Michael Peskin
Michael Edward Peskin (born October 27, 1951 in Philadelphia ) is an American theoretical physicist .
Life
Peskin studied from 1969 to 1973 at Harvard University , where he received his bachelor's degree in physics and chemistry in 1973 . He then studied at Cornell University , where he received his doctorate in 1978 . After postdoctoral research at Harvard University, the Center d'Études Nucléaires de Saclay and Cornell University, he has been working at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center since 1982 - first as an associate professor and since 1986 as a professor.
Act
He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
He is co-author of a well-known textbook on quantum field theory . He also wrote many reviews for physics.
Works
- Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder: An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory . Addison-Wesley, Reading 1995, ISBN 0-201-50397-2 .
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SURNAME | Peskin, Michael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peskin, Michael Edward (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theoretical physicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |