Curtis Callan | |
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 (photo: 1986) | |
| Born | October 11, 1942 (age 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Haverford College Princeton University |
| Known for | Callan–Rubakov effect Callan–Symanzik equation CGHS model Callan–Treiman relation Contributions to instanton physics Theta vacuum |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert H. Dicke |
| Doctoral students | Philip Argyres Peter Woit Igor Klebanov Juan Maldacena William E. Caswell Vijay Balasubramanian Sekazi Mtingwa |
Curtis Gove Callan Jr. (born October 11, 1942) is an American theoretical physicist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He has conducted research in gauge theory, string theory, instantons, black holes, strong interactions, and many other topics. He was awarded the Sakurai Prize in 2000 ("For his classic formulation of the renormalization group, his contributions to instanton physics and to the theory of monopoles and strings"[1]) and the Dirac Medal in 2004.
- ^ APS Physics, "2000 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics Recipient" (accessed 22 July 2009).