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Tom Lancaster is a British physicist at Durham University.[1]
Career and work
Lancaster is a professor in the Department of Physics at Durham University and has served as Deputy Head of Department.[1][2]
His research is in condensed matter physics, especially magnetism and superconductivity, using muon spectroscopy supported by first-principles computation.[2]
In the QFT page he is linked as coauthor with Stephen J. Blundell of Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur, a textbook intended to make field theory approachable to strong undergraduate readers.[3]
Selected works
- Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted Amateur (2014), with Stephen J. Blundell.
- Muon Spectroscopy: An Introduction (editor with Stephen Blundell, Roberto De Renzi, and Francis Pratt).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Professor Tom Lancaster". https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/tom-lancaster/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tom Lancaster - Profile". https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/science/outreach-and-engagement/du-science-100/100-faces-of-science/quantum-materials/tom-lancaster---profile/.
- ↑ "Quantum field theory for the gifted amateur". https://tomlancaster.webspace.durham.ac.uk/qftgabook/.
External links
Author: Harold Foppele