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Interviews and discussions by Cumrun Vafa on a variety of topics. Interview of Cumrun Vafa by David Zierler: March 25, 2021, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics
Cumrun Vafa (em persa: کامران وفا; Teerã, 1 de agosto de 1960) é um físico estadunidense nascido no Irã. É o criador da teoria-F, uma ramificação da teoria das cordas (assim como a teoria-M ). Foi palestrante plenário do Congresso Internacional de Matemáticos em Berlim (1998: Geometric Physics ). [ 1]
Cumrun Vafa (en persan : کامران وفا, Kâmrân Vafâ) [kɔːmˈrɔːn væˈfɔː] (né en 1960, à Téhéran) est un physicien irano-américain travaillant à l'Université Harvard aux États-Unis et un chercheur de renommée mondiale en théorie des cordes.. Ses contributions à la théorie des cordes incluent la théorie F(en), de nombreux articles sur la théorie des cordes ...
Public Lectures. What is string theory? String theory is an attempt by theoretical physicists to find a unified fundamental theory of nature that merges quantum mechanics with Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. String theory provides a framework to unify everything we know about nature, including all particles and the forces between them ...
As a child, Vafa was fascinated by puzzles and even incorporated them into his physics course for freshmen students at Harvard where he has taught theoretical physics since 1985. “Puzzles can unravel mysteries of the universe and illustrate the simplicity of physical laws and the elegance of mathematics,” said Vafa.
Cumrun Vafa (in persiano کامران وفا; Teheran, 1º agosto 1960) è un fisico iraniano naturalizzato statunitense. Biografia. Dopo aver studiato al liceo Alborz di Teheran, nel 1977 si trasferì negli Stati Uniti. Ottenne un B.A. al MIT con altissimi voti nelle materie scientifiche, e un Ph.D. in fisica e ...
27 de feb. de 1997 · Lectures on Strings and Dualities. Cumrun Vafa. In this set of lectures I review recent developments in string theory emphasizing their non-perturbative aspects and their recently discovered duality symmetries. The goal of the lectures is to make the recent exciting developments in string theory accessible to those with no previous background ...
