Edward Witten
Profile
Edward Witten: born 1951; USA; Institute for Advanced Study (Charles Simonyi Professor, School of Natural Sciences); Institute for Advanced Study (historical faculty).
Roles: Theoretical and mathematical physics: quantum field theory, string theory and M-theory, supersymmetry, gauge/gravity dualities, Chern–Simons and knot invariants; Fields Medal 1990.
Related theorems
- Topological quantum field theory
- Witten spinor proof of the positive mass theorem (outline)
- Topological quantum field theory