Staff profile

Dr Baojiu Li, PhD

(email at baojiu.li@durham.ac.uk)

Career

2009-2011: Research Fellow in Applied Mathematics (JRF), Queens' College, University of Cambridge

2011-2014: 2011 Royal Astronomical Society Fellow, Institute for Computational Comology, Durham University

Education

2006-2009: PhD in Applied Mathematics, Queens' College, University of Cambridge, the United Kingdom

2004-2006: MPhil in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2000-2004: BSc in Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research Groups

• Astronomy and Astrophysics

Publications

Articles: magazine

• Li, B. (Published). Testing gravity on cosmological scales. A & G 53: 37-41.

Journal papers: academic

• Li, B., Zhao, G. & Koyama, K. (2013). Exploring Vainshtein mechanism on adaptively refined meshes. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 1303.0008.
• Lombriser, L., Li, B., Koyama, K. & Zhao, G. (2013). Modeling halo mass functions in chameleon f(R) gravity. arXiv e-print 1304.6395.
• Brax, P., Davis, A. C., Li, B., Winther, H. A. & Zhao, G. (2013). Systematic simulations of modified gravity: chameleon models. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 04: 029.
• Li, B., Hellwing, W. A., Koyama, K., Zhao, G., Jennings, E. & Baugh, C. M. (2013). The non-linear matter and velocity power spectra in f(R) gravity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 428: 743-755.
• Barreira, A., Li, B., Sanchez, A., Baugh, C. M. & Pascoli, S. (2013). The parameter space in Galileon gravity models. Physical Review D 1302.6241.
• Clampitt, Joseph Cai, Yan-Chuan & Li, Baojiu (2013). Voids in modified gravity: excursion set predictions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 431(1): 749-766.
• Li, B. & Efstathiou, G. (2012). An extended excursion set approach to structure formation in chameleon models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 421(2): 1431-1442.
• Lombriser, L., Koyama, K., Zhao, G. & Li, B. (2012). Chameleon f(R) gravity in the virialized cluster. Physical Review D 85(12): 124054.
• Li, B., Zhao, G., Teyssier, R. & Koyama, K. (2012). ECOSMOG: an Efficient COde for Simulating MOdified Gravity. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2012(01): 051.
• Lam, T. Y. & Li, B. (2012). Excursion set theory for modified gravity: correlated steps, mass functions and halo bias. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 426(4): 3260.
• Li, B. & Lam, T. Y. (2012). Excursion set theory for modified gravity: Eulerian versus Lagrangian environments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 425(1): 730.
• Zhao, H., Peacock, J. & Li, B. (2012). Gravity theories, transverse Doppler and gravitational redshifts in galaxy clusters. arXiv e-print 1206.5032.
• Li, B., Zhao, G. & Koyama, K. (2012). Halos and Voids in f(R) Gravity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 421(4): 3481-3487.
• Barreira, A., Li, B., Baugh, C. M. & Pascoli, S. (2012). Linear perturbations in Galileon gravity models. Physical Review D 86(12): 124016.
• Lee, J., Zhao, G., Koyama, K. & Li, B. (2012). Modified gravity spins up galactic halos. The Astrophysical Journal 763(1): 28.
• Brax, P., Davis, A.-C. & Li, B. (2012). Modified gravity tomography. Physics Letters B 715(1-3): 38.
• Jennings, E., Baugh, C. M., Li, B., Zhao, G. & Koyama, K. (2012). Redshift-space distortions in f(R) gravity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 425(3): 2128-2143.
• Davis, A.-C., Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Winther, H. A. (2012). Structure formation in the symmetron model. The Astrophysical Journal 748(1): 61.
• Brax, P., Davis, A., Li, B., Winther, H. A. & Zhao, G. (2012). Systematic simulations of modified gravity: symmetron and dilaton models. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2012(10): 002.
• Brax, P., Davis, A.-C., Li, B & Winther, H. A. (2012). Unified description of screened modified gravity. Physical Review D 86(4): 044015.
• Li, B. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). : N-body simulations for coupled scalar field cosmology. Physical Review D 83(2): 024007.
• Li, B., King, L. J., Zhao, G. & Zhao, H. (2011). An analytic ray-tracing algorithm for weak lensing. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 415(1): 881-892.
• Winther, H. A., Mota, D. F. & Li, B. (2011). Environment dependence of dark matter halos in symmetron modified gravity. The Astrophysical Jounral 756(2): 166.
• Li, B., Sotiriou, T. P. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). f(T) Gravity and local Lorentz invariance. Physical Review D 83: 064035.
