Emil J. Martinec
Enrico Fermi Institute
5640 Ellis Ave.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinios 60637
Office: 773 702-7118
Fax: 773 834-2222
Email: e-martinec at uchicago.edu
Personal
U.S. citizen
Name: Emil John Martinec
Place of Birth: Downers Grove, Illinois
Date of Birth: 4 October, 1958
Current Position: Professor, University of Chicago
Educational Background
1976-79 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. majored in
physics and math, graduating cum laude with a B.A. in 1979
1979-82 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Summer 1982 Les Houches Summer School of Theoretical Physics
``Recent Advances in Field Theory and Statistical Mechanics"
1982-84 Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in absentia
from Cornell University. Cornell Ph.D. conferred June, 1984
1984-86 Research Associate, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Fall 1986 Visitor, ITP, Santa Barbara, CA
1986-87 Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1987-89 Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1990- Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Awards and Honors
1987-91 -- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow
1987-92 -- NSF Presidential Young Investigator
1987-90 -- DOE Outstanding Junior Investigator.
Research Interests
Superstring/M-theories; specifically, their geometrical structure and their role in grand unification and the quantization of gravity. Also theories of random surfaces, quantum gravity, black hole physics, two-dimensional quantum field theory.
Research History
Discoverer of one of the four consistent string theories in collaboration with co-workers at Princeton[3-5], currently considered the most promising framework for a unified theory of the physical world. Kinematic and dynamical structure of superstrings has also been investigated in various publications[6-9,17,19,24,26]. In particular, the coupling of strings to background fields in spacetime[6] and a covariant quantization procedure[8,9] were developed; relations between string dynamics and the general theory of the renormalization group have also been investigated[17,24,26]. Discovered construction relating all known critical string theories[45,46,47]. Showed how to describe D-branes (a class of spatially extended objects in string theory) as string field solitons [66,67,68].
Publications
1) Strings and causality
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9311129.
2) Superspace Geometry of Fermionic Strings
By Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Rev. D28 (1983) 2604.
3) Soluble Systems in Quantum Gravity
By Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Rev. D30 (1984) 1198.
4) The Heterotic String
By David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 54 (1985) 502-505.
5) Quantum Mechanics Versus General Covariance In Gravity And String Models
By Emil John Martinec.
6) Heterotic String Theory. 1. The Free Heterotic String
By David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm.
Nucl.Phys. B256 (1985) 253.
7) Covariant Quantization of Superstrings
By Daniel Friedan, Stephen H. Shenker, Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Lett. B160 (1985) 55.
8) Heterotic String Theory. 2. The Interacting Heterotic String
By David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Emil J. Martinec, Ryan Rohm.
Nucl.Phys. B267 (1986) 75.
9) Strings in Background Fields
By Curtis G. Callan, Jr., E.J. Martinec, M.J. Perry, D. Friedan.
Nucl.Phys. B262 (1985) 593.
10) Conformal Invariance, Supersymmetry and String Theory
By Daniel Friedan, Emil J. Martinec, Stephen H. Shenker.
10.1016/S0550-3213(86)80006-2.
Nucl.Phys. B271 (1986) 93.
11) All Free String Theories Are Theories of Forms
By Tom Banks, Michael E. Peskin, C.R. Preitschopf, Daniel Friedan, Emil John Martinec.
Nucl.Phys. B274 (1986) 71.
12) Conformal Invariance And String Dynamics
By Emil J. Martinec.
In *Santa Barbara 1985, Proceedings, Unified String Theories*, 469-482.
13) Nonrenormalization Theorems and Fermionic String Finiteness
By Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Lett. B171 (1986) 189.
14) Conformal Geometry and String Field Theory
By Steven B. Giddings, Emil J. Martinec.
Nucl.Phys. B278 (1986) 91.
15) Conformal Field Theory on a (Super)Riemann Surface
By Emil J. Martinec.
Nucl.Phys. B281 (1987) 157.
16) Modular Invariance in String Field Theory
By Steven B. Giddings, Emil J. Martinec, Edward Witten.
Phys.Lett. B176 (1986) 362.
17) The Conformal Field Theory of Orbifolds
By Lance J. Dixon, Daniel Friedan, Emil J. Martinec, Stephen H. Shenker.
Nucl.Phys. B282 (1987) 13-73.
