Joël Scherk

Joël Scherk
Born(1946-05-27)27 May 1946
Died16 May 1980(1980-05-16) (aged 33)
NationalityFrench
Alma materParis-Sud University
Known forScherk–Schwarz mechanism
GSO projection
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Doctoral advisorClaude Bouchiat
Philippe Meyer

Joël Scherk (French: [jɔɛl ʃɛʁk]; 27 May 1946 – 16 May 1980) was a French theoretical physicist who studied string theory and supergravity.

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