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Dr Anita Ponsaing
Outreach Officer
The University of Adelaide
My background is in mathematical physics, specifically statistical mechanics and quantum integrable systems. I did my PhD at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Jan de Gier, completing in 2011. After this I spent three years doing research postdocs in Geneva and Paris. During this time I learnt some basic French, learnt to ski, and visited the Large Hadron Collider (as a tourist).
I have a strong interest in maths education, and helping others see the beauty in maths. I also enjoy computer games, playing piano, programming, and birdwatching, in decreasing order of experience.
Research Interests:
Mathematical physics
Maths education
Quantum integrable systems
Statistical mechanics
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics - University of Queensland, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics - University of Melbourne, 2011
Publications
Journal Articles
Mays, A., Ponsaing A., & Schehr G.
(2021). Tracy-Widom Distributions for the Gaussian Orthogonal and Symplectic Ensembles Revisited: A Skew-Orthogonal Polynomials Approach.
Journal of Statistical Physics. 182(2), 28. doi: 10.1007/s10955-020-02695-w
Mays, A., Ponsaing A., & Paganin D. M.
(2018). Determinantal polynomial wave functions induced by random matrices.
Physical Review A. 98(6), 063813. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.063813
Mays, A., & Ponsaing A.
(2017). An induced real quaternion spherical ensemble of random matrices.
Random Matrices: Theory and Applications. 06(01), 1750001. doi: 10.1142/S2010326317500010
De Gier, J., Jacobsen J., & Ponsaing A.
(2016). Finite-size corrections for universal boundary entropy in bond percolation.
SciPost Physics. 1(2), 012. doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.1.2.012