Ernst Stueckelberg

Ernst Stueckelberg v. Breidenbach
Born(1905-02-01)1 February 1905
Died4 September 1984(1984-09-04) (aged 79)
Known forStueckelberg action
Feynman–Stueckelberg interpretation
Discovery of the renormalization group
Semi-detailed balance
Landau-Zener formula
AwardsMax Planck Medal (1976)
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorAugust Hagenbach
Doctoral studentsMarcel Guénin
Constantin Piron
André Petermann

Ernst Carl Gerlach Stueckelberg (baptised as Johann Melchior Ernst Karl Gerlach Stückelberg,[1] full name after 1911: Baron Ernst Carl Gerlach Stueckelberg von Breidenbach zu Breidenstein und Melsbach;[2] 1 February 1905 – 4 September 1984) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist, regarded as one of the most eminent physicists of the 20th century.[3][4]

Despite making key advances in theoretical physics, including the exchange particle model of fundamental forces, causal S-matrix theory, and the renormalization group, his idiosyncratic style and publication in minor journals led to his work not being widely recognized until the mid-1990s.

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ernst Stueckelberg", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  2. ^ Burton Feldman, The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige, Arcade Publishing, 2001, p. 193.
  3. ^ Lacki, J.; Wanders, G.; Ruegg, H. (Eds.) (2009). E. C. G. Stueckelberg, an unconventional figure in twentieth century physics. Birkhäuser Verlag AG. ISBN 3-7643-8877-3.
  4. ^ Enz, Charles P. (March 1986). "Obituary: Ernst Stueckelberg". Physics Today. 39 (3): 119–121. Bibcode:1986PhT....39c.119E. doi:10.1063/1.2814942. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30.

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