Publications

1. Holman, M. (2022), Spatial Geometry of the Large-Scale Universe: the Role of Quantum Gravity, Dark Energy and Other Unknowns, in 2022 Cosmology - Proceedings of the 56th Rencontres de Moriond, E. Augé, J. Dumarchez and J. Trân Thanh Vân (Eds.), ARISF, 75-78, arXiv: 2204.07274
2. Holman, M. (2018), How Problematic is the Near-Euclidean Spatial Geometry of the Large-Scale Universe?, Found. Phys., 48, 1617-1647, DOI, arXiv: 1803.05148
3. Holman, M. (2015), Electroweak Symmetry Breaking, Intermediate Regulators and Physics Beyond the Standard Model, arXiv: 1507.08214
4. Holman, M. (2014), The Quest for a Fundamental Theory of Physics - Rise and Demise of the Field Paradigm, Dissertation, Utrecht University (copy available upon request)
5. Holman, M. (2013), Foundations of Quantum Gravity : The Role of Principles Grounded in Empirical Reality, Stud. Hist. Phil. Mod. Phys., 46B, 142-153, DOI, arXiv: 1308.5097
6. Holman, M. (2013), Het Higgsdeeltje : Baanbrekende Ontdekking of Pyrrusoverwinning?, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 79, 4, 117 (correspondentie: 79, 5, 163), e-link
7. Holman, M. (2010), Generalized Noether Theorems for Field Theories Formulated in Minkowski Spacetime, arXiv: 1009.1803
8. Holman, M. (2009), Physical Degrees of Freedom in Higgs Models, arXiv: 0910.4054
9. Holman, M. (2008), LEP, LHC en het Higgs Effect - Enkele Feiten en Mythes, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde, 74, 9, 319, e-link
10. Holman, M. (2007), Non-Viability of a Counter-Argument to Bell's Theorem, arXiv: 0704.2038
11. Holman, M. (2006), On Arguments for Linear Quantum Dynamics, arXiv: quant-ph/0612209

Presentations

1. FLRW Constants of the Motion and the Issue of Their Fine-Tuning, April 4 2025, DPG Spring Meeting, Göttingen, Germany
2. Inflation and its Discontents, September 13 2022, 31st Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Prague, Czech Republic
3. Spatial Geometry of the Large-Scale Universe: the Role of Quantum Gravity, Dark Energy and Other Unknowns, January 29 2022, 56th Rencontres de Moriond Cosmology, la Thuile, Italy
4. The Equivalence Principles and the Nature of Gravitation, July 10 2019, GR22, Valencia, Spain
5. Some Issues and Non-Issues in Concordance Cosmology, March 19 2019, DPG Spring Meeting, Munich, Germany
6. Alternatives to General Relativity and the Nature of Gravitation, February 7 2019, DM&MG, Aachen, Germany
7. Some Issues and Non-Issues in Concordance Cosmology, July 13 2018, Foundations2018, Utrecht, the Netherlands
8. Alternatives to General Relativity and the Nature of Gravitation, May 17, 2017, Minkowski1, Albena, Bulgaria
9. Foundations of Quantum Gravity, November 18, 2016, Rothman Institute ``Work in Progress'' Seminar for Postdocs, London, Canada
10. How Problematic is the Universe's Near-Euclidean Spatial Geometry?, June 1, 2016, Spacetime4, Varna, Bulgaria
11. The Significance of Empirical Principles for Quantum Gravity, September 9, 2014, CTCQG2014, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
12. The Significance of Empirical Principles for Quantum Gravity, July 31, 2013, Foundations 2013 , LMU, Munich, Germany
13. Quantum Theory: Its Geometry, Possible Extensions and Causality (blackboard talk), November 25, 2003, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht, the Netherlands
14. Aspects of Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Theory (poster), May 22, 2003, Trends in Theory 2003, DRSTP, Dalfsen, the Netherlands
15. Foundations of Quantum Field Theory (poster), May 31, 2001, Trends in Theory 2001, DRSTP, Dalfsen, the Netherlands
16. Kochen-Specker Paradox and Non-locality in Quantum Theory (talk), January 22, 2001, Winterschool Theoretical High Energy Physics, DRSTP, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Editing and Peer Review

• Editor (together with Chris Duston) of Spacetime Physics 1917-2017, Minkowski Institute Press (2019), ISBN: 978-1-927763-48-3, Purchase options
• Referee of research manuscripts

Teaching

• Course Instructor, Astronomy 2022B, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western University, Canada

Education

• Physics, Mathematics (Utrecht University)
• Foundations of Physics (PhD, Utrecht University)