Herman Verlinde
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Herman Verlinde | |
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| Born | 21 January 1962 (age 59) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Known for | Matrix string theory |
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| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Princeton University |
| Thesis | The path-integral formulation of supersymmetric string theory (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerard 't Hooft |
Herman Louis Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at Princeton University, where he is also the Chair of the Department of Physics.[1] He is the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.
Herman Verlinde has been interviewed by Morgan Freeman in season 5 of Through the Wormhole.
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