Charles M. Sommerfield
Theoretical physicist
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Charles M. Sommerfield was a theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Yale University. He is the namesake of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound.
Harvard (1961)
Institute for Advanced Study
Charles M. Sommerfield | |
|---|---|
| Education | Brooklyn College (1957) Harvard (1961) |
| Known for | Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield state |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Particle physics |
| Workplaces | Yale Institute for Advanced Study |
Academic advisors | Julian Schwinger |
Notable students | Howard Georgi |
Biography
Sommerfield studied for his bachelor's at Brooklyn College[1] and earned his Ph.D. from Julian Schwinger at Harvard University in 1957.[2] He worked at Berkeley and Harvard for two years each[3] before becoming professor at Yale in 1961. He was a fellow of Trumbull College.[4] Additionally, he has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study[5] and the University of Florida.[6]
He is notable for his work on high-energy physics. He is one of the namesakes of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound and the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield state, along with his graduate student M.K. Prasad.[7] Another notable graduate student he supervised was Howard Georgi.[8]
Sommerfield was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1968.[9]
