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My research interests are focused on black hole physics, quantum field theory and their interplay. During my studies I deepened my knowledge about black hole quasinormal modes, in particular I worked with the WKB approximation to obtain insights about rotating black holes. Right now I am working on the superfluid helium experiment, designed to study these particular and interesting modes in analogue gravity systems.
pietro.smaniotto
@nottingham.ac.uk

CV

Employment history
2020
Highschool teacher of Mathematics at Leonardo da Vinci (Belluno, Italy)
Education
2021 - Present
PhD studies at University of Nottingham, supervisor Silke Weinfurtner
2018 - 2020
Master’s studies at University of Trieste (Trieste, Italy)
2015 - 2018
Undergraduate studies at University of Trieste (Trieste, Italy)

Publications

Digital holographic imaging of superfluid helium free surfaces, Vitor S. Barroso, Patrik Švančara, Chris Goodwin, Sreelekshmi C. Ajithkumar, Ilaria Dimina, Silvia Schiattarella, Pietro Smaniotto, Leonardo Solidoro, Marion Cromb, Radivoje Prizia, Anthony J. Kent, Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10235
Black-hole spectroscopy from a giant quantum vortex, Pietro Smaniotto, Leonardo Solidoro, Patrik Švančara, Sam Patrick, Maurício Richartz, Carlo F. Barenghi, Ruth Gregory, Silke Weinfurtner., https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11209
Rotating curved spacetime signatures from a giant quantum vortex, Patrik Švančara, Pietro Smaniotto, Leonardo Solidoro, James F. MacDonald, Sam Patrick, Ruth Gregory, Carlo F. Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner, Nature 628, 66–70 (2024)