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Sam Blitz

Mathematical Physicist · blitz.phd

Employment & Education

Postdoctoral Researcher
2022–2025
Masaryk University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Brno, Czech Republic
Supervisor: Prof. Josef Šilhan
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics
Received: 06/2022
University of California, Davis · Cumulative GPA: 3.95
Supervisor: Prof. Andrew Waldron
Master of Science, Physics
Received: 12/2017
University of California, Davis · Cumulative GPA: 3.95

Publications & Eprints

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Potential Carroll structures and special Carrollian manifolds
2026
S. Blitz, G. Herczeg, D. McNutt · arXiv:2601.20068
arXiv:2601.20068 ↗
Einstein and Yang-Mills implies conformal Yang-Mills
2026
S. Blitz, A. R. Gover, J. Kopiński, A. Waldron · arXiv:2601.09975
arXiv:2601.09975 ↗
Conformal hypersurface invariants and Bach-type boundary problems
2025
S. Blitz, A. R. Gover · arXiv:2511.02072
arXiv:2511.02072 ↗
Non-existence of higher-order conformal fundamental forms in odd dimensions
2025
S. Blitz · Accepted in Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. · arXiv:2509.20554
arXiv:2509.20554 ↗
A breathing universe is consistent
2025
S. Blitz · Accepted in Class. Quantum Grav. · arXiv:2507.06385
arXiv:2507.06385 ↗
Asymptotia of Kerr-de Sitter black holes
2025
S. Blitz, J. Kopiński · Class. Quantum Grav. 42: 20LT02 (2025)
arXiv:2506.18169 ↗
Unique Carrollian manifolds emerging from Einstein spacetimes
2025
S. Blitz, D. McNutt, P. Nurowski · Class. Quantum Grav. 42: 075006 (2025)
arXiv:2409.19682 ↗
Quantum curvature fluctuations and the cosmological constant in a single plaquette quantum gravity model
2025
S. Blitz, S. Majid · Class. Quantum Grav. 42: 04LT01 (2025)
arXiv:2405.18397 ↗
Holography of higher codimension submanifolds: Riemannian and conformal
2025
S. Blitz, J. Šilhan · SIGMA 21: 002 (2025)
arXiv:2405.07692 ↗
Higher Fundamental Forms and Warped Product Hypersurfaces
2025
S. Blitz, J. Šilhan · Accepted in Monatsh. Math. · arXiv:2410.06706
arXiv:2410.06706 ↗
The long freeze: an asymptotically static universe from holographic dark energy
2025
S. Blitz, R. Scherrer, O. Trivedi · J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 063 (2025)
arXiv:2409.11420 ↗
Horizons that gyre and gimble: a differential characterization of null hypersurfaces
2024
S. Blitz, D. McNutt · Eur. Phys. J. C 84: 561 (2024)
arXiv:2310.08141 ↗
Generalized Willmore energies, Q-curvatures, extrinsic Paneitz operators, and extrinsic Laplacian powers
2024
S. Blitz, A. R. Gover, A. Waldron · Commun. Contemp. Math. 26(5):2350014 (2024)
arXiv:2111.00179 ↗
The Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Poincaré–Einstein fillings
2026
S. Blitz, A. R. Gover, J. Kopiński, A. Waldron · Rev. Mat. Iberoam. 42: 229 (2026)
arXiv:2307.08470 ↗
Toward a classification of conformal hypersurface invariants
2023
S. Blitz · J. Math. Phys. 64: 082504 (2023)
arXiv:2212.11711 ↗
A sharp characterization of the Willmore invariant
2023
S. Blitz · Int. J. Math. 34: 2350054 (2023)
arXiv:2112.14378 ↗
Conformal fundamental forms and the asymptotically Poincaré–Einstein condition
2023
S. Blitz, A. R. Gover, A. Waldron · Ind. Univ. Math. J. 72(6):2215-2284 (2023)
arXiv:2107.10381 ↗
Holographic entropy cone measures
2017
N. Bao, S. Blitz, B. Stoica · Technical note · arXiv:1701.03498
arXiv:1701.03498 ↗
Tetraquark cusp effects from diquark pair production
2015
S. Blitz, R. F. Lebed · Phys. Rev. D 91: 094025 (2015)
arXiv:1503.04802 ↗
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Presentations & Talks

I Think Black Holes Are Cool and You Should Too
08/2025
Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix
Conformal Geometry and Submanifolds Workshop — Organizer
03/2025
Brno, Czech Republic
Extrinsic Geometry of Higher Codimension Submanifolds
10/2024
American Mathematical Society · Riverside, CA
Extrinsic Geometry of Higher Codimension Submanifolds
05/2024
International Congress on Mathematical Physics 2024 · Strasbourg
Asymptotically Kerr-de Sitter Spacetimes: Necessary Conditions
02/2024
At the Interface of Geometry and Analysis · University of Auckland
Conformal Submanifold Geometry
01/2024
44th Winter School Geometry and Physics · Srní
Conformal Submanifold Geometry
09/2023
Sophus Lie Seminar at UiT · Tromsø, Norway
Conformal Submanifold Geometry
06/2023
Central European Seminar · Brno
A Classification of Conformal Hypersurface Invariants
01/2023
43rd Winter School Geometry and Physics · Srní
Conformal Fundamental Forms
06/2022
Conformal Geometry, Analysis, and Physics · University of Washington
Conformal Fundamental Forms
12/2021
Mathematical Physics Days 2021 · Koç University
Conformal Fundamental Forms
10/2021
Analysis Seminar Fall 2021 · Oklahoma State University
Conformal Fundamental Forms
10/2021
QMAP Seminar · University of California, Davis

Grants & Awards

COST Action CaLISTA Short Term Scientific Mission Grant
09/2023
Amount: $1,455 · Duration: 6 days · Location: Tromsø, Norway
Operational Programme Research, Development and Education Project
05/2023
Amount: $130,000 · Duration: 24 months · Location: Brno, Czechia

Referee For Journals

Differential Geometry and its Applications
Classical and Quantum Gravity
New Zealand Journal of Mathematics

Teaching & Outreach

Vice Science Communication Coordinator — COST Action CaLISTA
2023–2025
Initiated broader public outreach for the CaLISTA Action via social media. Participated in semiannual Core Group meetings.
Online Science Communicator — @blitzphd
2022–present
Communicating challenging physics and mathematics concepts without skimping on details. ~600,000 followers across platforms.
Associate Instructor — University of California, Davis (Physics)
2018–2022
Lecturer for introductory physics courses for 80–180 students. Courses: PHY 9A, 9B, 9C.
Teaching Assistant — UC Davis (Mathematics)
2017–2018
Courses: MAT 17A, MAT 17B
Teaching Assistant — UC Davis (Physics)
2015–2020
Led discussion sections. Courses: PHY 7A, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D.
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