Alexander Polyakov

Awards

1. 2013

   Breakthrough Prize — Fundamental Physics

   Physics

   For his many discoveries in field theory and string theory including the conformal bootstrap, magnetic monopoles, instantons, confinement/de-confinement, the quantization of strings in non-critical dimensions, gauge/string duality and many others. His ideas have dominated the scene in these fields during the past decades.

2. 2021

   Max Planck Medal

   Physics

   In recognition of his groundbreaking pioneering work on quantum field theory and statistical mechanics, in particular on monopoles and instanton solutions of Yang-Mills theories, the conformal bootstrap and gauge-string duality.