Joseph Polchinski
Joseph Polchinski | |
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Polchinski in 2004 | |
| Born | May 16, 1954 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 2018 (aged 63) |
| Education | California Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | Polchinski equation Polchinski's paradox D-branes Black hole firewall Everett phone |
| Awards | Dannie Heineman Prize (2007) Dirac Medal (2008) Breakthrough Prize (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | Vortex Operators in gauge field theories (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Mandelstam |
| Doctoral students | Robert Leigh Iosif Bena Mariana Graña |
Joseph Gerard Polchinski Jr. (/poʊlˈtʃɪnski/; May 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist and string theorist.