Brief Biography

I was born in Kazerun, Iran, on 22 May 1960. I obtained my BSc degree in physics at Shiraz University in 1985. I was then awarded a scholarship by Shiraz University, to do my graduate studies abroad. After finishing my MSc and PhD programs at Sussex University in England, I returned to Iran, and was employed by Shiraz University in 1990. I have now a permanent position at the physics department of this university. I got married in 1991 with Zahra Hashemi, and I have two children Mohammad Sadegh and Maryam. Zahra has a B.Sc. degree in Biology.

Academic Degrees

BSc: 1985, physics, Shiraz University, Iran (distinction). MSc: 1987, astrophysics, Sussex University, England (distinction). Thesis: The Age of the Universe, under the supervision of Prof. L. Mestel. PhD: 1990, astrophysics and cosmology, Sussex University, England. Thesis: WIMPs and the Early Stages of the Evolution of Low Mass Stars, under the supervision of late Prof. R.J. Tayler.

Research Interests

I have two main research interests: 1. Gravitation and the physics of the early universe, 2.Nonlinear fields and their soliton solutions. In recent years, I have concentrated more or less on non-linear fields. In particular, I am interested in soliton modelling of classical and relativistic particles. This involves both analytical and numerical investigation. An example of the research work carried out, is the introduction of a coupled sine-Gordon system, which exhibits an interesting and rich dynamics. The system possesses a set of different soliton solutions, which have non-degenerate masses and various conserved topological charges. I had some education in observational astronomy in my undergraduate and M.Sc. studies. Although I have not followed that line seriously, but every now and then I collaborate with some of the graduate students who do observational work at Biruni Observatory.

