Herman Verlinde | |
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Born |
21 January 1962 (age 56) Woudenberg |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Known for | contributions to string theory |
Scientific career | |
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 a professor at Princeton University. He is also the identical twin brother of Erik Verlinde.