Herman Verlinde
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Herman Louis Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at Princeton University, where he is also the chair of the Department of Physics.[1] He is the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.
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Herman Verlinde | |
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Born | 21 January 1962 (1962-01-21) (age 62) |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Known for | Matrix string theory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Princeton University |
Thesis | The path-integral formulation of supersymmetric string theory (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Gerard 't Hooft |
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