Publications

    1.  Photometry of  HR 5110 ,I.B.V.S. (IAU), No. 1745 (1980), with D. Dorren.
    2. Photoelectric H a W and H a  N Observations of R CMa,  I.B.V.S. (IAU) No. 2427 (1983)
    3. Minimum Timing of RZ Cas.,  I.B.V.S. (IAU), No. 2784 (1985), with S. Nasiri and M.R. Ahmadi.
    4. H\alpha W and Narrow Photometry of R Canis Majoris, t Astrophys. Space Scien., 151, 1 (1989), with T. Edalati and B. Khalesse.
    5.  Cosmions and the Age Problem,  Monthly Notices of R.A.S., 248, 555 (1991).
    6.  Substratum Radiation and Casimir Effect,  Iran. J. of Sciences,  3, 78 (1992).
    7.  A Simple Method for Preliminary Analysis of the Light Curves of Partial Eclipsing Binaries,  Astronomical Journal,104, No. 1., 228 (1992).
    8.  Spherically Symmetric, Static Solutions of Brans-Dicke Field Equations in Vacuum,  Monthly Notices of R.A.S.,  261 229 (1993), with H.R. Askari.
    9.  Particle Aspects of Kink Interactions, Int. J. of Theor. Phys.,  32, No. 11, 2155 (1993).
    10.  Scalar-Vector Topological Soliton,  Int. J. Theor. Phys.,  33, No. 5 (1994).
    11.  B and V Photometry and Analysis of the Eclipsing Binary RZ Cas.,  Astrophysics and Space Science,  211, 293., with M.R. Bagheri and F. Faghihi.
    12.  Mass of a Body in Brans-Dicke Theory,  Int. J. of Theor. Phys.,  34, No. 3, 417 (1995), with H.R.Askari.
    13.  A Class of Exact Cosmological Solutions of B-D Theory with Cosmological Constant,  Astrophys. Space Scien. ,  226, 1 (1995), with E. Ahmadi-Azar.
    14. Dynamics of Solitons in Inhomogeneous Josephson Junctions,  Int. J. Theor. Phys.,  35, No. 1, 101 1996).
    15. Isovector Solitons and Maxwell's Equations,  Int. J. Theor. Phys.,  35, No. 3, 578, (1996), with A.Vasheghani.
    16. Wormholes in Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravity,  J. Korean Astron. Soc.,  29, S283 (1996).
    17. Dynamics of Sine-Gordon Solitons, Int. J. Theor. Phys., 37, No. 3, 1081 (1998) with A.R. Gharaati.
    18. Relativistic Solitons, Iranian Journal of Physics Research, 1, No. 3, 176 (1998).
    19. UBV Photoelectric Times of Minima..., I.B.V.S., No. 4784 (1999) with F. Faghihi and A. Dariush.
    20. Time-dependent Wormholes ..., Astrophys. Space Scien., 271, No. 3, 237 (2000). with B. Nasr
    21. Geodesics in Wormhole Spacetimes, Iran Journal of Science and Technology, 24, No. 2, Trans. A., 139 (2000) with B. Nasr.
    22. New-born Neutron Star Equation of State, Int. J. Theor. Phys. Group Theor. Nonlinear Op., (2001), with Gh. Bordbar, to appear.
    23. Equation of State of Hot Neutron Stars, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 40, 1671-1681 (2001), Gh. Bordbar.
    24. Non-relativistic Dynamics of Solitons in Inhomogeneous Media, Iran. J. Scien. Tech., (2001), with A.R. Gharaati, to appear.
    25. Coupled System of Scalar Fields, Stability and Quantization of Soliton-like Solutions, Int. J. Theor. Phys. GTNO., with M.M. Golshan and K. Mansuri., 7, No. 3, 91, (2001).
    26. Anomalous Behavior in the Light Variations of RZ Cas, with M.R. Bagheri, Iranian Journal of Physics Research, 3, No. 1, 1, (2002).
    27. Astrophysical Consequences of Cold Dark Matter, Iranian Journal of Physics Research, 3, No. 2, 133, (2002).
    28. Soliton decay in Coupled System of Scalar Fields, Physical Review D, 66, 065003 (2002), with A. Azizi and S.M. Zebarjad.
    29. Geometry and Toplogy of Solitons, hep-th/0102152 Int. J. Theor. Phys. GTNO 8, No. 2, 115-161, (2002).
    30. Irregular Behavior in the Light Variations of 29 Cyg, Astrophys. Space Science, 282(2): 381-390, (2002).
    31. Phenomenological Nucleon-nucleon Potentials and the Equation of State of Neutron Star Matter, with Gh. Bordbar, Astrophys. Space Scien. 282(3): 563-572, (2002).
    32.  Gravitating Isovector Solitons, with H. Niad, gr-qc/0209074 preprint, (2002).
    33. Some Exact Geometries in Asymptotically deSitter Spacetimes, Astrophys. Space Science., 283(2), 235-244, (2003).
    34. A New Apsidal Motion Study of DI Her, with A. Dariush, Astrophys. Space Science., 283(2), 257-265, (2003).
    35. Is the Age Problem Resolved?, with A.A. Navabi, J. Astrophys., to appear, (2003).
    36. Exact String-like Solutions of the Gauged Nonlinear O(3) Model, with H.R. Vanaie, hep-th/ (2003).
    1.  Stars, Their Structure and Evolution (R.J. Tayler), Tous Publications, Mashad (1982)-Co-Translator into Persian.
    2.  Modelling Eclipsing Binary Systems, Journal of Physics (Iran),  3, No. 4, 1 (1986)-in Persian.
    3.  Cosmology and Religion, Kelihane' Andisheh, No. 22, 67 (1989)-in Persian.
    4.  Anthropic Principle in Modern Science, Keihane' Farhanghi, 5, No. 4, 27 - in Persian.
    5.  Making Toy Galaxies,  Sky and Telescope,  80, No. 6, 654 (1990).
    6.  Shape Function in Spiral Galaxies, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. 41 (1991).
    7.  New Ground-Based Optical Telescopes, Journal of Physics (Iran), 10, No. 3, 133 (1992)-Trans. into Persian.
    8. The Age of the Universe, Regional Conference of Mathematics and Theretical Physics, 22-25 Nov. 1992, Tabriz, Iran.
    9.  Spherical Solutions of B-D Equations and Galactic Rotation Curves, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. l (1992), with H.R. Askari.
    10.  The Light Curve of RZ Cassiopeia, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. 28 (1992), with M.R. Bagheri and F. Faghihi.
    11.  Particle Aspects in Non-Linear Field Theories, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. 4 (1992).
    12.  Newtonian Collapse Around a Primordial Seed in a Flat Universe, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. 24 (1992), with S. Gharaati.
    13.  Relativistic Soliton with Quantized Charges, Proc. of the Annual Physics Conference of Iran, p. 43 (1993).
    14.  A Look at the Old Kaluza-Klein Theory,  Golchine Riazi,  2, No. 1, 23, (1994).
    15.  Distribution Function of Relic Particles,  Golchine Riazi,  2, No. 2, 17, (1994).
    16.  Spacetime Structure in Scalar-Tensor Theories, 1st Spring Seminar in High Energy Physics, IPM, Tehran (1994).
    17.  Dynamics and Hydrodynamics of Spherical Stellar Systems, 2nd Spring Seminar in High Energy Physics, IPM, Tehran (1995).
    18.  Introductory Cosmology,  Summer School in Astronomy and Astrophysics, IPS, Zanjan Univ., Zanjan, Iran (1995).
    19.  Dynamics of Solitons in Inhomogeneous Josephson Junctions,  UPS'95, ( Ultrafast Processes in Spectroscopy Symposium ), Treiste, Italy, Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 1995.
    1.  Undergraduate: Electromagnetic Theory I and II, Quantum Physics I and II, Mathematical Physics I and II, Astrophysics.
    2. Postgraduate: General Theory of Relativity, Cosmology, Gauge Field Theory.
      3.
    1.  Kharazmi International Prize for research on soliton theory (1998).
    2. Distinguished Researcher, College of Sciences, Shiraz University (2003).
    1.  Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, World Scientific, Contract signed.
      2.
    2.  Theoretical Physics 2002 Part 1, Chapter 10, Nova Science Publishing Co., New York, USA.
    3.  Introduction to Modern Cosmology, under preparation.
 

