Julius Wess
Austrian theoretical physicist (1934–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Julius Erich Wess (5 December 1934 – 8 August 2007) was an Austrian theoretical physicist noted as the co-inventor of the Wess–Zumino model and Wess–Zumino–Witten model in the field of supersymmetry and conformal field theory. He was also a recipient of the Max Planck medal, the Wigner medal, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the Heineman Prize, and of several honorary doctorates.
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Julius E. Wess | |
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Born | (1934-12-05)5 December 1934 |
Died | 8 August 2007(2007-08-08) (aged 72) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Known for | Wess-Zumino model Wess–Zumino–Witten model Wess–Zumino consistency condition Thirring–Wess model Coleman–Wess–Zumino construction for nonlinear symmetries |
Awards | Leibniz Prize (1986) Max Planck Medal (1987) Heineman Prize (1988) Wigner medal (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Thirring |
Doctoral students | Hermann Nicolai |
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