Herman Verlinde
Herman Verlinde | |
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| Born | 21 January 1962 (age 64) |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Known for | Matrix string theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Thesis | The path-integral formulation of supersymmetric string theory (1988) |
| Gerard 't Hooft |
Herman Louis Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at Princeton University, where he is also the chair of the Department of Physics.[1] He is the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.
Life and work
[edit]Verlinde studied theoretical physics at Utrecht University and received his PhD from the same university, supervised by Prof. Gerard 't Hooft. From 1995 to 1998, he was a full professor at the University of Amsterdam, after which he was appointed full professor at Princeton University.[1]
He specializes in string theory and quantum field theory, and developed the Matrix String Theory together with his twin brother Erik Verlinde and Robbert Dijkgraaf.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Herman L. Verlinde | Department of Physics". phy.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ Dijkgraaf, R.; Verlinde, E.; Verlinde, H. (1997). "Matrix String Theory". Nuclear Physics B. 500 (1–3): 43–61. arXiv:hep-th/9703030. doi:10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00326-X.
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