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Not to be confused with Atle Selberg.
Nathan Seiberg
Nathan Seiberg at Harvard University
Born (1956-09-22) September 22, 1956 (age 67)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli American
Alma materWeizmann Institute of Science, Tel-Aviv University
Known forRational conformal field theory
Seiberg–Witten theory
Seiberg–Witten invariants
Seiberg duality
3D mirror symmetry
Noncommutative quantum field theory
AwardsMacArthur Fellow(1996)
Heineman Prize (1998)
Fundamental Physics Prize (2012)
Dirac Medal (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisorHaim Harari
Doctoral studentsShiraz Minwalla

Nathan "Nati" Seiberg (/ˈsaɪbɜːrɡ/; born September 22, 1956) is an Israeli American theoretical physicist who works on string theory. He is currently a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

Honors and awards

He was recipient of a 1996 MacArthur Fellowship[1] and the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics in 1998.[2] In July 2012, he was an inaugural awardee of the Fundamental Physics Prize, the creation of physicist and internet entrepreneur, Yuri Milner.[3] In 2016, he was awarded the Dirac Medal of the ICTP.

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References

  1. ^ "Array of Contemporary American Physicists: Nathan Seiberg". American Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-07-20..
  2. ^ "Heineman Prize: Nathan Seiberg". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2011-07-20..
  3. ^ New annual US$3 million Fundamental Physics Prize recognizes transformative advances in the field Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, FPP, accessed 1 August 2012
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