John Henry Schwarz | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Known for | Lorentz-covariant description of superstrings[1] Classification of the consistent ten-dimensional superstring theories[2] Green–Schwarz mechanism RNS formalism GS formalism Neveu–Schwarz algebra Neveu–Schwarz B-field Scherk–Schwarz mechanism Discovering the D = 10 critical dimension of superstring theory[3] Type II string theory[4] Type IIB supergravity |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Princeton University California Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Chew |
Doctoral students | Mina Aganagic Anthony Ichiro Sanda Cosmas Zachos Augusto Sagnotti Michael R. Douglas Gerald B. Cleaver |
John Henry Schwarz (/ʃwɔːrts/ SHWORTS; born November 22, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist.[5] Along with Yoichiro Nambu, Holger Bech Nielsen, Joël Scherk, Gabriele Veneziano, Michael Green, and Leonard Susskind, he is regarded as one of the founders of string theory.
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