Erick Weinberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Erick Weinberg

American theoretical physicist

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1947

Place of Birth: Ossining, New York, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Erick J.
Weinberg (born August 29, 1947) is a theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Columbia University. Weinberg received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College in 1968.
He obtained his Ph.D.
from Harvard University in 1973 under the supervision of Sidney Coleman, with whom he discovered the Coleman–Weinberg mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking in quantum field theory.
Weinberg works on various branches in high-energy theory, including black holes, vortices, Chern–Simons theory, magnetic monopoles in gauge theories and cosmic inflation.
He also serves as the Editor of Physical Review D, as well as a visiting scholar of Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS).