Francis E. Low

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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 2
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 American ⓘ
linked to: Jewish Americans
familyName Low ⓘ
fieldOfWork particle physics ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
renormalization theory ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
fullName Francis Eugene Low ⓘ
linked to: Francis E. 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 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 of the United States of America ⓘ
notableStudent Kenneth G. Wilson ⓘ
linked to: Kenneth 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 MIT Center for Theoretical Physics ⓘ
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Gell-Mann–Low theorem → namedAfter → Francis E. Low ⓘ
Francis E. Low → fullName → Francis Eugene Low ⓘ
linked to: Francis E. Low
Low’s theorem → wasFormulatedBy → Francis E. Low ⓘ