Matt Strassler

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

Education

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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

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Teaching and scholarly positions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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