Marc Henneaux
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Marc, Baron Henneaux is a Belgian theoretical physicist and professor at the
Education and career
Henneaux studied physics at ULB and received his doctoral degree in 1980 under the supervision of Jules Géhéniau. He was a visiting fellow at Princeton University for the academic year 1978-1979 where a long-term collaboration with Claudio Bunster was initiated. He was then postdoctoral research associate and lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin from 1981 to 1984, to continue working with Claudio Bunster. From there, he held a research position at the Belgian Science foundation (FNRS) until 1992, after which he was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Brussels (1993-1996).
He is currently Full Professor at the University of Brussels since October 1996. He also serves as Director of the International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, founded by Ernest Solvay since January 2004. In 2017, Henneaux was appointed Professor at the Collège de France where he holds the Chair "Champs, Cordes et Gravité".
Research
The research of Henneaux is devoted to the study of the theoretical models describing the
Main prizes and awards
- Louis Empain Prize (Belgium) – 1989.
- Francqui Prize – 2000 (Belgium) – "for his exceptional contributions to our understanding of the forces of Nature", in particular for having "anticipated by more than ten years … a crucial step for understanding the challenge raised by the incorporation of Einstein general relativity in quantum mechanics." (citation of the Jury)
- Humboldt Research Award(Germany – 2009).
- ERC Advanced Grant (2011–2015)
- 2014 Bogoliubov Prize of the "Joint Institute for Nuclear Research" (Dubna, Russia), with Valery Rubakov, "for outstanding achievements in theoretical and mathematical physics, promoting international cooperation, and educating young scientists"
- FNRS Quinquennal Prize "Dr A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart" (Fundamental Exact Sciences) (Belgium) for the period 2011-2015
- ERC Advanced Grant (2016–2021).
Other distinctions
- Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium – Since May 2002.
- Francqui Chair – Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Academic Year 2002–2003.
- Andrejewski Chair – Universities of Leipzig and Jena – May 2003.
- Honorary Degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) – University of Craiova (Romania) – 2010
- Created "Baron" in 2015 by Philippe, King of the Belgians.
Bibliography
- C. Teitelboim, M. Henneaux, Quantization of gauge systems, Princeton University Press, 1992.
References
- J. D. Brown & M. Henneaux (1986), "Central charges in the canonical realization of asymptotic symmetries: an example from three-dimensional gravity", Communications in Mathematical Physics 104 (2): 207–226. .
- M. Henneaux & C. Teitelboim, "Quantization of gauge systems", Princeton University Press, 1992.
- F. Brandt, G. Barnich & M. Henneaux (2000), "Local BRST cohomology in gauge theories"], Physics Reports 338 (5): 439–569. MR1792979
- T. Damour & M. Henneaux (2001), "E(10), BE(10) and arithmetical chaos in superstring cosmology", Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 : 4749-4752.