18) Strings And Conformal Geometry
By Emil J. Martinec.
IN *ESPOO 1986, PROCEEDINGS, TOPOLOGICAL AND GEOMETRICAL METHODS IN FIELD THEORY*, 177-194 AND PREPRINT - MARTINEC, E. (86,REC.SEP.) 19p.
19) The Renormalization Group and String Field Theory
By Tom Banks, Emil J. Martinec.
Nucl.Phys. B294 (1987) 733.
20) String Calculus: Conformal Field Theory As A Tool In String Theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
21) Current Algebra and Conformal Discrete Series
By David Kastor, Emil J. Martinec, Zong-an Qiu.
Phys.Lett. B200 (1988) 434.
22) Phenomenology and Conformal Field Theory Or Can String Theory Predict the Weak Mixing Angle?
By Tom Banks, Lance J. Dixon, Daniel Friedan, Emil J. Martinec.
Nucl.Phys. B299 (1988) 613-626.
23) Superghosts Revisited: Supersymmetric Bosonization
By Emil J. Martinec, Galen M. Sotkov.
Phys.Lett. B208 (1988) 249.
24) RG Flow in N=1 Discrete Series
By D.A. Kastor, E.J. Martinec, S.H. Shenker.
Nucl.Phys. B316 (1989) 590-608.
25) Superghosts Reconstruction
By Emil J. Martinec, Galen M. Sotkov.
26) Algebraic Geometry and Effective Lagrangians
By Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Lett. B217 (1989) 431.
27) The Space of 2-d quantum field theories
By E.J. Martinec.
In *Oxford 1988, Proceedings, The interface of mathematics and particle physics* 107-115..
28) Criticality, Catastrophes And Compactifications
By Emil J. Martinec.
In *Brink, L. (ed.) et al.: Physics and mathematics of strings* 389-433. (see Book Index).
29) Unoriented Strings and Matrix Ensembles
By Geoffrey R. Harris, Emil J. Martinec.
Phys.Lett. B245 (1990) 384-392.
30) On the origin of integrability in matrix models
By Emil J. Martinec.
Commun.Math.Phys. 138 (1991) 437-450.
31) Boundary operators in 2-D gravity
By Emil J. Martinec, Gregory W. Moore, N. Seiberg.
Phys.Lett. B263 (1991) 190-194.
32) Black hole physics and Liouville theory
By Emil J. Martinec, Samson L. Shatashvili.
Nucl.Phys. B368 (1992) 338-360.
33) Ground rings and their modules in 2-D gravity with c <= 1 matter
By David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec, Nathan Seiberg.
hep-th/9111048.
Phys.Lett. B276 (1992) 437-444.
34) An Introduction to 2-d gravity and solvable string models
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9112019.
In *Trieste 1991, Proceedings, String theory and quantum gravity '91* 1-29..
35) The Light cone in string theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9304037.
Class.Quant.Grav. 10 (1993) L187-L192.
36) Critical and topological properties of cluster boundaries in the 3-d Ising model
By Vladimir S. Dotsenko, Paul Windey, Geoffrey R. Harris, Enzo Marinari, Emil J. Martinec, Marco Picco.
hep-th/9304088.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 71 (1993) 811-814.
37) Black hole evaporation along macroscopic strings
By Albion E. Lawrence, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9312127.
Phys.Rev. D50 (1994) 2680-2691.
38) The Phenomenology of strings and clusters in the 3-d Ising model
By Vladimir S. Dotsenko, Marco Picco, Paul Windey, Geoffrey R. Harris, Enzo Marinari, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9401129.
39) Space - like singularities and string theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9412074.
Class.Quant.Grav. 12 (1995) 941-950.
40) Selfavoiding surfaces in the 3-D Ising model
By Vladimir S. Dotsenko, Marco Picco, Paul Windey, Geoffrey R. Harris, Emil J. Martinec, Enzo Marinari.
hep-th/9504076.
Nucl.Phys. B448 (1995) 577-620.
41) String field theory in curved space-time and the resolution of space - like singularities
By Albion E. Lawrence, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9509149.
Class.Quant.Grav. 13 (1996) 63-96.
42) Integrable systems and supersymmetric gauge theory
By Emil J. Martinec, Nicholas P. Warner.
hep-th/9509161.
