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Nathan Seiberg

Who

Nathan Seiberg · Science & Medicine

What

Physicist; Seiberg-Witten theory in supersymmetric gauge theories

When

1956, Israel

Where

Israel · United States (Princeton, Institute for Advanced Study)

Biography

Nathan Seiberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; Seiberg-Witten theory in supersymmetric gauge theories

How & why

Seiberg, with Edward Witten, solved the dynamics of supersymmetric gauge theories, revealing exact results and dualities now central to theoretical physics. Born in Israel, he is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Seiberg–Witten theory transformed both physics and mathematics.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics

Contributions & Sources

Physicist; Seiberg-Witten theory in supersymmetric gauge theories

1956

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics