Kim Jihn-eui
Kim Jihn Eui | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1946 |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University University of Rochester |
| Known for | Invisible axion Strong CP Invariance Cosmological Gravitino |
| Awards | Ho-Am Prize (1992) Humboldt Prize (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Seoul National University |
Kim Jihn Eui(Korean language: 김진의) (July 30, 1946 -) is a Korean theoretical physicist. His research interests concentrate on particle physics and cosmology and has many contributions to the field, most notably the suggestion of the invisible axion.
Birth and education
Kim Jihn Eui was born in Gurye, Jeollanam-do, Korea in 1946. He graduated from Kyunggi High School and earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Seoul National University in 1971. After receiving his master's degree from Temple University in 1972, he earned his Ph.D in particle physics from University of Rochester in 1975. And he became a reserch associate at Brown University from 1975 to 1977 and worked as a research investigator at University of Pennsylvania to 1980. He became assistant professor of Seoul National Univsersity in 1980 and has been there ever since. Currently, he is a professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Seoul National University.
He was also a professor in School of Physics at Korea Institute for Advanced Study from 1998 to 1999 and held many inviting positions from other institutions including CERN, University of Michigan, Harvard University and University of Bonn.
Research
Kim's research is focused on the elementary particle theory and particle cosmology. He suggested the existence of a very light particle, named the invisible axion and made a solution to the strong CP problem in the standard model.[1] And he also advocated that the axino, the supersymmetric dual of axion, can be a strong candidate of dark matter of our universe and contended that it might have played an important role in the formation of galaxies and may offer a significant part of the current energy density of the universe. And his review about the neutral current led the great understanding of Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model to the field.[2][3] And with H. P. Nilles, he formulated and presented the solution of the μ problem in supergravity, then he led the calculation of the cosmological effect of the gravitino.[4] From the collapse effect of the supergraviton which interacts much weaker than a light axion or axino, Kim obtained the upper limit of the reheating temperature of the universe 109GeV and that made an early contribution of the field of cosmological research about heavy and weak interacting particles.[5] He also did the first attempt to get the Standard Model from the superstring theory. He contributed to the development of standard model from the higher dimensional theories by reductioning the dimensions of orbifold and was absorbed in the cosmological constant problem and gave a clue of the solution of it in 5d space time.
Bibliography
- Kang-Sin Choi, Jihn E. Kim (2009). Quarks and Leptons From Orbifolded Superstring. Springer. ISBN 3540327630.
See also
- KSVZ axion (Kim-Shifman-Vainshtein-Zakharov axion model)
- Axino
References
- ^ Jihn E. Kim (1979). "Weak Interaction Singlet and Strong CP Invariance". Phys.Rev.Lett. 4: 103. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.103.
- ^ P. Langacker, Jihn E. Kim, M. Levine, H.H. Williams, D.P. Sidhu (1979). "The Weak Neutral Current: A Determination Of Its Structure And An Analysis Of The Error Due To Theoretical And Experimental Uncertainties". Bergen 1979, Proceedings, Neutrino '79. Vol.1: 276.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jihn E. Kim, Paul Langacker, M. Levine, H.H. Williams (1981). "A Theoretical and Experimental Review of the Weak Neutral Current: A Determination of Its Structure and Limits on Deviations from the Minimal SU(2)-L x U(1) Electroweak Theory". Rev.Mod.Phys. 53: 211. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.53.211.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Johm Ellis, Jihn E. Kim, D. V. Nanopoulos (1984). "Cosmological gravitino regeneration and decay". Phys.Lett.B. 145: 181. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(84)90334-4.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Laura Covi, Jihn E. Kim, Leszek Roszkowski (1999). "Axinos as Cold Dark Matter". Phys. Rev. Lett. 82: 4180–4183. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.4180.
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External links
- Jihn E. Kim (homepage)
- Publications on the Arxiv