. . . . . . "Dutch physicist" . . . "Erik Verlinde"@en . "Erik Peter Verlinde (born 21 January 1962) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is the identical twin brother of physicist Herman Verlinde. The Verlinde formula, which is important in conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. His research deals with string theory, gravity, black holes and cosmology."@en . "1962Z"^^ . "Verlinde, Erik"@en . . "1962-01-21Z"^^ .