  • The Physics of the Early Universe, Edinburgh, Scotland, Summer 1989.

  • Ultrafast Processes, Trieste, Italy, Summer 1995.

  • IAU Regional Meeting, Pusan, South Korea, Summer 1996.

  • Annual Physics Conferences of Iran.

  • Visiting Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Alberta, Summer 1994.

  • Sabbatical Leave, Department of Physics, University of Victoria, 1998/99.

  • IAU GA, Mancheser, UK, summer 2000.

  • Physics of Stellar Pulsations, Belgium, summer 2001.
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    • Society Memberships

     

  • International Astronomical Union (IAU).
  • Iranian Physical Society.
  • Iranian Astronomical Society.
  • Iranian Mathematical Society.
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    • Theses Supervised
    MSc:

  • M. Akrami, Cosmions and the Stability of Stellar Cores, 1991.

  • S. Gharaati, Density Fluctuations in Cosmology, 1992.

  • A. Dehghani, Soliton Models in Field Theory, 1992.

  • M.T.Mirtorabi, Photometry and Analysis of the Light Curve of R CMa.

  • A. Vasheghani, Isovector Solitons, 1993.

  • E. Ahmadi Azar, Scalar-Tensor Cosmological Models with Cosmological Constant, 1993.

  • M. Rezaie-Zadeh, Spherical Solutions of Kaluza-Klein Theory, 1994.

  • M. Davoodi, Phenomenology of Isovector Solitons, 1996.

  • H. Niad, Gravitating Isovector Solitons.

  • A. Dariush, Photometry and Analysis of the Light Curve of DI Her.
    • PhD:

  • H.R. Askari, Spherical Solutions of Brans-Dicke Theory, 1994.

  • B. Nasre-Esfahani, Energy Conditions in Wormhole Spacetimes, 1998.

  • A. Gharaati, Dynamics of Solitons in Nonlinear Relativistic Fields, 1998.

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