Dr. Owen J. E. Maroney

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University of Sydney
SOPHI
Philosophy
Centre for Time
Research FellowAppointed: 2008

Mailing Address

The Centre for Time
SOPHI
University of Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales 2006
Australia

Contact Information

Phone: +61 2 9036 7184
owen.maroney@sydney.edu.au

Qualifications

Ph.D., Birkbeck College, University of London, Physics, 2002.
M.Sc., Birkbeck College, University of London, Nuclear and Particle Physics, 1995.
B.A., Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Natural Sciences, 1991.

Expertise and Research Interests

The Foundations of Quantum Theory.

The Foundations of Thermal Physics

Physics of Time Asymmetry.

Relativistic Non-locality.

Thermodynamics of Computation.

Other Expertise

Grid Computing.
Systems Administration.

Future Research

Generalising non-extensive entropies.
Fundamental time asymmetry.
Causal structures as a precursor to space-time structures.

Industrial Relevance

High throughput and data intensive computational networks

The physical basis of computation.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Physical Sciences.

Additional Terms:

Foundations of Quantum Theory, Foundations of Statistical Mechanics, Physics of Time Asymmetry, Quantum Theory and Relativity, Thermodynamics of Computation.

Previous Positions

2006-2006, Lecturer, University of Waterloo, Applied Mathematics
2005-2008, Post-doctoral fellow, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Foundations of Quantum Theory
2004-2005, Post-doctoral fellow, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, Science, Physics, High Energy Physics
2002-2004, Post-doctoral fellow, University of Bristol, Science, Physics, Particle Physics
2001-2001, Sessional Lecturer, University of London, Faculty of Continuing Education, Science Foundation

Publications

  • O J E Maroney (2010) Does a computer have an arrow of time?, Foundations of Physics, 40, 205-238
  • O J E Maroney (2009) Thermodynamic constraints on fluctuation phenomena, Physical Review E, 80, 061141
  • O J E Maroney (2009) Generalizing Landauer's Principle, Physical Review E, 79, 031105
  • O J E Maroney (2009) Information Processing and Thermodynamic Entropy In E N Zalta (eds), The Stanford Encyclopaedia, Autumn 2009 Edition, Stanford, Stanford University (bookchapter)
  • CMS Collaboration (2008) The CMS Experiment at CERN LHC, Journal of Instrumentation, 3, 208004
  • O J E Maroney (2008) Maxwell through the looking glass: from Szilard to Landauer and back again, Meeting the Entropy Challenge, AIP
  • O J E Maroney, The physical basis of the Gibbs-von Neumann entropy, ArXiv, 2007
  • CMS Collaboration (2007) CMS Physics Technical Design Report Volume II: Physics Performance, Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 34 (6), 995-1579
  • P J W Faulkner et al (2006) GridPP: development of the UK computing Grid for Particle Physics, Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 32, N1-20
  • O J E Maroney (2005) The (absence of a) relationship between logical and thermodynamic reversibility, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 36, 355-374
  • O J E Maroney (2005) The density matrix in the de Broglie-Bohm approach, Foundations of Physics, 35 (3), 493-510
  • T Barrass et al (2004) Integrating the SRB with the GIGGLE framework, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 534 (1-2), 42-46
  • O J E Maroney, Are all reversible computations tidy?, ArXiv, 2004
  • S Burke et al (2004) HEP applications and their experience with the use of DataGrid middleware, Journal of Grid Computing, 2, 369-386
  • T Barrass et al (2004) Software agents in data and workflow management, Computing for High Energy Physics 2004
  • S Burke et al (2004) HEP applications experience with the European DataGrid middleware, Computing for High Energy Physics 2004
  • D Bonacorsi et al (2003) Running CMS software on GRID Testbeds, Computing for High Energy Physics 2003
  • B J Hiley, R Callaghan, O J E Maroney, Quantum trajectories: real, surreal or an approximation to a deeper process?, ArXiv, 2000
  • O J E Maroney, B J Hiley, Consistent histories and the Bohm approach, ArXiv, 2000
  • O J E Maroney (2000) Sameness and oppositeness in quantum information, 22nd ANPA Conference
  • O J E Maroney and B J Hiley, Quantum State Teleportation Understood through the Bohm Approach, Foundations of Physics, 29(9), 1403-1415, 1999
  • H Abraham, O J E Maroney (1994) Road pricing and public transport provision in London, Traffic Engineering and Control, 35 (12), 666-671
  • H Abraham, O J E Maroney, M Mogridge (1993) A strategic review of the demand implications of alternative transport policies for London, PTRC Summer Annual Meeting

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