Eyvind Wichmann
Eyvind Wichmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eyvind Hugo Wichmann May 30, 1928 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Vacuum Polarization in Strong Coulomb Fields |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman Kroll |
| Doctoral students | Leonard Mlodinow |
Eyvind Hugo Wichmann (born May 30, 1928)[1] is an American theoretical physicist.
Life
Wichmann studied in Finland (Institute of Technology, Helsinki, diploma 1950) and finished his master studies 1953 at the Columbia University, following that with his PhD 1956. From 1955 to 1957 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study. 1957 he became assistant professor and 1967 professor for physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Emeritus since 1993.
His research covers quantum field theory and quantum electrodynamics (both concrete problems of particle physics as well as axiomatic quantum field theory, in which he, in 1975, made the connection to the Tomita–Takesaki theory) and he is well known as the author of the book on quantum physics in the Berkeley Physics Course.
He is a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. From 1961 to 1963 he was a Sloan Research Fellow. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Publications
- Quantum Physics. Berkeley Physics Course, volume 4, McGraw Hill, 1971.
References
- ^ American Men and Women of Science. Thomson Gale, 2004
External links
- Wichmann's Homepage
- Bert Schroer: Modular Theory and Eyvind Wichmann's Contributions to modern Particle Physics Theory. 1999, Arxiv
