Martinus J. G. Veltman
Dutch theoretical physicist (1931-2021) · Netherlands · Scientists · Died at 89
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Something wrong?Shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his own former PhD student for work that made the math of particle theory actually computable - a rare case where mentor and protégé split the ultimate recognition for cracking the same problem together.
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, We understand many things about particles and their interactions, but this and other mysteries make it very clear that we are nowhere close to a full understanding.
Great physics does not automatically imply complicated mathematics!
The reader may ask why in this book string theory and supersymmetry have not been discussed. ...
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Born 27 June 1931 in the Netherlands, Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman became a theoretical physicist working on the structural problems of particle theory. He took on Gerardus 't Hooft as a doctoral student, and together they developed methods that allowed physicists to perform consistent calculations in quantum field theory - work that had eluded the field for decades. The collaboration proved definitive enough that both men shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999, an unusual honor for advisor and advisee. Veltman died on 4 January 2021.
In common with Martinus
Frank WilczekBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal
Toshihide MaskawaBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics Prize
Jim PeeblesBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal
Giorgio ParisiBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics Prize
Yoichiro NambuBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal
Makoto KobayashiBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics PrizeFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.