Dieter Lüst
Dieter Lüst | |
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| Born | September 21, 1956 |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | S-duality |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | String theory, gauge theory, gravity |
| Institutions | CERN, Humboldt University of Berlin, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Thesis | Dynamische Massenerzeugung für Quarks und Leptonen (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harald Fritzsch |
| Website | Homepage at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Dieter Lüst (born 21 September 1956 in Chicago) is a German physicist, full professor for mathematical physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich since 2004 and a director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich. His research focuses on string theory. In 2000, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research.