Prof. Dr. Nicolai Reshetikhin

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Physik,Mathematik
KeywordsIntegrable Systems, Quantum Groups, Representations, Topological Quantum Field Theory

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBerkeley
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Berkeley
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Mathematics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Alexander BobenkoInstitut für Mathematik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hermann NicolaiMax-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut), Golm
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2004

Programm(e)

2004Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Nikolai Reshetikhin is one of the world's leading scientists on integrable systems. His work on quantum integrable systems and their connection to statistical mechanics and other branches of mathematics and physics is of outstanding importance. The integrable structure of the quantum mechanical models makes it possible to calculate scattering amplitudes and other physically relevant quantities explicitly. These systems are thus the first examples of relativistic non-linear quantum field theories that admit a complete mathematical treatment. In addition to his groundbreaking contributions to this theory, Reshetikhin's work on the symmetries of quantum-integrable systems created a whole new branch of mathematics: the theory of quantum groups. Nikolai Reshetikhin is also known for his pioneering contributions to other branches of mathematics, especially the theory of knot and link invariants.