Luboš Motl

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Luboš Motl
Luboš Motl in 2011
Born (1973-12-05) 5 December 1973 (age 50)
Alma materCharles University (MA)
Rutgers University (PhD)
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics, String theory
ThesisNonperturbative Formulations of Superstring Theory (2001)
Doctoral advisorTom Banks

Luboš Motl (Czech pronunciation:

Czech physicist and blogger. He was an assistant professor in physics at Harvard University from 2004 to 2007. His scientific publications were focused on string theory
.

Life and career

Motl was born in

Harvard Junior Fellow (2001–2004) and assistant professor (2004–2007) at Harvard University. In 2007, he left Harvard and returned to the Czech Republic.[citation needed
]

Although an undergraduate at a Czech university where none of the faculty specialized in string theory, Motl came to the attention of string theorist

He is the author of L'équation Bogdanov, a 2008 French-language book discussing the scientific ideas and

The Reference Frame

Motl writes a science and politics

consistent histories interpretation of quantum mechanics",[9] and has strongly criticised Erik Verlinde's entropic gravity theory.[10][11] As of April 2022, Motl abolished the blog citing censorship pressures and general dissatisfaction.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "International Mathematical Olympiad". International Mathematical Olympiad. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. New York Times
    , May 1, 2001
  3. ^ Nima Arkani-Hamed, Lubos Motl, Alberto Nicolis, Cumrun Vafa, The String Landscape, Black Holes and Gravity as the Weakest Force, JHEP 0706:060,2007, arXiv:hep-th/0601001.
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  5. ^ "German Physicist Fights Back Against Sexist Blogger After 12 Years of Relentless Online Abuse". HollywoodLAnews. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  6. . Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. ^ "Are all climate skeptics theocratic?". The Reference Frame. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  8. ^ "The Reference Frame: Oriana Fallaci: The Force of Reason". Motls.blogspot.com. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  9. ^ "Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics". The Reference Frame. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  10. ^ "First test of rival to Einstein's gravity kills off dark matter". New Scientist. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  11. ^ "Verlinde's de Sitter MOND is highly incomplete, to say the least". The Reference Frame (Blog). 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  12. ^ "Is The CDF W Mass Measurement A Nail In The SM Coffin?". science20.com. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  13. ^ "The Reference Frame: AdSense became unusable". disqus.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

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