Rudolf Haag
German physicist (1922-2016) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 94
Rudolf Haag 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.
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2016Died5 January 20161997Henri Poincaré PrizeAward1978Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille IIAward1970Max Planck MedalAward1922Born
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He also made important advances in the foundations of quantum statistical mechanics.
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Germany
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Scientists
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Lived 1922 to 2016 · aged 94