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The ARC Special Research Centre for the Subatomic Structure of Matter  

Enquiries: +61 8 8313 3533  

Location: Level 1, Physics Building, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA  

Mailing Address: CSSM, Rm. 126, Lvl 1 Physics Building, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia  
The University of Adelaide

Dr. Jonathan D. Carroll

Ph.D., B.Sc. (Hons), MAIP


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  • Current Positions & Roles:

    • Post Doctoral Research Associate, CSSM
    • CSSM Seminar Series Coordinator

  • Awards and Achievements:

    • 2012 Finalist: Channel 9 Young Acheiver Awards
    • 2011 Semi-Finalist: Channel 9 Young Acheiver Awardsi
    • 2009 CSSM Doctoral Research Prize
    • 2009 University Doctoral Research Medal

  • Current Research Interests:

    Topics of special interest include:

    • Dense Matter
    • Neutron Star Matter
    • Quantum Hadrodynamics
    • Quark-Meson Coupling Model
    • Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model
    • Equation of State
    • Muonic Hydrogen Spectrum
    • Proton Radius Discrepancy

    Click here to view an interactive display of QMC results at finite temperature and fixed lepton fraction (including neutrinos.


  • Publications:

    • Journal articles:

      •  "Non-perturbative Analysis of the Influence of the Proton Magnetization and Charge Densities on the Hyperfine Splitting of Muonic Hydrogen"
        [arXiv:physics.atom-ph/1108.5785] (link via arxiv)

      •  "Proton form-factor dependence of the finite-size correction to the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen"
        [arXiv:physics.atom-ph/1108.2541] (link via arxiv)

      •  "Natural Resolution of the Proton Size Puzzle"
        [Phys.Rev.A84:020101] (link via arxiv)

      •  "Nonperturbative relativistic calculation of the muonic hydrogen spectrum"
        [Phys.Rev.A84:012506] (link via arxiv)

      •  "Applications of the octet baryon quark-meson coupling model to hybrid stars"
        [PhD thesis] (link via arxiv, or local)

      •  "Phase transition from QMC hyperonic matter to deconfined quark matter"
        [Phys.Rev.C79:045810] (link via arxiv)

      •  "Neutral pion decay into nu anti-nu in dense skyrmion matter"
        [Phys.Rev.D71:114001] (link via arxiv)

      • (Retrieve a full list of my publications via SLAC SPIRES)

    • Conference Proceedings:

      •  "The Radius of the Proton; Size Does Matter"
        [AIP Conf.Proc.1354:25-31] (link via arxiv)

      •  "The Quark-Meson Coupling model as a description of dense matter"
        [AIP Conf.Proc.1374:???-???,arXiv:hep-ph/1010.3759] (link via arxiv)

      •  "QMC and the nature of dense matter: written in the stars?"
        [AIP Conf.Proc.1261:226-231] (link via arxiv)


    • Newspaper & Media:

      •  "First glimpse of the Higgs boson - how to interpret CERN's announcement"
        'The Conversation' Online article (16 December 2011) (link)

      •  "Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity"
        'The Conversation' Online article (12 October 2011) (link)

      •  "Neutrinos and the speed of light? Not so fast..."
        'The Conversation' Online article (26 Septmber 2011) (link)

      •  "95% chance 'God particle' ststatements are being misread by the media"
        'The Conversation' Online article (15 September 2011) (link)

      •  "Explainer: Standard Model of Particle Physics"
        'The Conversation' Online article (25th August 2011) (link)

      •  "If I had a blank cheque I'd do what theoretical physics does now, only bigger"
        'The Conversation' Online article (22nd July 2011) (link)

      •  "Explainer: the Z' (hypothetical) particle"
        'The Conversation' Online article (6th April 2011) (link)

      •  "How beer changed the world of science"
        'Can You Believe It?' Adelaide Advertiser Article (2nd March 2010) (link)

      •  "Tipping the scales - Does my bum look big in this Higgs field?"
        'Can You Believe It?' Adelaide Advertiser Article (31st March 2009) (link)

      •  "Breaking Rules - You can't change the laws of physics. Or can you?"
        'Can You Believe It?' Adelaide Advertiser Article (15th November 2008) (link)


    • Recent Presentations:

    •  "The Radius of the Proton; Size Does Matter"
      T(R)OPICAL QCD 2010 (Cairns, Australia - September 2010)

    •  "The Quark-Meson Coupling model as a description of dense matter"
      Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA - May 2010
      University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA - May 2010
      MENU 2010, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA - June 2010
      Jefferson Laboratory Theory Center, Newport News, Virginia, USA - June 2010
      University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA - June 2010
      INPC2010 [Poster], TRIUMF/UBC, Vancouver, Canada, July 2010


    • Curriculum Vitae

      [ Updated 11th October 2011 ]


    • Contact details:

    • E-mail:

      Mailing address:

        Rm. 112, Level 1, Physics Building,
        University of Adelaide, SA 5005,
        Australia

        Phone: +61-8-8313-3123
        Fax: +61-8-8313-3551

    Last Modified: 16th August, 2011

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