Title:
Associate Professor
Division:
The Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Division
Office:
Address:
Phone:
+30 2610 997478
Email:
anastop@upatras.gr
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Courses

6th Semester
  • Quantum Physics II
    • 8th Semester
  • Modern Physics

    • Short Bio

    Α. Education

    1992: B.Sc. in Physics, University of Patras, Greece.
    1993: M.Sc. in “Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces”, Imperial College, London.
    1996: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London. Supervisor: J. J. Halliwell

    Β. Research/Professional Career

    1996-1997: Postdoctoral Research at Imperial College.
    1997-1998: Postdoctoral Researcher  at the Department of Fundamental Physics, University of Barcelona. (Funded by the goverment of Catalunya)
    1998-2001: Postdoctoral Researcher at Gravity Theory group, University of Maryland. (Funded by NSF and the Onassis Foundation).
    2001-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher at Spinoza Institut, Utrecht University, Netherlands. (Funded by a Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission.)
    2004-10: Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Physics, University of Patras. (Funded by A Marie Curie Reintegrtion grant, a Empirikion Foundtion Fellowship, and a Pythagoras II grant).
    2008-13: Teaching in Technical Institute of Patras, Department of Optics and Optometry.
    2010: Elected lecturer at Department of Physics, University of Patras.

    C. Research Interests

    • Gravity Theory. Thermodynamics of gravitating systems and black holes, quantum effects in non-inertial reference frames, gravitational quantum physics.
    • Quantum Gravity. Time in quantum mechanics, quantum measurement theory for temporal observables. quantum correlations, emergence of irreversibility and of the classical world in quantum systems.
    • Quantum Information. Open quantum systems, entanglement dynamics, relativistic quantum information.

