Frank Wilczek
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Frank Anthony Wilczek (/ˈwɪltʃɛk/;[2] born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician. He works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[3]
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Frank Wilczek | |
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Born | Frank Anthony Wilczek (1951-05-15) May 15, 1951 (age 73) |
Nationality | United States |
Education | University of Chicago (B.S.), Princeton University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
Known for | Asymptotic freedom Quantum chromodynamics Particle statistics Axion model |
Spouse | Betsy Devine |
Children | Amity and Mira[1] |
Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1982) Sakurai Prize (1986) Dirac Medal (1994) Lorentz Medal (2002) Lilienfeld Prize (2003) Nobel Prize in Physics (2004) King Faisal Prize (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Mathematics |
Institutions | MIT T. D. Lee Institute and Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Arizona State University Stockholm University |
Thesis | Non-abelian gauge theories and asymptotic freedom (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | David Gross |
Website | frankawilczek.com |
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Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction."[4]