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Igor Klebanov

Who

Igor Klebanov · Science & Medicine

What

Physicist; gauge/gravity duality in string theory

When

1962, Soviet Union

Where

Soviet Union · United States

Biography

Igor Klebanov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; gauge/gravity duality in string theory

How & why

Born in the Soviet Union to a Jewish family and emigrating to the United States as a teenager, Klebanov became a professor at Princeton and a leader in string theory. He co-authored one of the foundational papers making the gauge/gravity (AdS/CFT) duality precise, one of the most cited results in high-energy physics.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics

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Physicist; gauge/gravity duality in string theory

1962

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics