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{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Günter Robert Scharf
| name = Günter Robert Scharf
| image = Gunter Scharf UZH.jpg
| caption = Günter Scharf
| fields = Theoretical physics; quantum field theory
| fields = Theoretical physics; quantum field theory
| known_for = Finite quantum electrodynamics; causal perturbation theory
| known_for = Finite quantum electrodynamics; causal perturbation theory
}}
}}


'''Günter Robert Scharf''' is a German theoretical physicist.<ref name="bio-source">{{Cite web |title=Günter Scharf |url=https://www.physik.uzh.ch/de/institut/emeriti/GuenterScharf.html |website=Physik-Institut |publisher=University of Zurich |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref>
'''Günter Robert Scharf''' (19 September 1938 - 30 November 2020) was a German theoretical physicist.<ref name="uzh">{{Cite web |title=Günter Scharf |url=https://www.physik.uzh.ch/de/institut/emeriti/GuenterScharf.html |website=Physik-Institut |publisher=University of Zurich |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref>


Scharf is linked here as author of ''Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach''.
== Career and work ==
Scharf was professor of theoretical physics at the University of Zurich from 1970 to 2006 and remained active as a researcher after becoming emeritus.<ref name="uzh" />
 
His work is associated with mathematical physics, causal perturbation theory, gauge-theory renormalization, gravity, spin waves, laser theory, and the linearized Boltzmann equation.<ref name="uzh" />
 
In the QFT page he is linked through ''Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach'', a book presenting the Epstein-Glaser causal method as a route to finite perturbative quantum electrodynamics.<ref name="book">{{Cite web |title=Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach |url=https://store.doverpublications.com/products/9780486492735 |website=Dover Publications |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref><ref name="uzh" />


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
* ''Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach'' (third edition, 2014; original 1989).
* ''Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach''.
* Books and lecture texts on classical and quantized field theories.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.physik.uzh.ch/de/institut/emeriti/GuenterScharf.html Günter Scharf]
* [https://www.physik.uzh.ch/de/institut/emeriti/GuenterScharf.html Günter Scharf]
* [https://store.doverpublications.com/products/9780486492735 Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach]


{{Author|Harold Foppele}}
{{Author|Harold Foppele}}

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Günter Robert Scharf
Günter Scharf
Günter Scharf



Known for Finite quantum electrodynamics; causal perturbation theory

Günter Robert Scharf (19 September 1938 - 30 November 2020) was a German theoretical physicist.[1]

Career and work

Scharf was professor of theoretical physics at the University of Zurich from 1970 to 2006 and remained active as a researcher after becoming emeritus.[1]

His work is associated with mathematical physics, causal perturbation theory, gauge-theory renormalization, gravity, spin waves, laser theory, and the linearized Boltzmann equation.[1]

In the QFT page he is linked through Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach, a book presenting the Epstein-Glaser causal method as a route to finite perturbative quantum electrodynamics.[2][1]

Selected works

  • Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach.
  • Books and lecture texts on classical and quantized field theories.

References


Author: Harold Foppele