Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature
TheCenter for the Fundamental Laws of Natureis a research center atHarvard Universitythat focuses on theoreticalparticle physicsandcosmology.[1][2][3]
Field of research | particle physics string theory |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew Strominger |
| Faculty | Howard Georgi Lisa Randall Andrew Strominger Cumrun Vafa Xi Yin |
| Location | Cambridge, MA,United States |
About[edit]
The Center for the Fundamental Laws of nature is the high-energy theory group in Harvard's Physics Department. As of January 2020[update],it had 12 faculty and affiliate faculty, 18 postdoctoral, and 19 graduate student members, in addition to multiple affiliates, visiting scholars, and staff.[4][5]A number of prominent particle theorists have earned degrees or worked at Harvard, including Nobel LaureatesDavid Politzer(PhD 1974),Sheldon Glashow(PhD 1959),David Gross,Steven Weinberg,andJulian Schwinger.[6]
Research[edit]
Current areas of research listed include:[3]
- Quantum gravity
- String theory
- Black holes
- Applications ofAdS/CFT
- Physics beyond the standard model
- Dark matter
- Effective field theories
References[edit]
- ^"Research Centers".www.physics.harvard.edu.Retrieved2020-01-05.
- ^"Faculty by Research Area".www.physics.harvard.edu.Retrieved2020-01-05.
- ^ab"Research".hetg.physics.harvard.edu.Retrieved2020-01-05.
- ^"Faculty".hetg.physics.harvard.edu.Retrieved2020-01-05.
- ^"Affiliates".hetg.physics.harvard.edu.Retrieved2020-01-05.
- ^"Nobel Laureates".Harvard University.Retrieved2020-01-15.
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