Lars Brink

Lars Elof Gustaf Brink (born 12 November 1943) is a Swedish theoretical physicist.

Lars Brink
Lars Elof Gustaf Brink
Born (1943-11-12) 12 November 1943

During 1971–1973 was member of the theory group at CERN.[1]

Since 1986 he is professor of theoretical physics at Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg.[2] Brink is one of the pioneers of superstring theory, since the 1970s (at CERN and Caltech). He coordinated the EU network Superstring Theory 1991–1995 and 2000–2008.[3]

In 1977 he designed with John Schwarz and Joël Scherk the first supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories.[4]

In 1997 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[5]

In 2001 and 2004 and in 2008 to 2013 he was a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics and its chairman in 2013.

References
  1. "Inspire author profile page for Brink, Lars".
  2. "UM RECEIVES FORMER NOBEL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN". Macau Daily Times. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Seminar "Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes" by Prof. Lars Brink (see "biography")".
  4. Brink, Lars; Schwarz, John H.; Scherk, J. (1977). "Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories". Nuclear Physics B. 121 (1): 77–92. Bibcode:1977NuPhB.121...77B. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(77)90328-5. ISSN 0550-3213.
  5. "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences : members".
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