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Revision as of 17:04, 31 January 2008
Antony Garrett Lisi | |
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 Antony Garrett Lisi in Iceland, for the 2007
FQXI conference. | |
| Born | 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | UCLA UCSD |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | none: independent |
Antony Garrett Lisi (born 1968; uses name Garrett by preference[1]), is an American-born theoretical physicist. On November 6, 2007 he posted "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything" to arXiv, an electronic archive of scientific papers, which advanced a new unified field theory to connect quantum physics and gravitation using the exceptional Lie algebra E8.[2]
Born in Los Angeles, and raised in San Diego, California,[3] Lisi graduated the Cate School (south of Santa Barbara, California) in 1986, received his B.S. with highest honors in physics and mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991, and received a Ph.D in physics from the University of California, San Diego in 1999.[4] While not holding a university faculty position, he was lecturer at the University of Hawaii,[5] and short-term visitor at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[6] He has been awarded a grant from the Foundational Questions Institute.[7]
On November 6, 2007 he posted a controversial paper[2] to the popular "arXiv" scientific preprint server, proposing to answer one of the fundamental unsolved problems in physics: Connecting quantum physics and gravitation, to form a unified field theory that models all fundamental interactions that physicists have observed in nature (main article: An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything). Since its publication, Lisi's story has attracted media attention, while his theory has been applauded but also sharply criticized in the scientific community[8].
Featured in Surfer magazine,[9] he has been described as a “surfer dude” who is primarily employed in activities outside of physics.[10] The San Diego Union Tribune's sports section notes that "... Lisi has been painted by some with the stereotypical 'surfer dude' brush. Inside the scientific community, however, Lisi says he's had no such problems."[11] He splits his time living in Maui, where he surfs and windsurfs, and Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he practices alpine snowboarding.[12]
According to Lisi, "Surfing acts as a great 'reset' button for whatever I'm worried about in the rest of my life. [...] If I'm struggling with a difficult physics question, focusing on approaches that aren't going anywhere, surfing allows me to get away from the problem [...]"[11]. About the initial reception of his model, he comments: "OK, the hype (and my inbox) has gotten totally out of control. This is, after all, about an untested theory that may or may not turn out to be true. But, on the other hand… it’s pretty damn amusing. Mostly, all this media attention just makes me want to go hide for fifteen minutes, and I hope to come back to see physicists pondering this E8 theory, despite the hype."[13]
See also
- An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything (Dr. Lisi's Nov 2007 paper)
- Fundamental interactions in physics
- Theory of everything
- Unsolved problems in physics
References
- ^ A. (Garrett Lisi's home page)
- ^ a b An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
- ^ "San Diego native" Accessed 2007-12-03
- ^ "Garrett's Curriculum Vitae".
- ^ Dr. Garrett Lisi's CV (accessed 2007-12-28) -- Instruction experience
- ^ "Profile at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics".
- ^ http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/dn12891-is-mathematical-pattern-the-theory-of-everything.html
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/11/16/science-theory-everything.html
- ^ Surfer magazine interview accessed 2007-12-06.
- ^ Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything, Telegraph, November 14, 2007.
- ^ a b "Physicist balances waves with world of science". San Diego Union Tribune. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ http://www.fqxi.org/community/data/articles/Lisi_Garrett.pdf
- ^ Comment by Garrett Lisi 16 November 2007, on Cosmic Variance post about his theory[1]
External links
- Lisi's home page
- An Exceptionally Simple Personal FAQ Questions and Answers about Lisi's life and motivations, at the Foundational Questions Institute web site.
- Animation of lattice E8 explaining the Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
- Lisi's citations
- Interview with Lisi
- Geometry is all. "The Economist", November 24th, 2007.