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{{Short description|Czech physicist and translator}}
'''Lubos Motl''' is a ] ] who works on ] and conceptual problems of ]. He was born in 1973 in ]. He received his PhD from Rutgers University (September 11th, 2001) and has been a ] Junior Fellow (2001-2004).
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'''Luboš Motl''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈluboʃ ˈmotl̩|lang}}; born 5 December 1973) is a ] ] and ]. He was an assistant professor in ] at ] from 2004 to 2007. His scientific publications were focused on ].
Together with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Erik Verlinde, and Herman Verlinde, he is a co-founder of Matrix string theory, a nonperturbative definition of ]. Recently he worked on the pp-wave limit of ] correspondence; ] theory and its application to ] with ]; ] thermodynamics and the conjectured relevance of quasinormal modes for ]; deconstruction, and other topics. He has a presence on the ], where he often participates in discussions and flame wars between loop quantum gravity and string theory. Together with Urs Schreiber and Arvind Rajaraman, he is a co-founder and moderator of the sci.physics.strings newsgroup.


==Life and career==
Motl translated "The Elegant Universe" by ] to Czech, and together with Milos Zahradnik, he co-authored a Czech textbook on linear algebra (We Grow Linear Algebra).
Motl was born in ], present-day ]. He won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 ].<ref name="International Mathematical Olympiad">{{cite web | title=International Mathematical Olympiad | website=International Mathematical Olympiad | url=https://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=3111 | access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref> He received his master's degree from the ] in ], and his ] degree from ] (2001) and has been a ] (2001–2004) and assistant professor (2004–2007) at ]. In 2007, he left Harvard and returned to the Czech Republic.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Although an undergraduate at a Czech university where none of the faculty specialized in string theory, Motl came to the attention of string theorist ] in 1996, when Banks read an ] posting by Motl on ]. "I was at first a little annoyed by paper, because it scooped me," said Banks. "This feeling turned to awe when I realized that Lubos was still an undergraduate".<ref>, ], ], May 1, 2001</ref> He then became a graduate student of Banks, and wrote his PhD thesis on matrix theory. While at Harvard, Motl worked on the pp-wave limit of ] correspondence,{{clarify|date=September 2019}} ] and its application to ] with ], ] thermodynamics and the conjectured relevance of ]s for ], deconstruction, and other topics. In 2006, he proposed the ] with ], Alberto Nicolis and ].<ref>Nima Arkani-Hamed, Lubos Motl, Alberto Nicolis, Cumrun Vafa, '']'', JHEP 0706:060,2007, '']''.</ref>

He is the author of ''L'équation Bogdanov'', a 2008 French-language book discussing the scientific ideas and ] of the ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Motl |first1=Luboš |title=L'équation Bogdanov: le secret de l'origine de l'univers? |publisher=Presses de la Renaissance |year=2008 |isbn= 978-2750903862 }}</ref>

== The Reference Frame ==
Motl writes a science and politics ] called "The Reference Frame: Supersymmetric world from a conservative viewpoint", in which he expresses his scientific and ] political opinions, including invectives as well as personal insults.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodlanews.com/sabine-hossenfelder-physicist-lubos-motl-blogger/|title=German Physicist Fights Back Against Sexist Blogger After 12 Years of Relentless Online Abuse|publisher=HollywoodLAnews|date=2019-03-16|access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref> The blog has been described by ] as an "over-the-top" defense of string theory, defining one of the extremes of scientific opinions on that topic, with the other extreme being represented by ].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HoqJ9TbteLYC&dq=lubos+motl&pg=PA279 |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory - George Musser |page=279 |isbn=9781592577026 |access-date=2015-08-25|last1=Musser |first1=George |year=2008 |publisher=Penguin }}</ref> Following the example of ], Motl characterizes himself as a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motls.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-all-climate-skeptics-theocratic.html |title=Are all climate skeptics theocratic?|work=The Reference Frame |date=2011-09-09 |access-date=2015-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://motls.blogspot.com/2006/09/oriana-fallaci-force-of-reason.html |title=The Reference Frame: Oriana Fallaci: The Force of Reason |publisher=Motls.blogspot.com |date=2006-09-27 |access-date=2015-08-25}}</ref> He also describes himself as a "champion of the ] interpretation of ]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://motls.blogspot.com/2011/05/copenhagen-interpretation-of-quantum.html |title=Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics|work=The Reference Frame |date=2011-05-29 |access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> and has strongly criticised ]'s ] theory.<ref name="New Scientist 2016">{{cite web | title=First test of rival to Einstein's gravity kills off dark matter | website=New Scientist | date=2016-12-15 | url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116446-first-test-of-rival-to-einsteins-gravity-kills-off-dark-matter/ | access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref><ref name="TheReferenceFrame2016">{{cite web | title=Verlinde's de Sitter MOND is highly incomplete, to say the least | website=The Reference Frame | date=2016-11-12 | url=http://motls.blogspot.com/2016/11/verlindes-de-sitter-mond-is-highly.html | access-date=2017-08-01|type=Blog}}</ref> In April 2022, Motl retired the blog, citing censorship pressures and general dissatisfaction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is The CDF W Mass Measurement A Nail In The SM Coffin? |url=https://www.science20.com/tommaso_dorigo/is_the_cdf_w_mass_measurement_a_nail_in_the_sm_coffin-256017 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=science20.com|date=27 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Reference Frame: AdSense became unusable |url=https://disqus.com/home/discussion/thereferenceframe/the_reference_frame_adsense_became_unusable/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=disqus.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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Czech physicist and translator
Luboš Motl
Luboš Motl in 2011
Born (1973-12-05) 5 December 1973 (age 51)
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic)
EducationCharles University (MA)
Rutgers University (PhD)
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics, String theory
ThesisNonperturbative Formulations of Superstring Theory (2001)
Doctoral advisorTom Banks

