, Class.Quant.Grav. (Fast Track) 31 (2014) 042001, arXiv: 1308.2672
  • N. Altamirano, David Kubiznak, and R. B. Mann, Reentrant Phase Transitions in Rotating AdS Black Holes, Phys.Rev. D88 (Rapid Communications) (2013) 101502, arXiv: 1306.5756.
  • Ruth Gregory, David Kubiznak, Danielle Wills, Rotating black hole hair, JHEP 1306 023 (2013), arXiv: 1303.0519.
  • Brian P. Dolan, David Kastor, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Jennie H. Traschen, Thermodynamic Volumes and Isoperimetric Inequalities for de Sitter Black Holes, Phys. Rev. D87 104017 (2013), arXiv: 1301.5926.
  • Marco Cariglia, Valeri P. Frolov, Pavel Krtous, David Kubiznak, Electron in higher-dimensional weakly charged rotating black hole spacetimes, Phys. Rev. D 87, 064003 (2013), arXiv: 1211.4631
  • Marco Cariglia, Valeri P. Frolov, Pavel Krtous, David Kubiznak, Geometry of Lax pairs: particle motion and Killing-Yano tensors, Phys. Rev. D 87 (2013) 024002, arXiv: 1210.3079
  • Sharmila Gunasekaran, David Kubiznak, and Robert B. Mann, Extended phase space thermodynamics for charged and rotating black holes and Born-Infeld vacuum polarization, JHEP 1211 (2012) 110, arXiv: 1208.6251.
  • David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, P-V criticality of charged AdS black holes, JHEP 1207 (2012) 033, arXiv: 1205.0559.
  • Tsuyoshi Houri, David Kubiznak, Claude M. Warnick, Yukinori Yasui, Local metrics admitting a principal Killing-Yano tensor with torsion, Class.Quant.Grav.29:165001,2012, arXiv: 1203.0393
  • David Kubiznak, Marco Cariglia, On Integrability of spinning particle motion in higher-dimensional black hole spacetimes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 051104 (2012), arXiv: 1110.0495
  • G.W. Gibbons, T. Houri, David Kubiznak, C.M. Warnick, Some Spacetimes with Higher Rank Killing-Stackel Tensors, Phys.Lett. B700, 2011, 68, arXiv: 1103.5366.
  • M. Cvetic, G.W. Gibbons, David Kubiznak, C.N. Pope, Black Hole Enthalpy and an Entropy Inequality for the Thermodynamic Volume, Phys.Rev.D84, 2011, 024037, arXiv: 1012.2888.
  • David Kubiznak, H. Kunduri, and Y. Yasui, Generalized Killing-Yano equations in D=5 gauged supergravity, Phys. Lett. B678, 2009, 240, arXiv: 0905.0722.
  • V.P. Frolov, David Kubiznak, Higher-Dimensional Black Holes: Hidden Symmetries and Separation of Variables, Class.Quant.Grav., 25, 2008, 154005, arXiv: 0802.0322.
  • D.N. Page, David Kubiznak, M. Vasudevan, P. Krtous, Complete Integrability of Geodesic Motion in General Kerr-NUT-AdS Spacetimes, Phys.Rev.Lett., 98, 2007, 061102, hep-th/0611083.
  • V.P. Frolov, David Kubiznak, Hidden Symmetries of Higher Dimensional Rotating Black Holes , Phys.Rev.Lett., 98, 2007, 011101, gr-qc/0605058.
  • David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Mae Teo, Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda, arXiv: 1608.06147.
  • Michael Appels, Ruth Gregory, David Kubiznak, Thermodynamics of Accelerating Black Holes, arXiv: 1604.08812
  • Devin Hansen, David Kubiznak, Robert B. Mann, Universality of P-V Criticality in Horizon Thermodynamics, arXiv: 1603.05689.
  • David Kubiznak, Fil Simovic, Thermodynamics of horizons: de Sitter black holes, arXiv: 1507.08630.
  • David Kubiznak, Rotating black holes pierced by a cosmic string, arXiv: 1512.08807.
