Charles M. Sommerfield | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College (1957) Harvard (1961) |
| Known for | Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield state |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Particle physics |
| Institutions | Yale Institute for Advanced Study |
| Academic advisors | Julian Schwinger |
| Notable students | Howard Georgi |
Charles M. Sommerfield was atheoretical physicist and professor emeritus atYale University. He is the namesake of theBogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound.
Sommerfield studied for his bachelor's atBrooklyn College[1] and earned his Ph.D. fromJulian Schwinger atHarvard University in 1957.[2] He worked atBerkeley andHarvard for two years each[3] before becoming professor at Yale in 1961. He was a fellow ofTrumbull College.[4] Additionally, he has held visiting positions at theInstitute for Advanced Study[5] and theUniversity of Florida.[6]
He is notable for his work onhigh-energy physics. He is one of the namesakes of theBogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound and theBogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield state, along with his graduate student M.K. Prasad.[7] Another notable graduate student he supervised wasHoward Georgi.[8]
Sommerfield was elected a fellow of theAmerican Physical Society in 1968.[9]
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