Alexander Zamolodchikov
Alexander Borisovich Zamolodchikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Замоло́дчиков; born September 18, 1952) is a Russian physicist, known for his contributions to conformal field theory, statistical mechanics, string theory and condensed matter physics.
Alexander B. Zamolodchikov | |
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| Born | 18 September 1952 Novo-Ivankovo, USSR |
| Alma mater | Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Known for | 2D Conformal Field theory Zamolodchikov C-theorem Knizhnik–Zamolodchikov equations W algebra Conformal bootstrap Liouville field theory Parafermion TTbar deformation |
| Awards | Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Humboldt Prize Blaise Pascal Chair Lars Onsager Prize Dirac Medal Member of the National Academy of Sciences Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics Conformal Field Theory Statistical field theory Condensed Matter Physics Integrable Systems |
| Doctoral advisor | Karen Ter-Martirosian |
He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished theoretical physicists for his profound contributions to fundamental physics and especially to Quantum Field Theories, for which he was awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2024. He is currently the C.N. Yang – Wei Deng Endowed Chair of Physics at Stony Brook University.
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