Matt Strassler

Matthew J. Strassler is a theoretical physicist, science communicator, and educator known for the cascading gauge theory.

Education

Strassler studied at Simon's Rock College and Princeton University, and further obtained his Ph.D from Stanford University under the supervision of Michael Peskin.[1] During his collegiate career he also performed concerts.[2]

Career

Teaching and scholarly positions

Strassler was a member at the Institute for Advanced Study in 2002.[3] From 2000 until 2002 he taught at the University of Pennsylvania,[4] and then moved to the University of Washington until 2007.[5][6] He left to a professorship at Rutgers University until 2013.[7] In 2013 he was a visiting scholar at Harvard, and in 2015, was an associate in the Physics Department.[8]

Scholarly publications

Strassler's scholarly publications has ranked h-factor of 44 as of May 2024 according to INSPIRE-HEP[9] and of 51 according to Google Scholar.[10] His publication, "Supergravity and a confining gauge theory: duality cascades and χSB-resolution of naked singularities", co-written with Igor Klebanov for the Journal of High Energy Physics in 2000, developed the cascading gauge theory.[11] His particle physics article "Echoes of a hidden valley at hadron colliders" (2006), co-written with Kathryn Zurek,[12] appeared in Physics Letters B.[13]

Science writing

Strassler's physics-oriented blog, Of Particular Significance, often includes reality-checks on mainstream media coverage of physics news.[14] He has written for such outlets as New Scientist.[15] His book Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean was published in March 2024, by Basic Books.[16]

Accolades

Strassler was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007 "[f]or work extending the AdS/CFT gravity/gauge duality to QCD-like confining theories, and for insights into novel aspects of the physics of strongly coupled supersymmetric theories.[17]

References

  1. ^ "The Bern-Kosower rules and their relation to quantum field theory", dissertation by Strassler, page iii, published by Stanford University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1993
  2. ^ "Strassler to perform at Simon's Rock". The Berkshire Eagle. May 14, 1983.
  3. ^ "Past Member: Matthew Strassler". Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Three University Of Pennsylvania Scientists Claim Sloan Fellowships For 2001". Penn Today. May 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Hogan, Jenny (2006). "Let the games begin". Nature. 440 (7082): 268–269. doi:10.1038/440268a. PMID 16541042. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Spring Quarter 2005 Time Schedule". University of Washington. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "2010-11 Handbook for Physics and Astronomy Graduate Students". Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Matthew Strassler". Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature, High Energy Theory Group. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Literature search: Matthew Strassler". INSPIRE-HEP. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
  10. ^ Matt Strassler publications indexed by Google Scholar
  11. ^ Klebanov, Igor R.; Strassler, Matthew J. (13 October 2000). "Supergravity and a Confining Gauge Theory: Duality Cascades and χSB-Resolution of Naked Singularities". Journal of High Energy Physics. 2000 (8): 052. arXiv:hep-th/0007191. Bibcode:2000JHEP...08..052K. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2000/08/052. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Roberts, Glenn, Jr. (24 May 2016). "Hunting for Dark Matter's 'Hidden Valley'". Berkley Lab. Retrieved January 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Strassler, Matthew J.; Zurek, Katheyn M. (August 9, 2007). "Echoes of a hidden valley at hadron colliders". Physics Letters B. 651 (5–6): 374–379. arXiv:hep-ph/0604261. Bibcode:2007PhLB..651..374S. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.06.055. S2CID 119042766. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Boyle, Alan (February 6, 2013). "How to check the X Files of physics". NBC News. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "Matt Strassler". New Scientist. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Crumey, Andrew (March 8, 2024). "'Waves in an Impossible Sea' and 'The Blind Spot' Review: Physics and Metaphor". Wall Street Journal.
  17. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". Archived from the original on February 15, 2024.
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