John Henry Schwarz
John Henry Schwarz | |
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| Born | November 22, 1941 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | Lorentz-covariant description of superstrings Classification of the consistent ten-dimensional superstring theories Green–Schwarz mechanism RNS formalism GS formalism Neveu–Schwarz algebra Neveu–Schwarz B-field Scherk–Schwarz mechanism Discovering the D = 10 critical dimension of superstring theory Type II string theory Type IIB supergravity |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Princeton University California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Chew |
| Doctoral students | Mina Aganagic Anthony Ichiro Sanda Cosmas Zachos Augusto Sagnotti Michael R. Douglas Gerald B. Cleaver |
John Henry Schwarz (/ʃwɔːrts/ SHWORTS; born November 22, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist. Along with Yoichiro Nambu, Holger Bech Nielsen, Joël Scherk, Gabriele Veneziano, Michael Green, and Leonard Susskind, he is regarded as one of the founders of string theory.