Jeffrey A. Harvey
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey A. Harvey is a Professor of Physics and string theorist
at University of Chicago
. Among his many contributions to the field of theoretical physics
, he is one of the co-discoverers of the heterotic string
.
Harvey is a fellow of the American Physical Society
and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
String theory
String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
at University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Among his many contributions to the field of theoretical physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
, he is one of the co-discoverers of the heterotic string
Heterotic string
In physics, a heterotic string is a peculiar mixture of the bosonic string and the superstring...
.
Harvey is a fellow of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Select Publications
- Evanescent black holes, Curtis G. Callan, Jr., Steven B. Giddings, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Andrew Strominger. Published in Phys.Rev.D45:1005-1009,1992.
- Strings on Orbifolds. 2. Lance J. Dixon, Jeffrey A. Harvey Published in Nucl.Phys.B274:285-314,1986.
- Strings on Orbifolds. Lance J. Dixon, Jeffrey A. Harvey, C. Vafa, Edward Witten, Published in Nucl.Phys.B261:678-686,1985.
- Heterotic String Theory. 2. The Interacting Heterotic String. David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm Published in Nucl.Phys.B267:75,1986.
- Heterotic String Theory. 1. The Free Heterotic String. David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm, Published in Nucl.Phys.B256:253,1985.
- The Heterotic String. David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm, Published in Phys.Rev.Lett.54:502-505,1985