    D. Research

    • 51 publications in journals, single author in 18.
    • 7 publications in conference proceedings.
    • 2 papers [Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 154003, 2008 , Class. Quant. Grav. 30, 165007, 2013] selected among highlights of the year by the journal.
    • Author of “Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics” (Princeton University Press, 2008).  The book was a selection of the Scientific Americal Book Club.
    Research Activities
    1. Generalised Uncertainty Relations and Long Time Limits for Quantum Brownian Motion Models, C. Anastopoulos and J. J. Halliwell, Phys. Rev. D51, 6870 (1995). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.51.6870
    2. Decoherence and Classical Predictability of Phase Space Histories, Phys. Rev. E53, 4711 (1996). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.4711
    3. Quantum Theory of Nonrelativistic Particles Interacting with Gravity, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D54, 1600 (1996). DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.54.1600
    4. Coarse Grainings and Irreversibility in Quantum Field Theory, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D56, 1009 (1997). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.56.1009
    5. N – Particle Sector of Quantum Field Theory as a Quantum Open System, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D56, 6702 (1997). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.56.6702
    6. Selection of Preferred Consistent Sets, C. Anastopoulos, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 37, 2261 (1998). DOI: 1023/A:1026658523246
    7. Non–Equilibrium Quantum Electrodynamics, C. Anastopoulos and A. Zoupas, Phys. Rev. D58, 105006 (1998). DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.58.105006
    8. Information Measures and Classicality in Quantum Mechanics, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D59, 045001 (1999). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.59.045001
    9. Two-level Atom-Field Interaction: Exact Master Equation for Non-Markovian Dynamics, Decoherence and Relaxation, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Phys. Rev. A62, 033821 (2000). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.62.033821
    10. Quantum Fields in Non-Static Background: α Histories Perspective, C. Anastopoulos, J. Math. Phys. 41, 617 (2000). DOI: 10.1063/1.533155
    11. History Quantisation of Parameterised Systems Development of a General Algorithm, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. 17, 2463 (2000). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/17/13/301
    12. Continuous-time Histories: Observables, Probabilities, Phase Space Structure and the Classical Limit, C. Anastopoulos, J. Math. Phys. 42, 3225 (2001). DOI: 10.1063/1.1383975
    13. Quantum Mechanical Histories and the Berry Phase, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41, 529 (2002). DOI: 1023/A:1025706632036
    14. Quantum Theory without Hilbert Spaces, C. Anastopoulos, Found. Phys. 31, 1545 (2001). DOI: 10.1023/A:1012690715414
    15. Quantum Correlation Functions and the Classical Limit, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D63, 125024 (2001). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.63.125024
    16. Frequently Asked Questions about Decoherence, C. Anastopoulos, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41, 1573 (2002). DOI: 10.1023/A:1020144800650
    17. Quantum Processes on Phase Space, C. Anastopoulos, Ann. Phys. 303, 273 (2003). DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4916(03)00006-X
    18. Role of Phase Space Geometry in Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Ann. Phys. 308, 329 (2003). DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4916(03)00145-3
    19. Spin-Statistics Theorem and Geometric Quantization, C. Anastopoulos, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 19, 655 (2004). DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X04017860
    20. Coherent States of Spinning Relativistic Particles, C. Anastopoulos, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, 8619 (2004). DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/37/36/004
    21. On the Relation between Quantum Mechanical Probabilities and Event Frequencies, C. Anastopoulos, Ann. Phys. 313, 368 (2004). DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2004.05.002
    22. Non-Markovian qubit dynamics in a thermal field bath: Relaxation, Shresta, C. Anastopoulos, A. Dragulescu and B. L. Hu, Phys. Rev. A 71, 022109 (2005).  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.022109
    23. History Minisuperspace Models, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. 22, 1841 (2005). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/9/023
    24. Classical Vs Quantum Probability in Sequential Measurements, C. Anastopoulos, Found. Phys. 36, 1601 (2006). DOI: 10.1007/s10701-006-9077-5
    25. Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, J. Math. Phys. 47, 122106 (2006). DOI: 10.1063/1.2399085
    26. Quantum probabilities for time-extended Alternatives, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, J. Math. Phys. 48, 032106 (2007). DOI: 10.1063/1.2713078
    27. Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements: II Application to tunnelling times, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, J. Math. Phys. 49, 022101 (2008). DOI: 10.1063/1.2837428
    28. Intrinsic and Fundamental Decoherence: Issues and Problems, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Class. Quant. Grav. 25,154003 (2008). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/15/154003
    29. Time-of-Arrival Probabilities and Quantum Measurements: III Decay of unstable states, C. Anastopoulos, J. Math. Phys. 49, 022103 (2008). DOI: 10.1063/1.2839920
    30. Gravitational Backreaction in Cosmological Spacetimes, C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D79, 084029 (2009). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.084029
    31. Non-Markovian Entanglement Dynamics of Two Qubits Interacting with a Common Electromagnetic Field, Anastopoulos, S. Shresta and B.L. Hu, Q. Inf. Proc. 8, 549 (2009).  DOI: 10.1007/s11128-009-0137-6
    32. The Rotating-Wave Approximation: Consistency and Applicability from an Open Quantum System Analysis, C. H. Fleming, I. Cummings, C. Anastopoulos and  B. L. Hu, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43, 405304 (2010).  DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/43/40/405304
    33. Generalized uncertainty relations and entanglement dynamics in quantum Brownian motion models, C. Anastopoulos, S. Kechribaris and D. Mylonas, Phys. Rev. A82, 042119 (2010). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.042119
