Carl H. Brans
Carl Henry Brans (born December 13, 1935 in Dallas ) is an American theoretical physicist .
Carl H. Brans studied at Loyola University in New Orleans (Bachelor 1957) and received his doctorate in 1961 from Princeton University under Robert Henry Dicke . The subject of the dissertation was a modification of the general theory of relativity now known as Brans-Dicke's theory . Brans later turned to fundamental questions in quantum logic as well as in numerical simulation of general relativity. Since 1992 he has been dealing with the topological peculiarities in 4-dimensional manifolds , which are known under the term "Exotic Smoothness". Brans became an instructor at Loyola University in 1960, where he received a full professorship in theoretical physics in 1970 . In 1973/74 he was visiting professor at Princeton University and since 1993 he was visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study . Brans has been retired since 2008.
He has been married since 1957 and has four children.
Web links
- Homepage Carl H. Brans. In: loyno.edu.
- Carl H. Brans Emeritus Professor of Physics (short biography). In: loyno.edu.
- Brans: The roots of scalar-tensor theory. 2005 .
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| SURNAME | Brans, Carl H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brans, Carl Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas |