Biography:Yoichiro Nambu
| Yoichiro Nambu
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|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1921 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 5 July 2015 Osaka, Japan
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| Known for | Spontaneous symmetry breaking; Nambu-Goldstone bosons; string theory; color charge |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2008) |
Yoichiro Nambu (18 January 1921 - 5 July 2015) was a Japanese-American theoretical physicist known for applying spontaneous symmetry breaking to particle physics.
Quantum context
Nambu's work showed how symmetry breaking could explain properties of elementary particles in quantum field theory. The idea became foundational for later gauge theories and for the mechanism behind mass generation in the Standard Model.
He also contributed to the early development of color ideas in quark physics, linking his work to Physics:Quantum chromodynamics and the structure of hadrons.
Linked Quantum Collection pages
- Physics:Quantum chromodynamics
- Physics:Quantum Standard Model
- Physics:Quantum quark
- Physics:Quantum field theory
References
- "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2008". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2008/summary/.
- Nambu, Y.; Jona-Lasinio, G. (1961). "Dynamical Model of Elementary Particles Based on an Analogy with Superconductivity. I". Physical Review 122 (1): 345-358. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.122.345.
Author: Harold Foppele
Source attribution: Biography:Yoichiro Nambu