Herman Louis Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and
string theorist
In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and intera ...
. Herman is the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics at
Princeton University
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, where they are also the chair of the Department of Physics.
Herman is the
identical twin
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brother of
Erik Verlinde
Erik Peter Verlinde (; born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topolog ...
.
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1962 births
Living people
Dutch string theorists
People from Woudenberg
Princeton University faculty
Utrecht University alumni
Identical twins
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