William A. Bardeen
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William Allen Bardeen is an American theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He is the son of John Bardeen
and Jane Maxwell Bardeen.
After graduating from Cornell University
in 1962, Bardeen earned his Ph.D. Degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota
in 1968. Following research appointments at S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook and the Institute for Advanced Study
in Princeton
, he was an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Physics Department at Stanford University
. In 1975, Bardeen joined the staff of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory where he has served as Head of the Theoretical Physics Department. During 1993-1994, he was Head of Theoretical Physics at the SSC Laboratory before its termination.
Bardeen is co-inventor of the theory of the axial vector current anomaly which is
of foundational importance in modern theoretical physics. He developed with Stephen L. Adler
the "non-renormalization theorem" (known as the Adler–Bardeen theorem). He has played a major role in the development of perturbation theory
for quantum chromodynamics
, and dynamical approaches to electroweak symmetry breaking. Bardeen is considered one of the leading authorities on quantum field theory and its application to the phenomena of elementary particle physics.
Bardeen was awarded the 1996 J.J. Sakurai Prize
of the American Physical Society
for his work on anomalies and perturbative quantum chromodynamics. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1998. In 1985, he was awarded a John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for research on the application of quantum field theory to elementary particle physics. Previously, he had received the Senior Scientist Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship for research in theoretical physics.
John Bardeen
John Bardeen was an American physicist and electrical engineer, the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice: first in 1956 with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for the invention of the transistor; and again in 1972 with Leon Neil Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer for a...
and Jane Maxwell Bardeen.
After graduating from Cornell University
Cornell University
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in 1962, Bardeen earned his Ph.D. Degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
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in 1968. Following research appointments at S.U.N.Y at Stony Brook and the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
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, he was an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Physics Department at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. In 1975, Bardeen joined the staff of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory where he has served as Head of the Theoretical Physics Department. During 1993-1994, he was Head of Theoretical Physics at the SSC Laboratory before its termination.
Bardeen is co-inventor of the theory of the axial vector current anomaly which is
of foundational importance in modern theoretical physics. He developed with Stephen L. Adler
Stephen L. Adler
Stephen Louis Adler is an American physicist specializing in elementary particles and field theory.-Biography:Adler was born in New York City. He received an A.B. degree at Harvard University in 1961, where he was a Putnam Fellow, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1964...
the "non-renormalization theorem" (known as the Adler–Bardeen theorem). He has played a major role in the development of perturbation theory
Perturbation theory
Perturbation theory comprises mathematical methods that are used to find an approximate solution to a problem which cannot be solved exactly, by starting from the exact solution of a related problem...
for quantum chromodynamics
Quantum chromodynamics
In theoretical physics, quantum chromodynamics is a theory of the strong interaction , a fundamental force describing the interactions of the quarks and gluons making up hadrons . It is the study of the SU Yang–Mills theory of color-charged fermions...
, and dynamical approaches to electroweak symmetry breaking. Bardeen is considered one of the leading authorities on quantum field theory and its application to the phenomena of elementary particle physics.
Bardeen was awarded the 1996 J.J. Sakurai Prize
Sakurai Prize
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, is presented by the American Physical Society at its annual "April Meeting", and honors outstanding achievement in particle physics theory...
of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
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for his work on anomalies and perturbative quantum chromodynamics. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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in 1998. In 1985, he was awarded a John S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for research on the application of quantum field theory to elementary particle physics. Previously, he had received the Senior Scientist Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship for research in theoretical physics.
Selected publications
- Dr. Bardeen's publications are available on the SPIRES HEP Literature Database http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/hep/.