Nationality Argentine, American Fields Theoretical physics Role Physicist | Name Juan Maldacena Known for AdS/CFT correspondence Doctoral advisor Curtis Callan | |
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Born September 10, 1968 (age 55)
Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1968-09-10 ) Institutions Institute for Advanced Study Alma mater Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Princeton University Education Princeton University, National University of Cuyo Awards Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, MacArthur Fellowship Similar People Igor Klebanov, Edward Witten, Gerard \'t Hooft, Steven Gubser, Leonard Susskind | ||
Juan Martín Maldacena (* September 10, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a theoretical physicist. Among his many discoveries, the most famous one is the most reliable realization of the holographic principle – namely the AdS/CFT correspondence, the conjecture about the equivalence of string theory on Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space, and a conformal field theory defined on the boundary of the AdS space. In 2013, Maldacena co-authored an analysis of the 2012 black hole firewall paradox with Leonard Susskind, arguing that the paradox can be resolved if entangled particles are connected by minor wormholes."
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Biography
Maldacena obtained his licenciatura (a 6-year degree) in 1991 at the Instituto Balseiro, Bariloche, Argentina, under the supervision of Gerardo Aldazábal. He then obtained his Ph.D. at Princeton University under the supervision of Curtis Callan in 1996, and went on to a post-doctoral position at Rutgers University. In 1997, he joined Harvard University as associate professor, being quickly promoted to Professor of Physics in 1999. Since 2001 he has been a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and in 2016 became the first Carl P. Feinberg Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Institute's School of Natural Sciences.
Awards
Maldacena has received these awards:
