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Staff Profile

Dr Gerasimos Rigopoulos

Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics/Theoretical Physics

Background

Current Roles and Responsibilities

Chair of the Board of Examiners for Physics


Academic trajectory

BSc: University of Athens (GR)

Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, University of Cambridge

PhD: DAMTP, University of Cambridge

I've held postdoctral reseach positions in Utrecht (NL), Helsinki (FI), Munich and Heidelberg (DE)

I joined 缅北禁地 in 2015.


Research

Research Interests

Early Universe Cosmology: Quantum theory of inflationary perturbations, Stochastic Inflation.

Late Universe Cosmology: Gravitational perturbation theory for cosmological large scale structure, Scalar Condensate models of Dark Matter - Fuzzy Dark Matter.

Application of field theory methods (Feynman Diagrams and the Renormalization Group) to Langevin dynamics.

Non-equilibrium Quantum/Statistical Field Theory


Current PhD supervision

Aditya Verma (with Nick Proukakis) on Fuzzy Dark Matter

Teaching

Semester 2:


MSP1804 Dynamics

MSP8811 General Relativity



Publications

  • Articles

    • Indjin M, Keepfer N, Liu I-K, Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2026, 545(3), staf2046.
    • Indjin M, Liu IK, Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G, Verma A. . Physical Review D 2026, 113(6), 063512.
    • Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G, Soto A. . Physical Review D 2025, 111, 023505.
    • Launay YL, Rigopoulos GI, Shellard EPS. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2025, 2025(05), 071.
    • Launay YL, Rigopoulos GI, Shellard EPS. . Physical Review D 2025, 112(4), 043518.
    • Indjin M, Liu I-K, Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G. . Physical Review D 2024, 109, 103518.
    • Launay YL, Rigopoulos GI, Shellard EPS. . Physical Review D 2024, 109(12), 123523.
    • Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G, Soto A. . Physical Review D 2024, 110(2), 023504.
    • Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G, Soto A. . Physical Review D 2023, 108(8), 083513.
    • Rigopoulos G, Wilkins A. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2023, 2023(4), 046.
    • Liu IK, Proukakis NP, Rigopoulos G. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023, 521(3), 3625–3647.
    • Wilkins A, Rigopoulos G, Masoero E. . Physical Review E 2022, 106, 054109.
    • Prokopec T, Rigopoulos G. . Physical Review D 2021, 104(8), 083505.
    • Glavan D, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2021, 2021(02), 021.
    • Bounakis M, Moss IG, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2021, 2021(02), 006.
    • Rigopoulos G, Wilkins A. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2021, 2021(12), 027.
    • Bounakis M, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2020, 2020(5), 046.
    • Prokopec T, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2018, 2018(08), 13.
    • Moss IG, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2017, 2017(5), 009.
    • Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2016, 2016(07), 035.
    • Führer F, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2016, 2016, 032.
    • Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2015, 01(2015), 014.
    • Rigopoulos G, Valkenburg W. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2015, 446(1), 677-682.
    • Garbrecht B, Gautier F, Rigopoulos G, Zhu Y. . Physical Review D 2015, 91(6), 063520.
    • Garbrecht B, Rigopoulos G, Zhu Y. . Physical Review D 2014, 89, 063506.
    • Rampf C, Rigopoulos G, Valkenburg W. . Classical and Quantum Gravity 2014, 31(23), 234004.
    • Rampf C, Rigopoulos G. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters 2013, 430(1), L54-L58.
    • Rampf C, Rigopoulos G. . Physical Review D 2013, 87(12), 123525.
    • Rigopoulos G. . 2013.
    • Enqvist K, Koivisto T, Rigopoulos G. Non-metric chaotic inflation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2012, 05(2012), 023.
    • Enqvist K, Figueroa DG, Rigopoulos G. Fluctuations along supersymmetric flat directions during Inflation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2012, 01(2012), 053.
    • Rigopoulos G, Valkenburg W. A non-linear approximation for perturbations in LCDM. Physical Review D 2012, 86, 043523.
    • Enqvist K, Hotchkiss S, Rigopoulos G. . Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2012, 03, 026.
    • Garbrecht B, Rigopoulos G. Self Regulation of Infrared Correlations for Massless Scalar Fields during Inflation. Physical Review D 2011, 84, 063516.
    • Enqvist K, Rigopoulos G. Non-linear mode coupling and the growth of perturbations in LCDM. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2011, 03(2011), 005.
    • Rigopoulos G. Gauge invariance and non-Gaussianity in Inflation. Physical Review D 2011, 84, 021301.
    • Prokopec T, Rigopoulos G. Path Integral for Inflationary Perturbations. Physical Review D 2010, 82, 023529.
    • Enqvist K, Nurmi S, Rigopoulos G, Taanila O, Takahashi T. The Subdominant Curvaton. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2009, 11(2009), 003.
    • Enqvist K, Mattsson M, Rigopoulos G. Supernovae data and perturbative deviation from homogeneity. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2009, 09(2009), 022.
    • Koksma JF, Prokopec T, Rigopoulos G. The Scalar Field Kernel in Cosmological Spaces. Classical and Quantum Gravity 2008, 25, 125009.
    • Enqvist K, Nurmi S, Rigopoulos G. Parametric Decay of the Curvaton. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2008, 10(2008), 013.
    • Enqvist K, Nurmi S, Podolsky D, Rigopoulos G. On the divergences of inflationary superhorizon perturbations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2008, 04(2008), 025.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS, vanTent BJW. Quantitative bispectra from multifield inflation. Physical Review D 2007, 76, 083512.
    • Prokopec T, Rigopoulos G. Decoherence from Isocurvature Perturbations in Inflation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2007, 11(2007), 029.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS, vanTent BJW. Non-linear perturbations in multiple-field inflation. Physical Review D 2006, 73, 083521.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS. Stochastic fluctuations in multi-field inflation. Journal of Physics, Conference Series 2005, 8, 145-149.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS, vanTent BJW. Simple route to non-Gaussianity in inflation. Physical Review D 2005, 72, 083507.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS. Non-linear inflationary perturbations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2005, 10(2005), 006.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS, vanTent BJW. Large non-Gaussianity in multiple-field inflation. Physical Review D 2005, 73, 083522.
    • Rigopoulos G. On second-order superhorizon perturbations in multifield inflationary models. Classical and Quantum Gravity 2004, 21, 1737-1754.
    • Rigopoulos G, Shellard EPS. Separate universe approach and the evolution of nonlinear superhorizon cosmological perturbations. Physical Review D 2003, 68, 123518.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

    • Wilkins A, Masoero E, Rigopoulos G. . In: EMI International 2020. 2020, Durham, UK.