| John Henry Schwarz | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1941-11-22) November 22, 1941 (age 83) North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 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.
Early life and education
He studied mathematics at Harvard College (A.B., 1962) and theoretical physics at the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D., 1966), where his graduate advisor was Geoffrey Chew. For several years he was one of the very few physicists who pursued string theory as a viable theory of quantum gravity.
His work with Michael Green on anomaly cancellation in Type I string theories led to the so-called "first superstring revolution" of 1984, which greatly contributed to moving string theory into the mainstream of research in theoretical physics.
Schwarz was an assistant professor at Princeton University from 1966 to 1972. He then moved to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he is currently the Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics.
Awards
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (1986). He was a fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1987.
He received the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1989, and the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics of the American Physical Society in 2002. On December 12, 2013, he shared the Fundamental Physics Prize with Michael Green "for opening new perspectives on quantum gravity and the unification of forces."
Selected publications
- Green, M., John H. Schwarz, and E. Witten. Superstring Theory. Vol. 1, Introduction. Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988. ISBN 9780521357524.
- Superstring Theory. Vol. 2, Loop Amplitutes, Anomalies and Phenomenology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988. ISBN 9780521357531.
- Becker, Katrin, Melanie Becker, and John H. Schwarz. String theory and M-theory: A modern introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-521-86069-7.
References
- Green, M. B.; Schwarz, J. H. (1984). "Covariant description of superstrings". Physics Letters B. 136 (5–6): 367. Bibcode:1984PhLB..136..367G. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(84)92021-5.
- Green, M. B., Schwarz, J. H. (1982). "Supersymmetrical string theories." Physics Letters B, 109, 444–448.
- Schwarz, J. H. (1972). "Physical states and pomeron poles in the dual pion model." Nuclear Physics, B46(1), 61–74.
- Green, M.B.; Schwarz, J.H. (1982). "Supersymmetrical string theories". Physics Letters B. 109 (6): 444–448. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)91110-8.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
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- Faculty website
- "APS Fellow Archive". ARS. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
- Schwarz, John H. (March 11, 2016). "Unifying GR with Quantum Theory" (PDF). Burke Institute, Caltech.
- "Interview with John H. Schwarz by Sara Lippincott. Pasadena, California, July 21 and 26, 2000". Oral History Project, California Institute of Technology Archives.
- Oral history interview transcript with John Schwarz on 7 July 2020, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
- "Some Basic Superstring Theory, John Schwarz | Lecture 1 of 2". YouTube. aoflex. December 24, 2013. (July 14. 2008 lecture)
- "PiTP-Some Basic Superstring Theory, Part 2 - John Schwarz". YouTube. July 11, 2017. (July 15, 2008 lecture)
- "Day 3, Theoretical Physics Session, John Schwarz". YouTube. Int'l Centre for Theoretical Physics. October 15, 2014.
- "John Schwarz - Lecture: String Theory #NFLS". YouTube. Nobel Fest. April 15, 2021.
- "John Schwarz - String Theory: Past, Present, and Future". YouTube. Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. December 14, 2021.
- 1941 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American physicists
- California Institute of Technology faculty
- Harvard College alumni
- MacArthur Fellows
- People from North Adams, Massachusetts
- Princeton University faculty
- American string theorists
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Fellows of the American Physical Society