Amer Iqbal
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Amer Iqbal, Ph.D.
, is a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He is primarily known for his work in string theory
and mathematical physics. He is the associate professor of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering at the Lahore University of Management Sciences
. Previously, he had served as a Professor of Mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences
.
in Mathematics
from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and Doctorate
in Theoretical physics
from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He carried out his doctoral research under the supervision of string theorist professor Barton Zwiebach
.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, is a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He is primarily known for his work in string theory
String theory
String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
and mathematical physics. He is the associate professor of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering at the Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences
The Lahore University of Management Sciences, usually referred to by its acronym LUMS, is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. LUMS was established in 1984 by a group of industrialists and people belonging to Pakistan's leading private and public sector corporations, to provide rigorous...
. Previously, he had served as a Professor of Mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences
Abdus Salam School of Mathematics
The Abdus Salam School of Mathematics Sciences, also known as School of Mathematical Sciences, abbreviated as ASSMS, is an academic and technologically advanced research institute of the Government College University at Lahore, Punjab province of Pakistan...
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Biography
Iqbal has a M.Sc.Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and Doctorate
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He carried out his doctoral research under the supervision of string theorist professor Barton Zwiebach
Barton Zwiebach
Barton Zwiebach is a string theorist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, born in Lima, Perú. His undergraduate work was in Electrical Engineering at the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Peru, from which he graduated in 1977.His graduate work was in physics at the...
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Patents and Research
- A. Iqbal and A. Naqvi, "On marginal deformations in superstring field theory," J. High Energy Phys. JHEP 0101, 040 (2001).
- T. Hauer, A. Iqbal and B. Zwiebach, "Duality and Weyl symmetry of 7-brane configurations," J. High Energy Phys. JHEP 0009, 042 (2000).
- T. Hauer and A. Iqbal, "Del Pezzo surfaces and affine 7-brane backgrounds," J. High Energy Phys. JHEP 0001, 043 (2000).
- O. DeWolfe, A. Hanany, A. Iqbal and E. Katz, "Five-branes, seven-branes and five-dimensional E(n) field theories," J. High Energy Phys. JHEP 9903, 006 (1999).
- O. DeWolfe, T. Hauer, A. Iqbal and B. Zwiebach, "Uncovering infinite symmetries on (p,q) 7-branes: Kac-Moody algebras and beyond," Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 3, 1835 (1999).
- O. DeWolfe, T. Hauer, A. Iqbal and B. Zwiebach, "Uncovering the symmetries on (p,q) 7-branes: Beyond the Kodaira classification," Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 3, 1785 (1999).
- A. Iqbal, "Self-intersection number of BPS junctions in backgrounds of three and seven-branes," J.High Energy Phys. JHEP 9910, 032 (1999).
- O. DeWolfe, T. Hauer, A. Iqbal and B. Zwiebach, "Constraints on the BPS spectrum of N = 2, D = 4 theories with A-D-E flavor symmetry," Nucl. Phys. B 534, 261 (1998).