Memorial Volume For Y. Nambu

by Lars Brink (Editor), Lay Nam Chang (Editor), Moo-young Han (Editor), Kok Khoo Phua (Editor)

Overview

We have lost one of the giants of the twentieth century physics when Yoichiro Nambu passed away in July, 2015, at the age of 94.Today's Standard Model, though still incomplete in many respects, is the culmination of the most successful theory of the Universe to date, and it is built upon foundations provided by discoveries made by Nambu in the 1960s: the mechanism of spontaneously broken symmetry in Nature (with G Jona-Lasinio) and the hidden new SU(3) symmetry of quarks and gluons (with M-Y Han).In this volume honoring Nambu's memory, World Scientific Publishing presents a unique collection of papers written by his former colleagues, collaborating researchers and former students and associates, not only citing Nambu's great contributions in physics but also many personal and private reminiscences, some never told before. This volume also contains the very last scientific writing by Professor Nambu himself, discussing the development of particle physics.This book is a volume for all who benefited not only from Nambu's contributions toward understanding the Universe but also his warm and kind persona. It is a great addition to the history of contemporary physics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813108318
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

1 Effective field theory, past and future Steven Weinberg 1

2 Yoiehiro Nambu and the origin of mass Tom W. B. Kibble 25

3 Yoiehiro Nambu: Visionary theorist who shaped modern particle physics Michael S. Turner 33

4 Yoiehiro Nambu Peter G. O. Freund Jeffrey Harvey Emil Martinec Pierre Ramond 37

5 Yoiehiro Nambu Jorge Willemsen 41

6 Yoiehiro Nambu Louis Clavelli 45

7 Yoiehiro Nambu: Remembering an unusual physicist, a mentor and a friend Giovanni Jona-Lasinio 49

8 Nambu-Goldstone theorem and spin-statistics theorem Kazuo Fujikawa 59

9 Pre-string theory Paul H. Frampton 67

10 Some reminiscences from a long friendship Lars Brink 73

11 Yoichiro Nambu: Visionary gentleman scientist Lay Nam Chang 87

12 The roots of QCD, Nambu's drama and humor Moo-Young Han 95

13 Hommage à Nambu Pierre Ramand 105

14 Nambu at Work Peier G. O. Freund 125

15 Yoichiro Nambu H. B. Nielsen 137

Appendix: Reminiscences of the Youthful Years of Particle Physics Yoichiru Nambu 143