  • Marco Cariglia, Pavel Krtous, David Kubiznak, Hidden Symmetries and Integrability in Higher Dimensional Rotating Black Hole Spacetimes, Fortschritte der Physik, Volume 60 947 (2012), arXiv: 1112.5446

Seminars

  • Super-entropic black holes, Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting - MG14 University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy July 12 -18, 2015.
  • Thermodynamic Volume and Phase Transitions of AdS Black Holes, Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting - MG14 University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy July 12 -18, 2015.
  • Higgs hair of a rotating black hole, Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting - MG14 University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy July 12 -18, 2015.
  • Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda, 2015 CAP Congress University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada June 15-19, 2015 (invited speaker).
  • Ultraspinninglimits and super-entropic black holes, International Conference on Black Holes, The Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada, June 1-5,2015.
  • Entropy inequality for the thermodynamic volume: superentropic black holes, General Relativity & Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA, June 7 - 12, 2015
  • Enthalpy and chemical-type phase transitions in AdS black hole spacetimes, Gravitational Physics Seminar, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Japan, Mar, 2015.
  • Thermodynamic volume and phase transitions of AdS black holes, Physics Seminar, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, Mar 2015.
  • Dynamical symmetries in black hole spacetimes, OCAMI International Workshop on Mathematics and Physics in General Relativity, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, March 16, 2015 (plenary speaker)
  • P-V criticality of AdSblack holes, KEK Theory Seminar, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan, Mar 2015.
  • Black hole chemistry, Gravitational Physics Seminar, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Mar 2015.
  • Black hole thermodynamics with pressuring Lambda, Keio High Energy Physics Seminar, Keio University, Japan, Mar 2015.
  • Thermodynamic volume and isoperimetric inequality, Midwest Relativity Meeting, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA, Nov 7-8, 2014.
  • Hidden symmetries and higher-dimensional black holes, Mathematical Physics Seminar, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, Nov 2014.
  • Van der Waals fluid and anti de Sitter black holes, Physics & Astronomy Colloquium, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, Nov 2014.
  • Black Hole Chemistry, Relativity Seminar, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Sep 2014.
  • Black Hole Chemistry, Theory Canada 9, Wilfried Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, June 12-15, 2014.
  • Black hole analogue of Van der Waals fluid and reentrant phase transition,15th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Winnipeg, Canada, May 20-23, 2014.
  • Black Hole Thermodynamics with Lambda: Some Consequences, Lambda and Quasi-Lambda, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, April 10-12, 2014
  • Black hole analogue of Van der Waals fluid and reentrant phase transition, High Energy Theory Seminar, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Jan 2014.
  • Van der Waals fluid and anti de Sitter black holes, Trikralova konference, Prague, Czech Republic, Jan 6, 2014
  • Black hole analogue of triple point and reentrant phase transition, High Energy and Joint Theory Seminar, University of California, Davis, USA, Nov 2013.
  • Triple point and solid/liquid/gas phase transition: black hole analogue, String Theory Group Meeting, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA, Nov 2013.
  • Hidden symmetries and higher-dimensional black holes, Gravity meeting, Fresno State University, Fresno, California, USA, Nov 2013.
  • Van der Waals fluid and anti de Sitter black holes, Physics Colloquium, Fresno State University, Fresno, California, USA, Nov 2013.
  • Black hole analogue of reentrant phase transitions, Physics Lunch Seminar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, Oct 2013.
  • Van der Waals fluid, triple point, and anti de Sitter black holes, Physics Seminar Series, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, USA, Oct 2013.
  • Kerr-AdS analogue of triple point and solid/liquid/gas phase transition, TEP Seminar, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Oct 2013.
  • Van der Waals fluid, reentrant phase transitions, and AdS black holes, High Energy and Gravity Seminar, KITP, Santa Barbara, USA, Oct 2013.
  • Higgs hair of a rotating black hole, 16th Eastern Gravity Meeting, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Jun 2013.
  • Higgs hair of a rotating black hole, Black Holes IX: Theory and Mathematical Aspects, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, May 2013.
  • Van der Waals Behavior of charged AdS Black Holes, Theoretical Physics Seminar, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Apr 2013.
  • Higgs hair of a rotating black hole, Relativity Seminar, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Apr 2013.
