Alan Sokal
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Alan David Sokal (born 1955) is a physicist at New York University, best known for the Sokal Affair of 1996.

His research interests include statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, mathematical physics, and computational physics.

External links

• Alan Sokal Alan Sokal's professional page
• Alan Sokal Articles on the Social Text Affair Alan Sokal's own page with very extensive links

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