Biography:Robert Brout
| Robert Brout | |
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| Brout | |
| Born | 14 June 1928 New York City, United States |
| Died | 3 May 2011 Linkebeek, Belgium
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| Known for | Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism |
Robert Brout (1928-2011) was a Belgian theoretical physicist, born in the United States, known for work on spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theory.
Higgs mechanism
Brout and François Englert proposed a mechanism by which gauge bosons can acquire mass while preserving the mathematical structure of gauge theory. This became part of the theoretical foundation for the Higgs boson and the electroweak Standard Model.
Brout died before the 2012 Higgs boson discovery and therefore could not share the 2013 Nobel Prize, but his contribution remains central to the history of the mechanism.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum Higgs boson
- Physics:Quantum boson
- Physics:Quantum W and Z bosons
- Physics:Quantum Standard Model
References
- Englert, F.; Brout, R. (1964). "Broken Symmetry and the Mass of Gauge Vector Mesons". Physical Review Letters 13 (9): 321-323. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.13.321.
- "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 - Scientific Background". The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/advanced-physicsprize2013.pdf.
Author: Harold Foppele