Anton Kapustin
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Son of the pianist-composer Nikolai Kapustin
, Anton Kapustin is a professor
of theoretical physics
at the California Institute of Technology
. His interests lie in quantum field theory
and string theory
. He has also done pioneering work in non-commutative geometry.
His celebrated recent work with Edward Witten
rephrases the geometric version of the Langlands conjecture
in terms of certain dualities in supersymmetric gauge theories.
Nikolai Kapustin
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin is a Ukrainian Russian composer and pianist....
, Anton Kapustin is a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of 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...
at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
. His interests lie in quantum field theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum field theory provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom, that is, fields and many-body systems. It is the natural and quantitative language of particle physics and...
and 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...
. He has also done pioneering work in non-commutative geometry.
His celebrated recent work with Edward Witten
Edward Witten
Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist with a focus on mathematical physics who is currently a professor of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study....
rephrases the geometric version of the Langlands conjecture
Langlands program
The Langlands program is a web of far-reaching and influential conjectures that relate Galois groups in algebraic number theory to automorphic forms and representation theory of algebraic groups over local fields and adeles. It was proposed by ....
in terms of certain dualities in supersymmetric gauge theories.