• President - 1998-2001
• Member Board of Trustees 1989 -

Anton Ryzhov

Educational Background:

• Ph.D., Princeton, 1981.
• B.A. and B.Sc., Ecole Polytechnique, France, 1978

Research Interest:

My principal research interest is in theoretical aspects of elementary particle physics, especially in supersymmetric quantum field theory, supergravity, superstring theory and its non-perturbative extension called M-theory. I have occasionally worked on topics in pure mathematics and on topics related to condensed matter physics The goal of string theory, and its non-perturbative extension M-theory, is to achieve a complete unification of all matter and forces, including gravity, in a scheme consistent with quantum mechanics and general relativity. Much of my research has dealt with understanding the dynamics of superstring theories, trying to establish their consistency, and finding their connection with quantum field theory and known particle physics.

Selected Recent Publications:

• A complete list of publications is on SLAC=SPIRES data base, http://www-spires.slac.stanford.edu
• Lecture Notes on "Superstring Theory", accessible to physicists and mathematicians are available on Click here
• Banff 1999 "Lectures on Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory and Integrable Systems" Click here
• TASI 2001 Lecture Notes "Supersymmetric Gaquge Theories and the AdS/CFT correspondence" Click here

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Other Interests:

History, windsurfing, cross-country skiing