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{{Infobox scientist | {{Infobox scientist | ||
| name = David Tong | | name = David Tong | ||
| image = David Tong portrait.jpg | |||
| caption = David Tong | |||
| fields = Theoretical physics; quantum field theory | | fields = Theoretical physics; quantum field theory | ||
| known_for = Lecture notes on quantum field theory | | known_for = Lecture notes on quantum field theory | ||
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'''David Tong''' is a British theoretical physicist.<ref name=" | '''David Tong''' is a British theoretical physicist at the University of Cambridge.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web |title=David Tong (physicist) |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tong_(physicist) |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> | ||
Tong is | == Career and work == | ||
Tong is a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.<ref name="wiki" /><ref name="bio">{{Cite web |title=About David Tong |url=https://davidtong.org/about/ |website=David Tong |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> | |||
His research concerns quantum field theory and its applications, including solitons, dualities, and connections between field theory, string theory, and condensed matter ideas.<ref name="wiki" /> | |||
He is also widely known for freely available lecture notes on theoretical physics, including quantum field theory, statistical physics, gauge theory, and the Standard Model.<ref name="notes">{{Cite web |title=Lectures on Theoretical Physics |url=https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/teaching.html |website=University of Cambridge |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref><ref name="bio" /> | |||
== Selected works == | == Selected works == | ||
* ''Lectures on Quantum Field Theory'' | * ''Lectures on Quantum Field Theory''. | ||
* ''Lectures on Gauge Theory''. | |||
* ''Lectures on Particle Physics''. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tong_(physicist) David Tong (physicist)] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tong_(physicist) David Tong (physicist)] | ||
* [ | * [https://davidtong.org/about/ About David Tong] | ||
* [https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/teaching.html Lectures on Theoretical Physics] | |||
{{Author|Harold Foppele}} | {{Author|Harold Foppele}} | ||
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David Tong is a British theoretical physicist at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Career and work
Tong is a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][2]
His research concerns quantum field theory and its applications, including solitons, dualities, and connections between field theory, string theory, and condensed matter ideas.[1]
He is also widely known for freely available lecture notes on theoretical physics, including quantum field theory, statistical physics, gauge theory, and the Standard Model.[3][2]
Selected works
- Lectures on Quantum Field Theory.
- Lectures on Gauge Theory.
- Lectures on Particle Physics.
References
External links
Author: Harold Foppele