Werner Nahm | |
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 Nahm in 2004 | |
| Born | 21 March 1949 |
| Alma mater | Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 1970 |
| Known for | Nahm equations D=11 is the largest number of dimensions consistent with a single graviton in supergravity theories[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Bonn, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Doctoral students | Katrin Wendland Melanie Becker Ralph Kaufmann |
Werner Nahm (German: [naːm]; born 21 March 1949) is a German theoretical physicist. He has made contributions to mathematical physics and fundamental theoretical physics.
- ^ Nahm, W. (1978). "Supersymmetries and their representations". Nuclear Physics B. 135 (1). Elsevier BV: 149–166. Bibcode:1978NuPhB.135..149N. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(78)90218-3. ISSN 0550-3213.