Nathan Seiberg

Nathan Seiberg’s research spans string theory, quantum field theory, particle physics, and condensed matter physics. His insights into the dynamics of quantum field theories have yielded far-reaching applications across physics, mathematics, and quantum information theory. Notably, his work with Gregory Moore on two-dimensional Rational Conformal Field Theories uncovered the structure, known today as Modular Tensor Categories. Additionally, his exact solutions of supersymmetric systems, some of them in collaboration with Edward Witten, revealed unexpected phenomena, such as the fundamental role of electric-magnetic duality, which contributed to our understanding of both physics and mathematics. More recently, Seiberg and his collaborators generalized the notion of global symmetry, opening up new perspectives in many fields.