Biography:Charles M. Sommerfield
Charles M. Sommerfield was a theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Yale University. He is the namesake of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound.
Charles M. Sommerfield | |
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| Alma mater | Brooklyn College (1957) Harvard (1961) |
| Known for | Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Particle physics |
| Institutions | Yale Institute for Advanced Study |
| Academic advisors | Julian Schwinger |
| Notable students | Howard Georgi |
Biography
Sommerfield studied for his bachelor's at Brooklyn College[1] and earned his Ph.D. from Julian Schwinger at Harvard University in 1957.[2] He worked at Berkeley and Harvard for two years each[3] before becoming professor at Yale in 1961. He was a fellow of Trumbull College.[4] Additionally, he has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study[5] and the University of Florida.[6]
He is notable for his work on high-energy physics. He is one of the namesakes of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound, along with his graduate student M.K. Prasad.[7] Another notable graduate student he supervised was Howard Georgi.[8]
Sommerfield was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1968.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Charles Sommerfield | Faculty of Arts and Sciences". https://fas.yale.edu/book/faculty-retirement-tributes-2005/charles-sommerfield.
- ↑ "Charles Sommerfield | Department of Physics" (in en). https://physics.yale.edu/people/charles-sommerfield.
- ↑ "INSPIRE". https://inspirehep.net/authors/988097.
- ↑ "Fellows | Trumbull College". https://trumbull.yalecollege.yale.edu/fellows/s.
- ↑ "Charles Sommerfield - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study" (in en). 2019-12-09. https://www.ias.edu/scholars/charles-sommerfield.
- ↑ "High Energy Theory Faculty". http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~matchev/HET/faculty.html.
- ↑ Prasad, M. K.; Sommerfield, Charles M. (1975-09-22). "Exact Classical Solution for the 't Hooft Monopole and the Julia-Zee Dyon". Physical Review Letters 35 (12): 760–762. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.760. Bibcode: 1975PhRvL..35..760P. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.760.
- ↑ "Physics Tree - Charles M. Sommerfield". https://academictree.org/physics/peopleinfo.php?pid=125427.
- ↑ "APS Fellow Archive" (in en). http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm.
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