Erick James Weinberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1947 |
| Alma mater | Manhattan College Harvard University |
| Known for | Coleman–Weinberg potential Lee–Weinberg–Yi metric |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Sidney Coleman |
Erick J. Weinberg (born August 29, 1947) is a theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Columbia University.
Weinberg received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College in 1968. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1973[2] under the supervision of Sidney Coleman, with whom he discovered the Coleman–Weinberg mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum field theory. Weinberg works on various branches in high-energy theory, including black holes, vortices, Chern–Simons theory, magnetic monopoles in gauge theories and cosmic inflation. He also serves as the Editor of Physical Review D, as well as a visiting scholar of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS).[3]