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Hugh David Politzer | |
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| Born | August 31, 1949 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Harvard University |
| Known for | Asymptotic freedom Prediction of charmonium Quantum chromodynamics |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2004) Sakurai Prize (1986) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Asymptotic freedom: an approach to strong interactions (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Sidney Coleman |
| Doctoral students | Stephen Wolfram |
Hugh David Politzer (/ˈpɑːlɪtsər/; born August 31, 1949) is an American theoretical physicist and the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.[1][2] He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and Frank Wilczek for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in quantum chromodynamics.[3]
- ^ "Hugh D. (David) Politzer | Caltech Directory". directory.caltech.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Britannica". April 26, 2024.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2004". Nobel Web. 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2010.