Jeffrey A. Harvey

Jeffrey A. Harvey (born February 15, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American string theorist at the University of Chicago.

Scientific contributions

Among Harvey's many contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he is one of the co-discoverers of the heterotic string, along with David Gross, Emil Martinec, and Ryan Rohm.^[1] The four physicists were colloquially known as the "Princeton string quartet".^[2]

Harvey is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[3] He is a trustee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

He received the Dirac Medal in 2023.^[4]

Selected publications

Callan, Curtis G.; Giddings, Steven B.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Strominger, Andrew (1992-02-15). "Evanescent black holes". Physical Review D. 45 (4). American Physical Society (APS): R1005–R1009. arXiv:hep-th/9111056. doi:10.1103/physrevd.45.r1005. ISSN 0556-2821. PMID 10014472. S2CID 5840401.
Dixon, L.; Harvey, J.; Vafa, C.; Witten, E. (1986). "Strings on orbifolds (II)". Nuclear Physics B. 274 (2). Elsevier BV: 285–314. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(86)90287-7. ISSN 0550-3213.
Dixon, L.; Harvey, J.A.; Vafa, C.; Witten, E. (1985). "Strings on orbifolds". Nuclear Physics B. 261. Elsevier BV: 678–686. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(85)90593-0. ISSN 0550-3213.
Gross, David J.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Martinec, Emil; Rohm, Ryan (1986). "Heterotic string theory: (II). The interaciton heterotic string". Nuclear Physics B. 267 (1). Elsevier BV: 75–124. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(86)90146-x. ISSN 0550-3213.
Gross, David J.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Martinec, Emil; Rohm, Ryan (1985). "Heterotic string theory (I). The free heterotic string". Nuclear Physics B. 256. Elsevier BV: 253–284. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(85)90394-3. ISSN 0550-3213.
Gross, David J.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Martinec, Emil; Rohm, Ryan (1985-02-11). "Heterotic String". Physical Review Letters. 54 (6). American Physical Society (APS): 502–505. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.54.502. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 10031535.

References

^ Gross, David J.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Martinec, Emil; Rohm, Ryan (1985-02-11). "Heterotic String". Physical Review Letters. 54 (6). American Physical Society (APS): 502–505. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.54.502. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 10031535.
^ Dennis Overbye (2004-12-07). "String theory, at 20, explains it all (or not)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
^ Jeff Harvey, University of Chicago. Candidate for General Councillor. Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine American Physical Society. Accessed April 29, 2010
^ "Dirac Medallists 2023 | ICTP". www.ictp.it. Retrieved 2023-08-09.