Eric Zaslow is an American mathematical physicist at Northwestern University.
Biography
Zaslow attended Harvard University, earning his Ph.D. in physics in 1995, [1] with thesis "Kinks, twists, and folds : exploring the geometric musculature of quantum field theory" written under the direction of Cumrun Vafa. [2] His research focuses on mathematical questions arising from duality symmetries in theoretical physics such as mirror symmetry. With Andrew Strominger and Shing-Tung Yau, he formulated the SYZ conjecture. [3]
He was named to the 2021 class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society "for contributions to mathematical physics and mirror symmetry". [4]
Zaslow is also known for being internationally ranked in ultimate, with seven world or national championships [1] and has written limericks about physics competitively. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Vita" (PDF).
- ^ Eric Zaslow at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Strominger, Andrew; Yau, Shing-Tung; Zaslow, Eric (1996). "Mirror symmetry is T-duality". Nuclear Physics B. 479 (1): 243–259. arXiv: hep-th/9606040. Bibcode: 1996NuPhB.479..243S. doi: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00434-8. S2CID 14586676.
- ^ 2021 Class of Fellows of the AMS, American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2020-11-02
- ^ "David Morin, Eric Zaslow, E'beth Haley, John Golden, Nathan Salwen (Harvard Team)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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