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Gerald E. Brown

January 24, 2023

Gerald Edward Brown (born July 22, 1926 in Brookings, South Dakota; † May 31, 2013 in New York City[1]) was an American theoretical physicist who worked on nuclear physics and astrophysics. Since 1968 he had been a professor at the Stony Brook University.[2] He was a distinguished professor emeritus of the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University.

Gerald Edward Brown
Born(1926-07-22)July 22, 1926
Brookings, South Dakota
DiedMay 31, 2013(2013-05-31) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Yale University
University of Birmingham
Known forElucidating the effects of various nuclear constituents on nucleon interactions and nucleon structure
AwardsHans Bethe Prize
Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Max Planck Medal
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum mechanics, Nuclear Physics
InstitutionsStony Brook University
NORDITA
Princeton University
Doctoral advisorRudolf Peierls
Doctoral studentsElliott H. Lieb, Che-Ming Ko, Kevin S. Bedell
Websitetonic.physics.sunysb.edu/faculty/brown/

Life and work

Brown received his bachelor's degree in physics in 1946 from the University of Wisconsin and in 1948 his master's degree from Yale University, where in 1950 he earned his PhD. In 1957 he earned his D.Sc. from the University of Birmingham in England (under Rudolf Peierls), where he was from 1955 docent and in 1959/60 was professor for theoretical physics. From 1960 to 1985 he was a professor at NORDITA in Copenhagen and concurrently from 1964 to 1968 Professor at Princeton and since 1968 he was a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he became Distinguished Professor of Physics in 1988.[2]

Brown worked first in theoretical atomic physics (self-ionization of the vacuum with Geoff Ravenhall in 1951, Lamb shift in heavy atoms, electron-electron interactions, precise calculation of Rayleigh scattering). In nuclear physics, where he was for decades one of the leading theorists of nuclear many body problems in particle physics, he worked, for example, with Mark Bolsteri on the giant dipole resonance, with Tom Kuo on effective interactions of nucleons in atomic nuclei, as well on chiral invariant theories of the atomic nucleus (with Mannque Rho and Dan-Olof Riska), that is to say, field theories with pions and other mesons. Starting in the 1970s he worked frequently in collaboration with Hans Bethe on the nuclear-physics-derived equations of state in the theory of compact stars (gravitational collapse, supernovae, double stars with compact stars as partners, development of black holes, gamma ray bursts). Since the end of the 1970s, Brown worked on bag models of nucleons (Chiral bag model).[3] In the 1980s he also worked together with K. Bedell on Fermi liquid theory. Toward the end of Bethe's life, Bethe told Brown to explain his work to the rest of the world.

Awards and recognition

Brown received an honorary doctorate from the Helsinki (1982), Birmingham (1990) and Copenhagen (1998).[2]

Selected works

  • "Unified theory of nuclear models", North Holland, Interscience 1964, new edition entitled "Unified theory of nuclear models and forces", North Holland 1967, 1971
  • with A. D. Jackson "The Nucleon Nucleon Interaction", North Holland 1976
  • "Many body problems", North Holland 1972
  • with Ravenhall "On the interaction of two electrons", Proceedings of the Royal Society A 208, 1951, 552
  • with Bolsteri "Dipole state in nuclei", Physical Review Letters, Bd.3, 1959, 472
  • "Die Entdeckung der Multipol-Riesenresonanzen in Atomkernen", Physikalische Blätter 1997, S.710 (Vortrag aus Anlass der Verleihung der Max Planck Medaille der DPG)
  • with Kuo "Structure of finite nuclei and the free Nucleon-Nucleon interaction: an application to O18 and F18", Nuclear Physics A, Bd.85, 1966, S.40–86
  • Gerald E. Brown, Mannque Rho (1979). "The little bag". Phys. Lett. B. 82 (2): 177–180. Bibcode:1979PhLB...82..177B. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(79)90729-9.
  • with Rho "Towards a basis in QCD for nuclear physics", Comments on Nuclear and Particle Physics Bd. 16, 1986, 245
  • Gerald E. Brown, Mannque Rho (1991). "Scaling effective Lagrangians in a dense medium". Phys. Rev. Lett. 66: 2720–2723. Bibcode:1991PhRvL..66.2720B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2720. PMID 10043599.
  • "The structure of the Nucleon", Physics Today January 1983
  • with Zahed "The Skyrme Model", Physics Reports, Bd.142, 1986, S.1–102
  • with Weise, Baym, Speth "Relativistic effects in nuclear physics", Comments on Nuclear and Particle Physics, Bd. 17, 1987, 37
  • with Bethe, Applegate, Lattimer "Evolution of state in the gravitational collapse of stars", Nuclear Physics A 324, 1979, S.487
  • Hans A. Bethe, Gerald E. Brown (1998). "Evolution of Binary Compact Objects That Merge". The Astrophysical Journal. 506: 780–789. arXiv:astro-ph/9802084. Bibcode:1998ApJ...506..780B. doi:10.1086/306265.
  • with Bethe "How a Supernova explodes", Scientific American Mai 1985

References

  1. ^ . Ivory.idyll.org. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d CV from Homepage of Gerald Brown
  3. ^ Description of Brown in list of Hans A. Bethe Prize winners of the American Physical Society
  4. ^ "Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk)" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

External links

  • Dr. Brown's faculty page
  • Homepage of the Nuclear Theory Group of SUNY in Stony Brook
  • FROM NUCLEI TO STARS – Festschrift in Honor of Gerald E Brown

