Holger Bech Nielsen
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Holger Bech Nielsen is a Danish theoretical physicist renowned as one of the pioneers of string theory and for his influential work on particle physics and the foundations of quantum field theory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holger Bech Nielsen canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Niels Bohr Institute
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University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| employer |
Niels Bohr Institute
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University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| familyName | Nielsen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
particle physics
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quantum field theory ⓘ string theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Holger ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Niels Bohr Institute faculty ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognition as a pioneer of string theory ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
foundations of quantum mechanics
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gauge theories ⓘ high-energy physics ⓘ string dynamics ⓘ symmetry breaking ⓘ vacuum structure in quantum field theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern string theory
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research in high-energy theoretical physics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering contributions to string theory
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work on foundations of quantum field theory ⓘ work on particle physics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| name | Holger Bech Nielsen self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Nielsen–Olesen instability
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Abrikosov vortices ⓘ
surface form:
Nielsen–Olesen vortex solution
early string theory models of hadrons ⓘ ideas on backward causation in particle physics ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lene Vestergaard Hau ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to early dual resonance models
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work on string interpretation of Regge trajectories ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor of physics
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researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Denmark ⓘ |
| workLocation | Copenhagen ⓘ |
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