Christopher Butcher

I am a first-year DPhil student supervised by Prof. John Wheater. My research focuses on matrix quantum mechanics and its role in quantum gravity. In particular, I study the BFSS model, which is conjectured to provide a non-perturbative definition of M-theory. Recent progress in defining and computing entanglement entropy in gauge and matrix theories has created new opportunities to probe the emergence of spacetime geometry. I am exploring how these developments can be applied within the BFSS framework. Before starting my DPhil, I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of York and my master’s at the University of Cambridge.