Prof. Alexander Migdal | Institute for Advanced Study | United States
Alexander A. Migdal is a renowned theoretical physicist with a lifetime of pioneering contributions to mathematical and theoretical physics. Currently a Member of the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, he has advanced key areas of physics including quantum field theory, gauge theory, turbulence, and quantum gravity. Educated at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Migdal has held leading academic positions at prestigious institutions such as Princeton University and New York University. His groundbreaking work includes the Migdal–Kadanoff recursion equations, the Makeenko–Migdal loop equations in large-N QCD, the matrix model solution of two-dimensional quantum gravity, and recent advances in the exact solution of turbulence. Internationally recognized for his achievements, he has received distinguished honors such as the Landau–Weizmann Award and has delivered invited lectures across the globe, continuing to shape modern physics and inspire new generations of researchers.
Featured Publications
Migdal, A. (2025). Spontaneous quantization of the Yang–Mills gradient flow. Nuclear Physics B. Advance online publication.
Migdal, A. (2025). Duality of Navier–Stokes to a one-dimensional system. International Journal of Modern Physics A. Advance online publication.
Migdal, A. (2024, December 23). Fluid dynamics duality and solution of decaying turbulence. Preprints.
Migdal, A. (2024, November 12). Duality of the Navier–Stokes dynamics and lack of finite-time explosion (Version 2). Preprints.
Migdal, A. (2024, November 5). Duality of the Navier–Stokes dynamics and lack of finite-time explosion (Version 1). Preprints.
Migdal, A. (2024). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum. Physics of Fluids, 36(9), 095117.
Migdal, A. (2024, August 4). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum (Version 3). Qeios.
Migdal, A. (2024, July 9). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum (Version 14). Preprints.
Migdal, A. (2024, July 9). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum (Version 2). Qeios.
Migdal, A. (2024, July 3). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum. Qeios.
Migdal, A. (2024, June 3). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum (Version 12). Preprints.
Migdal, A. (2024, May 6). Quantum solution of classical turbulence: Decaying energy spectrum (Version 11). Preprints.