Juan Maldacena

Juan Maldacena is an Argentine theoretical physicist best known for his groundbreaking work in string theory and quantum gravity. He proposed the holographic principle, suggesting that the information contained in a volume of space can be represented as a theory defined on its boundary. This idea led to the AdS/CFT correspondence, linking a type of gravity theory in five-dimensional space with a quantum field theory in four dimensions. His contributions have significantly influenced our understanding of black holes and the relationship between gravity and quantum mechanics, advancing theoretical physics and shaping modern cosmology.