Nathan Seiberg
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Nathan Seiberg at Harvard University
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Born | (1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 67) |
Nationality | Israeli American |
Alma mater | Tel-Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science |
Known for | Rational conformal field theory Seiberg–Witten theory Seiberg–Witten invariants Seiberg duality 3D mirror symmetry Seiberg–Witten map |
Awards | MacArthur Fellow (1996) Heineman Prize (1998) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012) Dirac Medal (2016) |
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Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Weizmann Institute of Science, Rutgers University, Institute for Advanced Study |
Doctoral advisor | Haim Harari |
Doctoral students | Shiraz Minwalla |
Nathan "Nati" Seiberg (/ˈsaɪbɜːrɡ/; born September 22, 1956) is an Israeli American theoretical physicist who works on quantum field theory and string theory. He is currently a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
He was recipient of a 1996 MacArthur Fellowship[1] and the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics in 1998.[2] In July 2012, he was an inaugural awardee of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, the creation of physicist and internet entrepreneur, Yuri Milner.[3] In 2016, he was awarded the Dirac Medal of the ICTP. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
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