Charles Thorn | |
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| Born | 14 August 1946 (age 78) Washington, Indiana, US |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley |
| Awards | Jesse W. Beams Medal, 2005 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Mandelstam |
Charles Thorn (born 14 August 1946) is a Professor of Physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.[1] He played an important role in the development of dual models and string theory.[2] Among his contributions is the proof of the non-existence of ghosts in string theory. The Goddard–Thorn theorem is a result about certain vector spaces in string theory. Thorn developed it with Peter Goddard.
- ^ Charles Thorn at University of Florida
- ^ Goddard P. From dual models to string theory, The Birth of String Theory (18–19 May 2007)] arXiv:0802.3249v1 (accessed 16 April 2008)