Julian Schwinger (1918–1994)
Autor(a) de Einstein's Legacy
About the Author
Julian Schwinger, an American physicist, developed his prowess for mathematics and physics at a very early age. At the age of 17, he received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. three years later. By 1946 Schwinger had become a full professor at Harvard University. Schwinger's most mostrar mais notable contribution to physics was uniting electromagnetic theory and quantum dynamics into the theory of quantum electrodynamics (the foundations of which had been laid by Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg, and Wolfgang Pauli). During World War II, Schwinger, Richard Feynman, Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, and Frank Dyson developed the mathematical formulation of quantum electrodynamics to conform with Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. This new theory, which proved to be useful in measuring and explaining the behavior of atomic and subatomic particles, resulted in a Nobel Prize in physics for Feynman and Tomonaga in 1963. Schwinger also conducted significant research into the properties of synchrotron radiation, produced when a rapidly moving charged particle is diverted by a magnetic field. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Quantum Electrodynamics 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Schwinger, Julian
- Nome legal
- Schwinger, Julian Seymour
- Outros nomes
- Schwinger, Julian S.
- Data de nascimento
- 1918-02-12
- Data de falecimento
- 1994-07-16
- Localização do túmulo
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York City, New York, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
- Educação
- Townsend Harris High School
City College of New York
Columbia University (BA|1936)
Columbia University (PhD|1939) - Ocupações
- professor
theoretical physicist - Relações
- Rabi, I.I. (doctoral advisor)
Glashow, Sheldon (doctoral student)
Glauber, Roy (doctoral student)
Baym, Gordon (doctoral student) - Organizações
- Radiation Laboratory (M.I.T.)
Harvard University - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Nobel Prize (Physics, 1965)
University of California University Professor (1980)
National Medal of Science (Physical Sciences ∙ 1964)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Membros
- 305
- Popularidade
- #77,181
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- ISBN
- 32
- Línguas
- 5