Nucl.Phys. B459 (1996) 97-112.
43) Integrable structures in supersymmetric gauge and string theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9510204.
Phys.Lett. B367 (1996) 91-96.
44) Integrability in N=2 gauge theory: A Proof
By Emil J. Martinec, Nicholas P. Warner.
hep-th/9511052.
45) New principles for string / membrane unification
By David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9602049.
Nucl.Phys. B477 (1996) 652-674.
46) Vacua of M theory and N=2 strings
By David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec, Martin O'Loughlin.
hep-th/9603116.
Nucl.Phys. B477 (1996) 675-700.
47) Geometrical structures of M theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9608017.
48) M-branes and N=2 strings
By David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9612102.
Class.Quant.Grav. 14 (1997) 2483-2516.
49) Two-dimensional models of black hole evaporation
By Emil J. Martinec.
Class.Quant.Grav. 13 (1996) 1-25.
50) Matrix theory and N=(2,1) strings
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9706194.
51) Matrix black holes
By Miao Li, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9703211.
Class.Quant.Grav. 14 (1997) 3187-3204.
52) On the entropy of matrix black holes
By Miao Li, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9704134.
Class.Quant.Grav. 14 (1997) 3205-3213.
53) Black holes in matrix theory
By Miao Li, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9709114.
10.1016/S0920-5632(98)00167-4.
Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl. 68 (1998) 329-335.
54) M theory and N=2 strings
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9710122.
In *Cargese 1997, Strings, branes and dualities* 241-265.
55) Comments on black holes in matrix theory
By Gary T. Horowitz, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9710217.
Phys.Rev. D57 (1998) 4935-4941.
56) Probing matrix black holes
By Miao Li, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9801070.
57) Matrix models of AdS gravity
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9804111.
58) AdS dynamics from conformal field theory
By Tom Banks, Michael R. Douglas, Gary T. Horowitz, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9808016.
59) Conformal field theory, geometry, and entropy
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9809021.
60) Black holes and the SYM phase diagram
By Miao Li, Emil J. Martinec, Vatche Sahakian.
hep-th/9809061.
Phys.Rev. D59 (1999) 044035.
61) Black holes and the superYang-Mills phase diagram. 2.
By Emil J. Martinec, Vatche Sahakian.
hep-th/9810224.
Phys.Rev. D59 (1999) 124005.
62) Black holes and five-brane thermodynamics
By Emil J. Martinec, Vatche Sahakian.
hep-th/9901135.
Phys.Rev. D60 (1999) 064002.
63) U(1) charges and moduli in the D1 - D5 system
By Finn Larsen, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9905064.
10.1088/1126-6708/1999/06/019.
JHEP 9906 (1999) 019.
64) A Note on the thermodynamics of 'little string' theory
By Emil J. Martinec, Vatche Sahakian.
hep-th/9906137.
65) Black holes and the phases of brane thermodynamics
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9909049.
66) Currents and moduli in the (4,0) theory
By Finn Larsen, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/9909088.
10.1088/1126-6708/1999/11/002.
JHEP 9911 (1999) 002.
67) On the relevance of tachyons
By Jeffrey A. Harvey, David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0003101.
68) D-branes and strings as noncommutative solitons
By Jeffrey A. Harvey, Per Kraus, Finn Larsen, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0005031.
10.1088/1126-6708/2000/07/042.
JHEP 0007 (2000) 042.
69) Noncommutative solitons on orbifolds
By Emil J. Martinec, Gregory W. Moore.
hep-th/0101199.
70) String theory on AdS orbifolds
By Emil J. Martinec, Will McElgin.
hep-th/0106171.
10.1088/1126-6708/2002/04/029.
JHEP 0204 (2002) 029.
71) Localized tachyons and RG flows
By Jeffrey A. Harvey, David Kutasov, Emil J. Martinec, Gregory W. Moore.
hep-th/0111154.
72) Exciting AdS orbifolds
By Emil J. Martinec, Will McElgin.
hep-th/0206175.
10.1088/1126-6708/2002/10/050.
JHEP 0210 (2002) 050.
73) Defects, decay, and dissipated states
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0210231.
74) On decay of K theory
By Emil J. Martinec, Gregory W. Moore.
hep-th/0212059.
