Erick Weinberg
Erick J. Weinberg (born August 29, 1947) is a theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Columbia University.
Erick James Weinberg | |
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| Born | August 29, 1947 Ossining, New York, US |
| 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 |
Weinberg received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College in 1968. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1973 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).
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