Níck

theoretical physicist

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Teaching

These are some of the minicourses I have taught. Lecture notes and video recordings are given if they are publicly available. Entries listed in Portuguese have documents in Portuguese.

Introduction to Black Hole Physics

Presented at:

• VI ICTP-SAIFR Summer School for Young Physicists. Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. In person. 12–17 Jan 2026. In Portuguese.
• II São Paulo School on Gravitational Physics. Online. 14–18 Jul 2025. In Portuguese.
• V ICTP-SAIFR Summer School for Young Physicists. Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. In person. 16–23 Jan 2025. In Portuguese.

Lecture notes: available here (in English)

Infrared Symmetries of General Relativity

Presented at:

• I São Paulo School on Gravitational Physics. Online. 15–19 Jul 2024. In English.

Lecture notes: available here (in English)

Related publications:

• Níckolas de Aguiar Alves. “Lectures on the Bondi–Metzner–Sachs group and related topics in infrared physics”. Eur. Phys. J. C 86.5, 507 (2026). arXiv: 2504.12521 [gr-qc]. [INSPIRE].

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime

Presented at:

• Golden Wedding of Black Holes and Thermodynamics: An Online Celebration. Online. 04–08 Dec 2023. In English.

Lecture notes: available here (in English)

Related publications:

• Níckolas de Aguiar Alves. “Nonperturbative Aspects of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime”. MSc thesis. Santo André, Brazil: Federal University of ABC, 2023. arXiv: 2305.17453 [gr-qc]. [INSPIRE].

Técnicas de Demonstração

Presented at:

• Dead Physicists Society's Special Classes. Online. 16 Apr 2022. In Portuguese.

Lecture notes: available here (in Portuguese)

Métodos Algébricos da Física Teórica

Lecture notes: available here (in Portuguese)

Introdução ao LaTeX

Presented at:

• XV Oceanography Thematic Week. Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Online. 10–12 Nov 2020. In Portuguese.

Lecture notes: available here (in Portuguese)

Mecânica Clássica

Presented at:

• Dead Physicists Society's Mini Winter School. Online. 10–14 Aug 2020. In Portuguese.

Lecture notes: available here (in Portuguese)

Introdução ao LaTeX

Presented at:

• I Jayme Tiomno Physics School. Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. In person. 23–31 Jul 2018. In Portuguese.