Alexander Markovich Polyakov
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Alexander Markovich Polyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Поляко́в; born 27 September 1945) is a Russian theoretical physicist, formerly at the Landau Institute in Moscow and, since 1989, at Princeton University, where he is the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics Emeritus.[1][2]
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Alexander M. Polyakov | |
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Born | (1945-09-27) 27 September 1945 (age 78) |
Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
Known for | 't Hooft–Polyakov monopole BPST instanton Polyakov action Conformal bootstrap Belavin–Polyakov–Zamolodchikov equations Liouville field theory AdS/CFT correspondence Polyakov loop Higgs mechanism Higher-spin theory Polyakov formula |
Awards | Max Planck Medal (2021) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2013) Lars Onsager Prize (2011) Harvey Prize (2010) Pomeranchuk Prize (2004) Oskar Klein Medal (1996) Lorentz Medal (1994) Dannie Heineman Prize (1986) Dirac Medal of the ICTP (1986) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical high energy physics |
Institutions | Princeton University Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics |
Doctoral advisor | Karen Ter-Martirosian |
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