Rudolf Haag
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Rudolf Haag (17 August 1922 – 5 January 2016) was a German theoretical physicist, who mainly dealt with fundamental questions of quantum field theory. He was one of the founders of the modern formulation of quantum field theory and he identified the formal structure in terms of the principle of locality and local observables. He also made important advances in the foundations of quantum statistical mechanics.[2]
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Born | (1922-08-17)17 August 1922 |
Died | 5 January 2016(2016-01-05) (aged 93) Neuhaus (Schliersee), Germany[1] |
Nationality | German |
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Fields | Physics |
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Thesis | Die korrespondenzmäßige Methode in der Theorie der Elementarteilchen (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Fritz Bopp |
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