  • Van der Waals fluid and charged AdS Black Holes, High Energy/Nuclear Lunch, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, Apr 2013.
  • On integrability of spinning particle motion in higher-dimensional rotating black hole spacetimes, Relativity and Gravitation 100 Years after Einstein in Prague: Prague, Czech Republic, Jun 2012.
  • Some spacetimes with higher rank Killing-Stackel tensors, Gravity seminar, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Apr 2012.
  • Some spacetimes with higher rank Killing-Stackel tensors, Relativity seminar, Prague, Czech Republic, Dec 2011.
  • Thermodynamic volume of black holes and reverse isoperimetric inequality, Black Holes: New Horizons, Banff, Canada, Nov 2011.
  • PIRSA:15080096, PSI 2015/2016 Classical Mechanics 1 - David Kubiznak, 2015-08-18, PSI 2015/2016 Classical Mechanics - David Kubiznak
  • PIRSA:15020092, Black hole chemistry: thermodynamics with Lambda, 2015-02-19, Strong Gravity
  • PIRSA:15020028, Cosmology Review-7, 2015-02-03, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15020027, Cosmology Review-6, 2015-02-02, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15010071, Cosmology Review-5, 2015-01-30, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15010070, Cosmology Review-4, 2015-01-29, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15010069, Cosmology Review-3, 2015-01-28, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15010068, Cosmology Review-2, 2015-01-27, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:15010067, Cosmology Review-1, 2015-01-26, Cosmology Review
  • PIRSA:14080018, 14/15 PSI - Classical Mechanics 4, 2014-08-15, 14/15 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:14080016, 14/15 PSI - Classical Mechanics 3, 2014-08-14, 14/15 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:14080014, 14/15 PSI - Classical Mechanics 2, 2014-08-13, 14/15 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:14080009, 14/15 PSI - Classic Mechanics 1, 2014-08-12, 14/15 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:13090014, 13/14 PSI - Relativity - Lecture 4 12/09/2013, 13/14 PSI - Relativity
  • PIRSA:13090013, 13/14 PSI - Relativity - Lecture 3 11/09/2013, 13/14 PSI - Relativity
  • PIRSA:13090015, 13/14 PSI - Relativity - Lecture 5 13/09/2013, 13/14 PSI - Relativity
  • PIRSA:13090075, 13/14 PSI - Relativity - Lecture 4b 12/09/2013, 13/14 PSI - Relativity
  • PIRSA:13080031, 13/14 PSI - Integral Transformations & Green's Function - Lecture 4, 2013-08-30, 13/14 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:13080030, 13/14 PSI - Integral Transformations & Green's Function - Lecture 3, 2013-08-29, 13/14 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:13080029, 13/14 PSI - Integral Transformations & Green's Function - Lecture 2, 2013-08-28, 13/14 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:13080028, 13/14 PSI - Integral Transformations & Green's Function - Lecture 1, 2013-08-27, 13/14 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:12080031, Integral Transforms & Green's Functions - Lecture 4, 2012-08-30, 12/13 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:12080030, Integral Transforms & Green's Functions - Lecture 3, 2012-08-29, 12/13 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:12080029, Integral Transforms & Green's Functions - Lecture 2, 2012-08-28, 12/13 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:12080028, Integral Transforms & Green's Functions - Lecture 1, 2012-08-27, 12/13 PSI - Front End
  • PIRSA:12050024, Killing-Yano Symmetry: New Results and Applications, 2012-05-06, GAP 2012: Geometry and Physics
  • PIRSA:11090051, Integral Transforms and Green's Functions - Lecture 4, 2011-09-09, 11/12 PSI - Orientation Weeks
  • PIRSA:11090050, Integral Transforms and Green's Functions - Lecture 3, 2011-09-08, 11/12 PSI - Orientation Weeks
  • PIRSA:11090049, Integral Transforms and Green's Functions - Lecture 2, 2011-09-07, 11/12 PSI - Orientation Weeks
  • PIRSA:11090048, Integral Transforms and Green's Functions - Lecture 1, 2011-09-06, 11/12 PSI - Orientation Weeks
  • PIRSA:11020139, Hidden symmetries and higher-dimensional rotating black holes, 2011-02-23, String Seminars