Description | Michael Duff has made key contributions to developing quantum ideas in supergravity, string theory and M-theory. These include the discovery of conformal anomalies and the applications of index theorms in supergravity. He is also known for his early work on Kaluza-Klein compactification on K3 and manifolds of weak G2 holonomy. This, together with his work on P-Brane Solitons and their associated anomalies, has proved to be of great significance to modern developments in string theory and M-theory. |