Jeffrey A. Harvey

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American physicist

Places

United States of America

Scientist Physicist Professor Educator Theoretical physicist

Work field

Academia Science

Gender

Male

Birth

15 February 1955 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Star sign

Aquarius People who share this birthday

Age

69 years

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

California Institute of Technology

(-1981)

Awards

Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Biography

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.

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

Selected publications

Callan, Curtis G.; Giddings, Steven B.; Harvey, Jeffrey A.; Strominger, Andrew (1992-02-15). "Evanescent black holes". Physical Review D. American Physical Society (APS). 45 (4): R1005–R1009. arXiv:hep-th/9111056. doi:10.1103/physrevd.45.r1005. ISSN 0556-2821.
Dixon, L.; Harvey, J.; Vafa, C.; Witten, E. (1986). "Strings on orbifolds (II)". Nuclear Physics B. Elsevier BV. 274 (2): 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. Elsevier BV. 261: 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. Elsevier BV. 267 (1): 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. Elsevier BV. 256: 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. American Physical Society (APS). 54 (6): 502–505. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.54.502. ISSN 0031-9007.