• Sotiriou, T. P., Li, B. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). Generalizations of teleparallel gravity and local Lorentz symmetry. Physical Review D 83: 104030.
• Li, B., Sotiriou, T. P. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). Large-scale structure in f(T) gravity. Physical Review D 83: 104017.
• Brax, P., van de Bruck, C., Davis, A.-C., Li, B., Schmauch, B. & Shaw, D. J. (2011). Linear growth of structure in the symmetron model. Physical Review D 84: 123524.
• Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). N-body simulations for extended quintessence models. The Astrophysical Journal 728(2): 109.
• Zhao, G., Li, B. & Koyama, K. (2011). N-body simulations for f(R) gravity using a self-adaptive particle-mesh code. Physical Review D 83: 044007.
• Brax, P., van de Bruck, C., Davis, A.-C., Li, B. & Shaw, D. J. (2011). Nonlinear structure formation with the environmentally dependent dilaton. Physical Review D 83: 104026.
• Li, B. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). On the effects of coupled scalar fields on structure formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 413(1): 262.
• Zhao, G., Li, B. & Koyama, K. (2011). Testing general relativity using the environmental dependence of dark matter halos. Physical Review Letters 107: 071303.
• Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Barrow, J. D. (2011). Varying alpha from N-body simulations. The Astrophysical Journal 728(2): 108.
• Zhao, H. & Li, B. (2010). Dark fluid: A unified framework for modified Newtonian dynamics, dark matter, and dark energy. The Astrophysical Journal 712(1): 130.
• Zhao, H., Li, B. & Bienayme, O. (2010). Modified Kepler's law, escape speed and two-body problem in MOND-like theories. Physical Review D 82: 103001.
• Zhao, H., Maccio, A., Li, B., Hoekstra, H. & Feix, M. (2010). Structure formation by fifth force: power spectrum from N-Body simulations. The Astrophysical Journal 712(2): L179.
• Li, B. & Zhao, H. (2010). Structure formation by the fifth force III: segregation of baryons and dark matter. Physical Review D 81: 104047.
• Li, B. (2010). Voids in coupled scalar field cosmology. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 411(4): 2615.
• Li, B. & Zhao, H. (2009). A realistic cosmology without cold dark matter. Physical Review D 80: 064007.
• Li, B. & Barrow, J. D. (2009). Does bulk viscosity create a Viable unified dark matter model?. Physical Review D 79: 103521.
• Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Shaw, D. J. (2009). Indistinguishable macroscopic behaviour of Palatini gravities and general relativity. Classical and Quantum Gravity 26: 055018.
• Li, B. & Zhao, H. (2009). Structure formation by fifth force I: N-body versus linear simulations. Physical Review D 80: 044027.
• Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Barrow, J. D. (2008). Detecting a Lorentz-violating field in cosmology. Physical Review D 77: 024032.
• Li, B., Mota, D. F. & Shaw, D. J. (2008). Microscopic and macroscopic behaviours of Palatini modified gravity theories. Physical Review D 78: 064018.
• Halle, A., Zhao, H. & Li, B. (2008). Perturbations in a non-uniform dark energy fluid: equations reveal effects of modified gravity and dark matter. The Astrophysical Jounral Supplementary 171: 1.
• Li, B., Barrow, J. D., Mota, D. F. & Zhao, H. (2008). Testing alternative theories of dark matter with the CMB. Physical Review D 78: 064021.
• Barrow, J. D. & Li, B. (2008). Varying-alpha cosmologies with potentials. Physical Review D 78: 083536.
• Li, B., Chan, K.-C. & Chu, M.-C. (2007). Constraints on f(R) cosmology in the Palatini formalism. Physical Review D 76: 024002.
• Li, B. & Barrow, J. D. (2007). The cosmology of f(R) gravity in the metric variational approach. Physical Review D 75: 084010.
• Li, B., Barrow, J. D. & Mota, D. F. (2007). The cosmology of modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity. Physical Review D 76: 044027.
• Li, B., Barrow, J. D. & Mota, D. F. (2007). The cosmology of Ricci-tensor-squared gravity in the Palatini variational approach. Physical Review D 76: 104047.
• Li, B. & Chu, M.-C. (2006). Big bang nucleosynthesis constraints on universal extra dimensions and varying fundamental constants. Physical Review D 73: 025004.
• Li, B. & Chu, M.-C. (2006). Big bang nucleosynthesis with an evolving radion in the Brane-world scenario. Physical Review D 73: 023509.
• Li, B. & Chu, M.-C. (2006). CMB and matter power spectra of early f(R) cosmology in Palatini formalism. Physical Review D 74: 104010.
• Li, B., Chu, M.-C., Cheung, K.-C. & Tang, A. (2005). Dark energy as a signature of extra dimensions. astro-ph/0501367.

Supervises

• Mr Difu Shi