Paul Frampton
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Paul Frampton is a particle phenomenologist.
Since 1996, he is the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, at the University of North Carolina
in Chapel Hill. He is also Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator
at the U.S. Department of Energy. Born in Kidderminster, he attended King Charles I School, 1954–62, then Brasenose College, 1962-68. He received BA (Double First) in 1965, MA, DPhil in 1968, and DSc in 1984, degrees all from Oxford
. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990), the American Physical Society (1981) and the U.K. Institute of Physics (1986).
In 1987, Frampton was the Project Director, for siting the Superconducting Supercollider, in North Carolina
. A Festschrift
for his 60th anniversary has been published.
Three examples of his model building are the chiral color
model, in 1987, which predicts axigluons; the 331 model
, in 1992, which can explain the number of quark-lepton generations, and predicts bilepton
s; his proposal, in 1995, of the binary tetrahedral group as a flavor symmetry. All three serve as targets of opportunity for the Large Hadron Collider
(LHC). In 2002, he built a model relating
matter-antimatter asymmetry in the early universe to measurements possible on Earth.
In formal directions, three examples are that he calculated, in 1976, the rate of vacuum decay in quantum field theory
; in 1982, he analyzed ten-dimensional gauge field theory, and its hexagon anomaly, precursor to the first superstring revolution; in 1988, he constructed the lagrangian which describes the dynamics of the p-Adic string.
For cosmology, two examples are, in 2007, he built a cyclic model
which can solve a 75-year-old entropy problem; in 2010, he discussed
how dark energy may be better understood by studying temperature and entropy.
on particle phenomenology.
He was the author of a book on string theory
, in 1974 (2nd edition1986), when it was still named the dual resonance model
. In 1986, he published a book on quantum field theory
(2nd edition 2000, 3rd edition 2008).
A book on cyclic cosmology
, for the general public, was published in 2009.
He has published around 300 articles in learned journals including
Since 1996, he is the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, at the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
in Chapel Hill. He is also Senior Scientist and Principal Investigator
at the U.S. Department of Energy. Born in Kidderminster, he attended King Charles I School, 1954–62, then Brasenose College, 1962-68. He received BA (Double First) in 1965, MA, DPhil in 1968, and DSc in 1984, degrees all from Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990), the American Physical Society (1981) and the U.K. Institute of Physics (1986).
In 1987, Frampton was the Project Director, for siting the Superconducting Supercollider, in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. A Festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
for his 60th anniversary has been published.
Research
Frampton's Oxford doctoral thesis analyzed the relationship between current algebra and superconvergence sum rules, and contained a 1967 sum rule. In 1970, he analyzed the absence of ghosts in the dual resonance model.Three examples of his model building are the chiral color
Chiral color
In particle physics phenomenology, chiral color is a speculative model which extends quantum chromodynamics , the generally accepted theory for the strong interactions of quarks...
model, in 1987, which predicts axigluons; the 331 model
331 model
The 331 model in particle physics offers an explanation of why there must exist three families of quarks and leptons. One curious feature of the Standard Model is that the anomaly cancels exactly, for each quark-lepton family, of which we know three...
, in 1992, which can explain the number of quark-lepton generations, and predicts bilepton
Bilepton
A bilepton is a hypothetical particle predicted by the minimal 331 model. It is a spin one gauge boson which appears with single and double electric charge and with lepton number L=+2 and L=-2. It can mediate exotic processes such as V+A muon decay and muonium-antimuonium conversion...
s; his proposal, in 1995, of the binary tetrahedral group as a flavor symmetry. All three serve as targets of opportunity for the Large Hadron Collider
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It is expected to address some of the most fundamental questions of physics, advancing the understanding of the deepest laws of nature....
(LHC). In 2002, he built a model relating
matter-antimatter asymmetry in the early universe to measurements possible on Earth.
In formal directions, three examples are that he calculated, in 1976, the rate of vacuum decay in quantum field theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum field theory provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom, that is, fields and many-body systems. It is the natural and quantitative language of particle physics and...
; in 1982, he analyzed ten-dimensional gauge field theory, and its hexagon anomaly, precursor to the first superstring revolution; in 1988, he constructed the lagrangian which describes the dynamics of the p-Adic string.
For cosmology, two examples are, in 2007, he built a cyclic model
Cyclic model
A cyclic model is any of several cosmological models in which the universe follows infinite, self-sustaining cycles. For example, the oscillating universe theory briefly considered by Albert Einstein in 1930 theorized a universe following an eternal series of oscillations, each beginning with a...
which can solve a 75-year-old entropy problem; in 2010, he discussed
how dark energy may be better understood by studying temperature and entropy.
Publications
Frampton's first publication was Chirality Commutator and Vector Mesons, in 1967. He has published numerous articleson particle phenomenology.
He was the author of a book on string theory
String theory
String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
, in 1974 (2nd edition1986), when it was still named the dual resonance model
Dual resonance model
In theoretical physics, a dual resonance model arose the early investigation of string theory as an S-matrix theory of the strong interaction....
. In 1986, he published a book on quantum field theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum field theory provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom, that is, fields and many-body systems. It is the natural and quantitative language of particle physics and...
(2nd edition 2000, 3rd edition 2008).
A book on cyclic cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
, for the general public, was published in 2009.
He has published around 300 articles in learned journals including
- Y. Nambu and P. Frampton, Asymptotic Behavior of Partial Widths in the Veneziano Model of Scattering Amplitudes, in Quanta, Wentzel Festschrift, Chicago U.P. (1970)
- P.H. Frampton and T.W. Kephart, Explicit Evaluation of Anomalies in Higher Dimensions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 1343, 1347 (1983); Phys. Rev. D28, 1010 (1983).
- P.H. Frampton and S.L. Glashow, Chiral Color-An Alternative to the Standard Model, Phys. Lett. 190B, 157 (1987).
- P.H. Frampton and Y. Okada, Effective Scalar Field Theory of p-Adic String, Phys. Rev. D37, 3077 (1988).
- P.H. Frampton, Chiral Dilepton Model and the Flavor Question, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2889 (1992).
- P.H. Frampton and T.W. Kephart, Simple Non-Abelian Finite Flavor Groups and Fermion Masses, Int. J. Mod. Phys. 10A 4689-4704 (1995)
- P.H. Frampton, S.L. Glashow and T. Yanagida, Cosmological Sign of Neutrino CP Violation, Phys. Lett. B548 119 (2002).