John Henry Schwarz

John Henry Schwarz
Born (1941-11-22) November 22, 1941 (age 82)
North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forLorentz-covariant description of superstrings[1]
Classification of the consistent ten-dimensional superstring theories[2]
Green–Schwarz mechanism
RNS formalism
GS formalism
Neveu–Schwarz algebra
Neveu–Schwarz B-field
Scherk–Schwarz mechanism
Discovering the D = 10 critical dimension of superstring theory[3]
Type II string theory[4]
Type IIB supergravity
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsPrinceton University
California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorGeoffrey Chew
Doctoral studentsMina Aganagic
Anthony Ichiro Sanda
Cosmas Zachos
Augusto Sagnotti
Michael R. Douglas
Gerald B. Cleaver

John Henry Schwarz (/ʃwɔːrts/ SHWORTS; born November 22, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist.[5] Along with Yoichiro Nambu, Holger Bech Nielsen, Joël Scherk, Gabriele Veneziano, Michael Green, and Leonard Susskind, he is regarded as one of the founders of string theory.

  1. ^ Green, M. B.; Schwarz, J. H. (1984). "Covariant description of superstrings". Physics Letters B. 136 (5–6): 367. Bibcode:1984PhLB..136..367G. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(84)92021-5.
  2. ^ Green, M. B., Schwarz, J. H. (1982). "Supersymmetrical string theories." Physics Letters B, 109, 444–448.
  3. ^ Schwarz, J. H. (1972). "Physical states and pomeron poles in the dual pion model." Nuclear Physics, B46(1), 61–74.
  4. ^ Green, M.B.; Schwarz, J.H. (1982). "Supersymmetrical string theories". Physics Letters B. 109 (6): 444–448. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(82)91110-8.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)