Andrew Strominger(1955)
PhysicsAndrew Strominger is a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014) from United States. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They have been affiliated with University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Major Awards
289
Publications
37,524
Citations
93
h-index
210
i10-index
129.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#4
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#6
Statistical Entropy of Four-Dimensional Extremal Black Holes.
Physical Review Letters(1996)
265
citations
#10
Possible resolution of the black hole information puzzle.
Physical Review D, Particles and fields(1994)
82
citations
Career History
Gwill E. York Professor of Physics
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JP
Joseph Polchinski
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)
MG
Michael Green
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)
JS
John Schwarz
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)
JH
John Henry Schwarz
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)
CV
Cumrun Vafa
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2014)
Education
Harvard University(bachelor's degree)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Doctor of Philosophy)
University of California, Berkeley(laurea magistrale)
Doctoral Advisors
Xi YinAnastasia VolovichThomas HartmanWei LiVyacheslav LysovGim Seng NgIrene BredbergDionysios AnninosMegha PadiJoshua Michael LapanMonica GuicaMorten ErnebjergAaron Wyatt SimonsLisa L. HuangGregory Chapman JonesMichelle CyrierDavid Mattoon ThompsonAlexander MaloneyRuth BrittoMarcus Benjamin SpradlinJeremy MichelsonDavid Michael KaplanYoungchul ParkDaniel Wolf ShevitzRoman Jackiw
Career Timeline
University of California, Santa Barbara?–present
Harvard University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
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Algebra and the Celestial Sphere: Infinite Towers of Soft Graviton, Photon, and Gluon Symmetries
Physical Review Letters2021134 citations
Universal polarimetric signatures of the black hole photon ring
Physical Review D2020112 citations
Holography of the photon ring
Classical and Quantum Gravity202241 citations
Celestial leaf amplitudes
Journal of High Energy Physics202421 citations
Photon rings around warped black holes
Classical and Quantum Gravity202318 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
CB
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
David Spergel
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
Lyman Page
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
GH
Gary Hinshaw
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
NJ
Norman Jarosik
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
RA
Roel Aaij
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2025)
SA
Silvia Amerio
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2025)
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