    34. Consistent Thermodynamics for Spin Echoes, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Phys. Rev. E83, 021118 (2011). DOI: 10.1103/physreve.83.021118
    35. Coherences of Accelerated Detectors and the Local Character of the Unruh Effect, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, J. Math. Phys. 53, 012107 (2012). DOI: 10.1063/1.3679554
    36. Entropy of Singularities in Self-Gravitating Radiation, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. 29, 025004 (2012). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/2/025004
    37. Non-Markovian Dynamics and Entanglement of Two-Level Atoms in a Common Field, C. Fleming, N. Cummings, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, J. Phys A: Math. Theor. 45, 065301 (2012). DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/45/6/065301
    38. Time-of-Arrival Probabilities for General Particle Detectors, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Phys. Rev. A86, 012111 (2012). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.012111
    39. A Master Equation for Gravitational Decoherence: Probing the Textures of Spacetime, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Class. Quant. Grav. 30, 165007 (2013). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/165007
    40. Quantum Temporal Probabilities in Tunneling Systems, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Ann. Phys. 336, 281 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2013.06.003
    41. Problems with the Newton-Schrodinger equation, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, New J. Phys. 16, 085007 (2014). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/8/085007
    42. The thermodynamics of self-gravitating systems in equilibrium is holographic, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Quant. Grav. 31, 055003 (2014).  DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/31/5/055003
    43. Real-time particle-detection probabilities in accelerated macroscopic detectors, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Gen. Rel. Grav. 47, 1842 (2015). DOI: 10.1007/s10714-014-1842-8
    44. Probing a Gravitational Cat State, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Class. Quant. Grav. 32, 165022 (2015). DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/32/16/165022
    45. The thermodynamics of a black hole in equilibrium implies the breakdown of Einstein equations on a macroscopic near-horizon shell, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, JHEP, 2016-144. DOI: 10.1007/jhep01(2016)144
    46. Non-Markovian time evolution of an accelerated qubit, D. Moustos and C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev D95, 025020 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.95.025020
    47. Time-of-Arrival Correlations, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Phys. Rev. A95, 032105 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/physreva.95.032105
    48. Path of a Tunneling Particle, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Phys Rev. A95, 052120 (2017).  DOI: 10.1103/physreva.95.052120
    49. Equivalence Principle for Quantum Systems: Dephasing and Phase Shift of Free-Falling Particles, Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Class. Quant. Grav. 35, 035011 (2018).  DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/aaa0e8
    50. Decays of Unstable Quantum States, C. Anastopoulos, Int. J. Theor. Phys. 58, 890 (2019). DOI: 10.1007/s10773-018-3984-z
    51. Time of Arrival and Localization of Relativistic Particles, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, J. Math. Phys. 60, 032301 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5080930
    52. Multi-Time Measurements in Hawking Radiation: Information at Higher-Order Correlations, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. 37, 025015 (2020). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/ab5eb2
    53. How black holes store information in high-order correlations, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Int. J. Mod. Phys. D (2020). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271820430117
    54. Relativistic quantum thermodynamics of moving systems, N. Papadatos and C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. D 102, 085005 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.085005
    55. Detectors interacting through quantum fields: Non-Markovian effects, non-perturbative generation of correlations and apparent non-causality. T. Kolioni and C. Anastopoulos, Phys. Rev. A 102, 062207 (2020).  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.062207
    56. Quantum superposition of two gravitational cat states, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Class. Quant. Grav. 37 235012 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/abbe6f
    57. Classification theorem and properties of singular solutions to the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation,C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/abdf26
    58. Mind-Body Interaction in Modern Physics, C. Anastopoulos, Found. Phys. 51, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-021-00472-7
    59. Gravitational decoherence of photons, M. Lagouvardos and C. Anastopoulos, Class. Quant. Grav. 38, 115012 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/abf2f3
    60. Thermodynamics and phase transitions of black holes in contact with a gravitating heat bath, D. Kotopoulis and C. Anastopoulos, Class. Quant. Grav. 38, 195026 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac2137
    61. Gravitational effects in macroscopic quantum systems: a first-principles analysis, C. Anastopoulos, M. Lagouvardos and N. Savvidou, Class. Quant. Grav. 38, 105512 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac0bf9
    62. Gravitational Decoherence: A Thematic Overview, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, AVS Quantum Sci. 4, 015602 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1116/5.0077536
    63. Quantum Information in Relativity: The Challenge of QFT Measurements, C. Anastopoulos and N. Savvidou, Entropy 24, 4 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/e24010004
    64. Gravity, Quantum Fields and Quantum Information: Problems with classical channel and stochastic theories, C. Anastopoulos and B. L. Hu, Entropy 24, 490 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/e24040490
    65. Mohageg, L. Mazzarella, C. Anastopoulos, et al, The Deep Space Quantum Link: Prospective Fundamental Physics Experiments using Long-Baseline Quantum Optics, EJP Quantum Technology, 9, 25 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-022-00143-0
    66. C. Anastopoulos, B. L. Hu and K. Savvidou, Quantum field theory based quantum information: Measurements and correlations, Ann. Phys. 450, 169239 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2023.169239