Francis E. Low

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American physicist physicist theoretical physicist

Francis E. Low was an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory and particle physics, including contributions to renormalization and the development of key theorems.

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Francis E. Low canonical 1
Francis Eugene Low 1

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instanceOf American physicist ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
theoretical physicist ⓘ
awardReceived National Medal of Science ⓘ
birthDate 1921-10-27 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2007-02-16 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Edward Teller ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
New York University ⓘ
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
surface form: Jewish American
familyName Low ⓘ
fieldOfWork particle physics ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
renormalization theory ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
fullName Francis E. Low self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Francis Eugene Low
genre scientific research ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline high-energy physics ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ
hasWork papers on quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
papers on strong-interaction physics ⓘ
influenced development of renormalization group methods in quantum field theory ⓘ
influencedBy Murray Gell-Mann ⓘ
Richard Feynman ⓘ
knownFor Gell-Mann–Low theorem ⓘ
surface form: Gell-Mann–Low renormalization group equation

Low’s soft-photon theorem ⓘ
work on renormalization in quantum field theory ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
notableStudent Kenneth Wilson ⓘ
surface form: Kenneth G. Wilson
notableWork Gell-Mann–Low theorem ⓘ
Low’s theorem ⓘ
occupation university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hingham, Massachusetts ⓘ
positionHeld Institute Professor at MIT ⓘ
provost of MIT ⓘ
servedIn United States Army ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
taughtAt Center for Theoretical Physics ⓘ
surface form: MIT Center for Theoretical Physics
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Francis Eugene Low