Holger Bech Nielsen

Holger Bech Nielsen
Prof. Holger Bech Nielsen
Born (1941-08-25) 25 August 1941
Known forString theory
Nielsen–Ninomiya theorem
Koba-Nielsen formula
Nielsen–Olesen string
Nielsen–Olesen vortex
U(1) family symmetry
AwardsHumboldt Prize (2001)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Copenhagen

Holger Bech Nielsen (born 25 August 1941) is a Danish theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute, at the University of Copenhagen, where he started studying physics in 1961.