Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
theoretical physicist
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| gptkbp:academicAdvisor |
gptkb:David_Gross
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Maryland |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Fields_Medal
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
August 26, 1951
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_USA
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:contribution |
gptkb:AdS/CFT_correspondence
topological string theory M-theory formulation Witten's_conjecture Witten's_proof_of_the_Jones_polynomial Witten's_work_on_D-branes Witten's_work_on_mirror_symmetry Witten's_work_on_quantum_gravity Witten's_work_on_the_geometric_Langlands_program Witten_index |
| gptkbp:field |
theoretical physics
mathematics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
E. Witten
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| gptkbp:image |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/E._Witten_%28cropped%29.jpg/800px-E._Witten_%28cropped%29.jpg
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Edward_Nelson gptkb:John_Schwarz |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
string theory
M-theory |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Nima_Arkani-Hamed
gptkb:Cumrun_Vafa gptkb:Shing-Tung_Yau |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
mathematical physics
supersymmetry gauge theory topological field theory quantum_field_theory |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Catherine_Witten
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.ias.edu/scholars/witten
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