Alexander Markovich Polyakov Scientist

Alexander Markovich Polyakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Поляко́в; born 27 September 1945) is a theoretical physicist, formerly at the Landau Institute in Moscow and, since 1990, at Princeton University.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 27, 1945
Education	Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Known for	Quantum field theory String theory 't Hooft–Polyakov monopole

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Scientist

awards	Dirac Prize Fundamental Physics Prize Lorentz Medal Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Lars Onsager Prize Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture Harvey Prize
doctoral advisor	Karen Ter-Martirosian
Field of study	Theoretical physics