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 | |
|---|---|
| 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". fas.yale.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Sommerfield | Department of Physics". physics.yale.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "INSPIRE". inspirehep.net. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Fellows | Trumbull College". trumbull.yalecollege.yale.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Sommerfield - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study". www.ias.edu. December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "High Energy Theory Faculty". www.phys.ufl.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ Prasad, M. K.; Sommerfield, Charles M. (September 22, 1975). "Exact Classical Solution for the 't Hooft Monopole and the Julia-Zee Dyon". Physical Review Letters. 35 (12): 760–762. Bibcode: 1975PhRvL..35..760P. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.760.
- ^ "Physics Tree - Charles M. Sommerfield". academictree.org. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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