Joseph Polchinski

Joseph Polchinski
Polchinski in 2004
Born(1954-05-16)May 16, 1954
DiedFebruary 2, 2018(2018-02-02) (aged 63)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forPolchinski equation
Polchinski's paradox
D-branes[1]
Black hole firewall
Everett phone
AwardsDannie Heineman Prize (2007)
Dirac Medal (2008)
Breakthrough Prize (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Doctoral advisorStanley Mandelstam
Doctoral studentsRobert Leigh

Joseph Gerard Polchinski Jr.[2] (/pəlˈɪnski/; May 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist and string theorist.[3][4]

  1. ^ Polchinski, J. (1995). "Dirichlet branes and Ramond-Ramond charges." Physical Review D, 50(10), R6041–R6045.
  2. ^ "JOSEPH GERARD POLCHINSKI". Physics History Network.
  3. ^ Yang, Henry T. (2 February 2018). "Obituary: Professor Emeritus Joseph Polchinski". UC Santa Barbara.
  4. ^ "Joe Polchinski (1954-2018): La teoría de cuerdas está de luto". La Ciencia de la Mula Francis (in European Spanish). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

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