Peter Freund

Peter George Oliver Freund (7 September 1936, Timișoara – 6 March 2018, Chicago) was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Chicago. He made important contributions to particle physics and string theory. He was also active as a writer.

Peter G. O. Freund
Born(1936-09-07)September 7, 1936
DiedMarch 6, 2018(2018-03-06) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican and Romanian
Alma materPolitehnica University of Timișoara, Romania
University of Vienna, Austria
Known forTwo-component duality
Higher-dimensional unification
Freund–Rubin compactification
Superstrings from 26 dimensions
p-adic strings
econophysics
SpouseLucy Freund
ChildrenPauline and Caroline
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral advisorWalter Thirring
Notable studentsWilliam Cottrell
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