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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edward_WittenEdward Witten - Wikipedia

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   Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist who made profound contributions to String theory, Topological quantum field theory and various areas of mathematics as well. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton . [4]

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3. blogs.scientificamerican.com › cross-check › world-sWorld's Smartest Physicist Thinks Science Can't Crack ...

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   Aug 18, 2016 · Physicist Edward Witten, a string theorist and Nobel laureate, is a mysterian when it comes to consciousness. He says it will remain a mystery and that science can't explain it. He is optimistic about string theory, which he calls "the best hope for a scientific explanation of the universe".

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Edward-WittenEdward Witten | String Theory, Quantum Gravity, Nobel Prize

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American mathematical physicist who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1990 for his work in superstring theory. He also received the Dirac Medal from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (1985).

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6. www.ias.edu › scholars › wittenEdward Witten - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study

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   Learn about the life and work of Edward Witten, a professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study who has made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical physics and string theory. He is a Fields Medalist, a recipient of many honors and awards, and a former member of the IAS faculty.

7. www.quantamagazine.org › edward-witten-ponders-theEdward Witten Ponders the Nature of Reality - Quanta Magazine

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   Nov 28, 2017 · By Natalie Wolchover. November 28, 2017. Edward Witten reflects on the meaning of dualities in physics and math, emergent space-time, and the pursuit of a complete description of nature. Edward Witten in his office at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Jean Sweep for Quanta Magazine.

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   Why is Witten regarded as a great physicist?

   • Witten is regarded with awe by his fellow physicists, some of whom have compared him to Einstein and Newton. He is largely responsible for the popularity of string theory over the past several decades. String theory holds that all of nature's forces stem from infinitesimal particles wriggling in a hyperspace consisting of many extra dimensions.

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   What are Witten's contributions to quantum physics?

   • Witten has published influential and insightful work in many aspects of quantum field theories and mathematical physics, including the physics and mathematics of anomalies, integrability, dualities, localization, and homologies.

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   Is Ed Witten Einstein's successor?

   • Many physicists consider Ed Witten to be Einstein's true successor. A mathematical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, Witten has been awarded everything from a MacArthur "genius grant" to the Fields Medal, the highest honor in the world of mathematics.

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   What does Witten look like?

   • A genius’s genius, Witten is tall and rectangular, with hazy eyes and an air of being only one-quarter tuned in to reality until someone draws him back from more abstract thoughts.

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   A mathematical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Witten is Einstein's true successor and a Nobel laureate. He explains how string theory, a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle as a loop of vibrating string, has led to new insights into the big bang, spacetime, and the universe.

10. www.ias.edu › sns › wittenEDWARD WITTEN - School of Natural Sciences | Institute for ...

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    Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Witten, a Nobel laureate and leading physicist in string theory and quantum mechanics. Explore his curriculum vitae, selected articles, and interviews on topics such as spacetime duality, black holes, and the universe on a string.