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Dr. Efrain J. Ferrer


		Adjunct Professor of Physics, Ph.D. Lebedev Physical Institute, (1988) Professor, SUNY-Fredonia Phone: (716) 673-4623 Email: ferrer@fredonia.edu link to personal website for more info

Education
	Ph.D. -- Lebedev Physical Institute (1988) B.S. -- Havana University (1974)
Research Interests
	Neutrino Propagation and Oscillation under External Conditions Nonperturbative Effects of External Fields QFT Systems at Finite Temperature and Density Superdense Quark Matter in the Presence of Magnetic Fields Transport Properties in High-Tc Superconductors
	My research concerns theoretical high-energy physics under external conditions (finite temperature and densities, magnetic and electric fields, nontrivial topologies, etc.). In my research, perturbative, as well as non-perturbative methods are used and developed. The fields of application of my studies are particle physics, cosmology and condensed matter. Many physical systems are subject to the influence of external conditions. To mention only a few well-known situations, we recall the tremendous temperatures reached by the universe in its early evolution, the high densities existing in the core of neutron stars, and the huge magnetic field permeating the interior of magnetars. To understand how the external conditions influence the behavior of the system constituents is of fundamental importance. Most of these studies connect different branches of physics and therefore have an interdisciplinary character. Some of the problems of my current research interests are: To study the influence of primordial magnetic fields on neutrino oscillations in the primeval plasma, to investigate magnetic field effects on color superconducting condensates and their relevance for the astrophysics of compact stars, and to investigate the transport properties of high-Tc quasiparticles in the presence of magnetic field induced gap.
Selected Publications
Thermal Conductivity in 3D NJL Model Under External Magnetic Field, J. Ferrer, V. P. Gusynin and V. de la Incera, Eur. Phys. J. B 33 (2003) 397. Hypermagnetic Field Effects in the Thermal Bath of Chiral Fermions, J. Cannellos, E. J. Ferrer and V. de la Incera, Phys.Lett.B542 (2002) 123. Neutrino Self-Energy and Index of Refraction in Strong Magnetic Field: A New Approach, E. Elizalde, E. J. Ferrer and V. de la Incera, Ann. of Physics 295 (2002) 33. Phase Transition in Anyon Superconductivity at Finite Temperature, E. J. Ferrer and V. de la Incera, Nucl. Phys. B542 (1999) 261. Mass eigenvalues of the open charged string in a magnetic background, Efrain J. Ferrer and Vivian de la Incera, Phys. Rev. D 52 (1995) 1011.