January 24, 2023
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Gerald Edward Brown born July 22 1926 in Brookings South Dakota May 31 2013 in New York City 1 was an American theoretical physicist who worked on nuclear physics and astrophysics Since 1968 he had been a professor at the Stony Brook University 2 He was a distinguished professor emeritus of the C N Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University Gerald Edward BrownBorn 1926 07 22 July 22 1926Brookings South DakotaDiedMay 31 2013 2013 05 31 aged 86 Alma materUniversity of WisconsinYale UniversityUniversity of BirminghamKnown forElucidating the effects of various nuclear constituents on nucleon interactions and nucleon structureAwardsHans Bethe PrizeTom W Bonner Prize in Nuclear PhysicsMax Planck MedalScientific careerFieldsQuantum mechanics Nuclear PhysicsInstitutionsStony Brook UniversityNORDITAPrinceton UniversityDoctoral advisorRudolf PeierlsDoctoral studentsElliott H Lieb Che Ming Ko Kevin S BedellWebsitetonic wbr physics wbr sunysb wbr edu wbr faculty wbr brown wbr Contents 1 Life and work 2 Awards and recognition 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External linksLife and work EditBrown received his bachelor s degree in physics in 1946 from the University of Wisconsin and in 1948 his master s degree from Yale University where in 1950 he earned his PhD In 1957 he earned his D Sc from the University of Birmingham in England under Rudolf Peierls where he was from 1955 docent and in 1959 60 was professor for theoretical physics From 1960 to 1985 he was a professor at NORDITA in Copenhagen and concurrently from 1964 to 1968 Professor at Princeton and since 1968 he was a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he became Distinguished Professor of Physics in 1988 2 Brown worked first in theoretical atomic physics self ionization of the vacuum with Geoff Ravenhall in 1951 Lamb shift in heavy atoms electron electron interactions precise calculation of Rayleigh scattering In nuclear physics where he was for decades one of the leading theorists of nuclear many body problems in particle physics he worked for example with Mark Bolsteri on the giant dipole resonance with Tom Kuo on effective interactions of nucleons in atomic nuclei as well on chiral invariant theories of the atomic nucleus with Mannque Rho and Dan Olof Riska that is to say field theories with pions and other mesons Starting in the 1970s he worked frequently in collaboration with Hans Bethe on the nuclear physics derived equations of state in the theory of compact stars gravitational collapse supernovae double stars with compact stars as partners development of black holes gamma ray bursts Since the end of the 1970s Brown worked on bag models of nucleons Chiral bag model 3 In the 1980s he also worked together with K Bedell on Fermi liquid theory Toward the end of Bethe s life Bethe told Brown to explain his work to the rest of the world Awards and recognition EditBrown received an honorary doctorate from the Helsinki 1982 Birmingham 1990 and Copenhagen 1998 2 Fellow of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Fellow of the American Physical Society 1966 Silver Medal of the University of Helsinki 1974 Haederspris of the Niels Bohr Institute 1975 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2 1976 Boris Pregel Award of the New York Academy of Sciences 1978 Academician of the National Academy of Sciences 1982 Tom W Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society 1992 John Price Wetherill Medal of the Franklin Institute 1996 Max Planck Medal of the Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft 2001 Hans A Bethe Prize of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 4 Selected works Edit Unified theory of nuclear models North Holland Interscience 1964 new edition entitled Unified theory of nuclear models and forces North Holland 1967 1971 with A D Jackson The Nucleon Nucleon Interaction North Holland 1976 Many body problems North Holland 1972 with Ravenhall On the interaction of two electrons Proceedings of the Royal Society A 208 1951 552 with Bolsteri Dipole state in nuclei Physical Review Letters Bd 3 1959 472 Die Entdeckung der Multipol Riesenresonanzen in Atomkernen Physikalische Blatter 1997 S 710 Vortrag aus Anlass der Verleihung der Max Planck Medaille der DPG with Kuo Structure of finite nuclei and the free Nucleon Nucleon interaction an application to O18 and F18 Nuclear Physics A Bd 85 1966 S 40 86 Gerald E Brown Mannque Rho 1979 The little bag Phys Lett B 82 2 177 180 Bibcode 1979PhLB 82 177B doi 10 1016 0370 2693 79 90729 9 with Rho Towards a basis in QCD for nuclear physics Comments on Nuclear and Particle Physics Bd 16 1986 245 Gerald E Brown Mannque Rho 1991 Scaling effective Lagrangians in a dense medium Phys Rev Lett 66 2720 2723 Bibcode 1991PhRvL 66 2720B doi 10 1103 PhysRevLett 66 2720 PMID 10043599 The structure of the Nucleon Physics Today January 1983 with Zahed The Skyrme Model Physics Reports Bd 142 1986 S 1 102 with Weise Baym Speth Relativistic effects in nuclear physics Comments on Nuclear and Particle Physics Bd 17 1987 37 with Bethe Applegate Lattimer Evolution of state in the gravitational collapse of stars Nuclear Physics A 324 1979 S 487 Hans A Bethe Gerald E Brown 1998 Evolution of Binary Compact Objects That Merge The Astrophysical Journal 506 780 789 arXiv astro ph 9802084 Bibcode 1998ApJ 506 780B doi 10 1086 306265 with Bethe How a Supernova explodes Scientific American Mai 1985References Edit Gerald Edward Brown Ivory idyll org Archived from the original on June 19 2013 Retrieved June 4 2013 a b c d CV from Homepage of Gerald Brown Description of Brown in list of Hans A Bethe Prize winners of the American Physical Society Gruppe 2 Fysikkfag herunder astronomi fysikk og geofysikk in Norwegian Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Retrieved October 7 2010 External links EditDr Brown s faculty page Homepage of the Nuclear Theory Group of SUNY in Stony Brook Biography of Brown from the APS Stories about Gerry Brown FROM NUCLEI TO STARS Festschrift in Honor of Gerald E Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerald E Brown amp oldid 1086002968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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