爱德华·威滕：修订间差异

国际数学联盟在1990年授予威滕[[菲尔兹奖]]<ref>[http://www.emis.ams.org/mirror/IMU/medals/Fields/1990/Witten/page1.html "On the work of Edward Witten"] {{Wayback|url=http://www.emis.ams.org/mirror/IMU/medals/Fields/1990/Witten/page1.html |date=20110927001135 }} (when being awarded the Field's medal)</ref><ref>[http://www.ias.edu/newsroom/announcements/view/witten.html National Medal of Science Awarded to Institute for Advanced Study Physicist Edward Witten] , Institute for Advanced Study announcement, 22 October 2003</ref>，成为第一位获得该奖项的物理学家（也是唯一一位）。他对纯数学方面的研究影响深远，例如他使用[[琼斯多项式]]（Jones Polynomial）来解释[[陈-西蒙斯理论]]」（Chern-Simons theory）。这项研究对于[[低维拓扑结构]]有深远影响，并推导出[[量子不变量]]。

威滕被认为是他的世代中最优秀的物理学家<ref>[http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/13-the-man-who-led-the-second-superstring-revolution The Man Who Led the Second Superstring Revolution] {{Wayback|url=http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/13-the-man-who-led-the-second-superstring-revolution |date=20110920041803 }}, ''Discover Magazine'', 13 November 2008</ref>，也被认为是世界上最伟大的物理学家之一，也许甚至是爱因斯坦的后继者<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3014_elegant.html The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension] {{Wayback|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3014_elegant.html |date=20100412145842 }}, PBS NOVA transcript</ref>。在1995年，他在[[南加州大学]]会议中提出[[M理论]]，并用它来解释一些以前观察到的现象，在弦论中引发所谓的[[第二次超弦革命]]。

威滕获得很多奖项，包括[[麦克阿瑟基金会|麦克阿瑟基金]]（1982年）、[[菲尔兹奖]]（1990年）、Nemmers数学奖、毕达哥拉斯奖<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Il Crotonese |language=it |url=http://www.ilcrotonese.it/notizia.asp?IDNotizia=10957&IDCategoria=8 |date={{start date|2005|09|23}} |title=Il premio Pitagora al fisico teorico Witten |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722035239/http://www.ilcrotonese.it/notizia.asp?IDNotizia=10957&IDCategoria=8 |archivedate=2011-07-22 }}</ref>、[[庞加莱奖]]（2006年）、[[克拉福德奖]]（2008年）、[[洛伦兹奖章]]（2010年）、[[艾萨克·牛顿奖章]]（2010年）和[[美国国家科学奖章]]（2002年）<ref>[http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.cfm?recip_id=5000000000422 "Edward Witten"] {{Wayback|url=http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.cfm?recip_id=5000000000422 |date=20110606070952 }}, The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details.</ref>。他被选入《[[时代杂志]]》2004年影响最大的100位人士中。爱德华·威滕是当代的物理学家中[[H指数]]最高的一位<ref>Philip Ball, [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v436/n7053/full/436900a.html Index aims for fair ranking of scientists] {{Wayback|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v436/n7053/full/436900a.html |date=20110828111000 }}, ''Nature'' 436, 900 (18 August 2005)</ref><ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=401175&sectioncode=26 The H-Index: The Hot Topic in Information Science] {{Wayback|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=401175&sectioncode=26 |date=20111218153251 }}, ''Times Higher Education'', 13 March 2008</ref>。

* [http://www.sns.ias.edu/~witten/ 威滕在研究院的网页] {{Wayback|url=http://www.sns.ias.edu/~witten/ |date=20130411034737 }}

* [http://arxiv.org/find/hep-th/1/au:+Witten_E/0/1/0/all/0/1 Publications on ArXiv] {{Wayback|url=http://arxiv.org/find/hep-th/1/au:+Witten_E/0/1/0/all/0/1 |date=20200122053511 }}

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* [http://www.iop.org/about/awards/international/page_43947.html Institute of Physics profile] {{Wayback|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/international/page_43947.html |date=20130516210825 }}