Hugh David Politzer

Also known as Hugh Politzer, H. David Politzer

American physicist

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Hugh David Politzer is an American physicist who has made significant contributions to theoretical physics. While specific details about his work and achievements are not provided in the available context, his recognition as a notable physicist indicates he has made important scientific contributions to the field.

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Vinony catalogs Hugh David Politzer in its Nobel Prize in Physics collection (230 entries). It also appears in Nobel Laureates.

Within Vinony's link graph, Hugh David Politzer is referenced by 336 other articles, and connects out to David Gross, New York City and Albert Einstein.

Vinony files it under 1949 births, 21st-century American physicists and American Nobel laureates.

Its subject is documented across 65 Wikipedia language editions.

Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics2004
“for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction”
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: David
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Occupation: theoretical physicist
Educated at: Harvard University
Employer: California Institute of Technology
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Sakurai Prize
Notable work: quantum chromodynamics
Doctoral advisor: Sidney Coleman
Field of work: physics
Image: H.D. Politzer.jpg
Residence: California

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member of: American Physical Society
date of birth: 1949-08-31
name in native language: Hugh David Politzer
Erdős number: 3
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
interested in: physics

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Encyclopedic overview

Hugh David Politzer (/ˈpɑːlɪtsər/; born August 31, 1949) is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and Frank Wilczek "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".

He is the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

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