Luboš Motl (Czech: [ˈluboʃ ˈmotl̩]; born 5 December 1973) is a Czech physicist and blogger. He was an assistant professor in physics at Harvard University from 2004 to 2007. His scientific publications were focused on string theory.

Life and career

Motl was born in Plzeň, present-day Czech Republic. He won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 International Mathematical Olympiad. He received his master's degree from the Charles University in Prague, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Rutgers University (2001) and has been a Harvard Junior Fellow (2001–2004) and assistant professor (2004–2007) at Harvard University. In 2007, he left Harvard and returned to the Czech Republic.

Although an undergraduate at a Czech university where none of the faculty specialized in string theory, Motl came to the attention of string theorist Thomas Banks in 1996, when Banks read an arXiv posting by Motl on matrix string theory. "I was at first a little annoyed by paper, because it scooped me," said Banks. "This feeling turned to awe when I realized that Lubos was still an undergraduate". He then became a graduate student of Banks, and wrote his PhD thesis on matrix theory. While at Harvard, Motl worked on the pp-wave limit of AdS/CFT correspondence, twistor theory and its application to gauge theory with supersymmetry, black hole thermodynamics and the conjectured relevance of quasinormal modes for loop quantum gravity, deconstruction, and other topics. In 2006, he proposed the weak gravity conjecture with Nima Arkani-Hamed, Alberto Nicolis and Cumrun Vafa.

He is the author of L'équation Bogdanov, a 2008 French-language book discussing the scientific ideas and controversy of the Bogdanov brothers.

The Reference Frame

Motl writes a science and politics blog called "The Reference Frame: Supersymmetric world from a conservative viewpoint", in which he expresses his scientific and right-wing political opinions, including invectives as well as personal insults. The blog has been described by George Musser as an "over-the-top" defense of string theory, defining one of the extremes of scientific opinions on that topic, with the other extreme being represented by Peter Woit. Following the example of Oriana Fallaci, Motl characterizes himself as a Christian atheist. He also describes himself as a "champion of the consistent histories interpretation of quantum mechanics", and has strongly criticised Erik Verlinde's entropic gravity theory. In April 2022, Motl retired the blog, citing censorship pressures and general dissatisfaction.

References

  1. "International Mathematical Olympiad". International Mathematical Olympiad. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. "The World of Science Becomes a Global Village; Archive Opens a New Realm of Research", James Glanz, New York Times, May 1, 2001
  3. Nima Arkani-Hamed, Lubos Motl, Alberto Nicolis, Cumrun Vafa, The String Landscape, Black Holes and Gravity as the Weakest Force, JHEP 0706:060,2007, arXiv:hep-th/0601001.
  4. Motl, Luboš (2008). L'équation Bogdanov: le secret de l'origine de l'univers?. Presses de la Renaissance. ISBN 978-2750903862.
  5. "German Physicist Fights Back Against Sexist Blogger After 12 Years of Relentless Online Abuse". HollywoodLAnews. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  6. Musser, George (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory - George Musser. Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 9781592577026. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. "Are all climate skeptics theocratic?". The Reference Frame. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  8. "The Reference Frame: Oriana Fallaci: The Force of Reason". Motls.blogspot.com. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  9. "Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics". The Reference Frame. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  10. "First test of rival to Einstein's gravity kills off dark matter". New Scientist. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  11. "Verlinde's de Sitter MOND is highly incomplete, to say the least". The Reference Frame (Blog). 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  12. "Is The CDF W Mass Measurement A Nail In The SM Coffin?". science20.com. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  13. "The Reference Frame: AdSense became unusable". disqus.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

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