75) Closed string tachyon condensation and world sheet inflation
By Bruno Carneiro Da Cunha, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0303087.
Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 063502.
76) The Annular report on noncritical string theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0305148.
77) A New hat for the c=1 matrix model
By Michael R. Douglas, Igor R. Klebanov, D. Kutasov, Juan Martin Maldacena, Emil John Martinec, N. Seiberg.
hep-th/0307195.
In *Shifman, M. (ed.) et al.: From fields to strings, vol. 3* 1758-1827.
78) The Search for a holographic dual to AdS(3) x S**3 x S**3 x S**1
By Sergei Gukov, Emil Martinec, Gregory W. Moore, Andrew Strominger.
hep-th/0403090.
Adv.Theor.Math.Phys. 9 (2005) 435-525.
79) Chern-Simons gauge theory and the AdS(3) / CFT(2) correspondence
By Sergei Gukov, Emil Martinec, Gregory W. Moore, Andrew Strominger.
hep-th/0403225.
In *Shifman, M. (ed.) et al.: From fields to strings, vol. 2* 1606-1647.
80) An Index for 2-D field theories with large N = 4 superconformal symmetry
By Sergei Gukov, Emil Martinec, Gregory W. Moore, Andrew Strominger.
hep-th/0404023.
81) Scattered results in 2-D string theory
By Emil Martinec, Kazumi Okuyama.
hep-th/0407136.
10.1088/1126-6708/2004/10/065.
JHEP 0410 (2004) 065.
82) Matrix models and 2D string theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0410136.
83) Boundary ground ring in minimal string theory
By Anirban Basu, Emil J. Martinec.
hep-th/0509142.
Phys.Rev. D72 (2005) 106007.
84) Toward the end of time
By Emil J. Martinec, Daniel Robbins, Savdeep Sethi.
hep-th/0603104.
10.1088/1126-6708/2006/08/025.
JHEP 0608 (2006) 025.
85) Non-Supersymmetric String Theory
By Emil J. Martinec, Daniel Robbins, Savdeep Sethi.
arXiv:0904.3498 [hep-th].
JHEP 1110 (2011) 078.
86) Gravity from the Extension of Spatial Diffeomorphisms
By Szilard Farkas, Emil J. Martinec.
arXiv:1002.4449 [hep-th].
J.Math.Phys. 52 (2011) 062501.
87) Constraints on String Cosmology
By Stephen R. Green, Emil J. Martinec, Callum Quigley, Savdeep Sethi.
arXiv:1110.0545 [hep-th].
10.1088/0264-9381/29/7/075006.
Class.Quant.Grav. 29 (2012) 075006.
88) Monopole--Instantons in M2-Brane Theories
By Emil Martinec, Jock McOrist.
arXiv:1112.4073 [hep-th].
JHEP 1306 (2013) 082.
89) Chern-Simons EM-flation
By Emil Martinec, Peter Adshead, Mark Wyman.
arXiv:1206.2889 [hep-th].
JHEP 1302 (2013) 027.
90) Gauge fields and inflation: Chiral gravitational waves, fluctuations, and the Lyth bound
By Peter Adshead, Emil Martinec, Mark Wyman.
arXiv:1301.2598 [hep-th].
Phys.Rev. D88 (2013) 2, 021302.
91) Perturbations in Chromo-Natural Inflation
By Peter Adshead, Emil Martinec, Mark Wyman.
arXiv:1305.2930 [hep-th].
JHEP 1309 (2013) 087.
92) Evolving Notions of Geometry in String Theory
By Emil J. Martinec.
Found.Phys. 43 (2013) 1, 156-173.
93) Inflation Physics from the Cosmic Microwave Background and Large Scale Structure
By K.N. Abazajian, K. Arnold, J. Austermann, B.A. Benson, C. Bischoff, J. Bock, J.R. Bond, J. Borrill et al..
arXiv:1309.5381 [astro-ph.CO].
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.05.013.
Astropart.Phys. 63 (2015) 55-65.
94) Modeling Quantum Gravity Effects in Inflation
By Emil J. Martinec, Wynton E. Moore.
arXiv:1401.7681 [hep-th].
JHEP 1407 (2014) 053.
95) The Cheshire Cap
By Emil J. Martinec.
arXiv:1409.6017 [hep-th].
JHEP 1503 (2015) 112.