Robert Myers
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Robert Myers is a theoretical physicist
. Myers is a professor of physics at the University of Waterloo
and at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research concerns string theory
and quantum gravity
.
The Myers-Perry metric
describes the higher dimensional generalization of the Kerr metric
.
Robert Myers currently resides with his wife and three daughters in Ontario, Canada.
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
. Myers is a professor of physics at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
and at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research concerns 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 quantum gravity
Quantum gravity
Quantum gravity is the field of theoretical physics which attempts to develop scientific models that unify quantum mechanics with general relativity...
.
The Myers-Perry metric
Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity
Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity is any of various physical theories that attempt to generalise to higher dimensions various results of the well established theory of standard Einstein gravity, that is, general relativity...
describes the higher dimensional generalization of the Kerr metric
Kerr metric
The Kerr metric describes the geometry of empty spacetime around an uncharged axially-symmetric black-hole with an event horizon which is topologically a sphere. The Kerr metric is an exact solution of the Einstein field equations of general relativity; these equations are highly non-linear, which...
.
Robert Myers currently resides with his wife and three daughters in Ontario, Canada.