Phys. 89. 220. Rev. The jury is still out. 335. It also con- tains considerable explanatory material. 389. Finally, Item 279 was prepared for a special supplement issue of Nature, also designed to celebrate the century in physics. Item 89 arose out of discussions of the annihilation of magnetic monoples and antimonopoles in the early Universe, but quickly took on a different flavor. B39, 11413 (1989). [45][47], In 2012 he proposed the idea of a time crystal. What to Do If You Are Hurt on the Job Workers' Comp Forms for School Security Supervisors 345. Rev. Lett. Frank Wilczek 11 Futures- Six public lectures by Nobel and Templeton Laureate Frank Wilczek, Nobel physicist Frank Wilczek on paradox, beauty and truth. 194. Wilczek was also the co-recipient of the 2005 King Faisal International Prize for Science. D16, 152 (1977). Formation of Structure in an Axion-Dominated Universe (with M. Turner and A. Zee), Phys. 205. Lett. Rev. Item 238 was prepared as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University. ' (: Frank Anthony Wilczek; -15 1951) , 2004. The Worlds Numerical Recipe Daedalus 131-1 142-147 (2001). Tippett: Frank Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics for his discoveries about quarks that helped illuminate our understanding of the 4 fundamental forces of nature in the Standard Model of physics though Frank Wilczek more poetically calls the Standard Model the Core Theory. Unification of Couplings, (with S. Dimopoulos and S. Raby), Physics Today 44, Octo- ber 1991, p.25. We argued that for three massless flavors it could not be a second-order transition, while for two massless flavors it might be second-order in the O(4) universality class, and in reality a crossover. 366. 421. D. 78 083507. astro-ph/0807.1726 [MIT-CTP3950] (2008). 305. Lett. Lett. According to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences when awarding Wilczek its Lorentz Medal in 2002,[34]. Possible Electronic Structure of Domain Walls in Mott Insulators (with C. Nayak), Int. Phys. B 430, (1994) 534. cond-mat/9408016 [94/59] Rev. 157. The U(1) Problem: Instanton, Axions, and Familons, in How Far Are We from the Gauge Forces, ed. Turner), Phys. 248. Treiman and A. Zee), Phys. 92. Lett. 172. 289. 272. Linking Numbers, Spin, and Statistics of Solitons (with A. Zee), Phys. In Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers the reader a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science. 155. These are three papers that dont fit naturally anywhere else. 137. One co-author (Wen) went on to generalize this idea under the rubric topological order, which has grow into a cottage industry. [42], In 1977, a group of theoretical physicists working at the University of Oslo, led by Jon Leinaas and Jan Myrheim, calculated that the traditional division between fermions and bosons would not apply to theoretical particles existing in two dimensions. B404 (1993) 577. hep-ph/9303281 [93/16] Might Our Vacuum be Metastable? 281. Spinoza, Beethoven, Walt Whitman, Einstein good company! gr-qc/9807031 [98-57] Frank Wilczek: The subject of the Nobel Prize was figuring out one of the fundamental forces of nature theoretically. Lett. hep-ph/9711395 [97/119] Rev. Enhanced Baryon Number Violation Around Cosmic Strings (with M. Alford and J. March-Russell), Nucl. Nobel Lecture and Biography. Phys. cond-mat/9904190 [99-39] 55, 25 (1985). QCD: Diquarks The attractive force between quarks plays a central role in the theory of QCD at high density. Rev. D69 083520 (2004). Geometry of Self Propulsion at Low Reynolds Number (with A. Shapere), Jour. 176. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Rev. On Absolute Units 3: Absolutely Not Physics Today 59N5 10-11 (2006). 416. When Frank Wilczek was a teenager in New York in the 1960s, he sometimes went shopping with his mother. His greatest. The two scientistsand Politzer working independentlyobserved that quarks were so tightly bound together that they could not be separated as individual particles but that the closer quarks approached one another, the weaker the strong force became. Supersymmetry and the Scale of Unification (with S. Dimopoulos and S. Raby), Phys. Krauss), Phys. Scaling Mount Planck 3: Is That All There Is? His books included The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces (2008), A Beautiful Question: Finding Natures Deep Design (2015), and Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality (2021). Getting Its from Bits Nature 397, 303-306 (28 Jan. 1999). Examples of Vacuum Polarization by Solitons (with R. MacKenzie), Phys. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [31] In 2022 he was awarded the Templeton Prize[32] for work that reveals "a vision of a universe that he regards as embodying mathematical beauty at the scales of the magnificently large and unimaginably small".[33]. hep-th/9706014 [97-48] This theory forms the key to the interpretation of almost all experimental studies involving modern particle accelerators. A line element that is regular through the horizon and particular well adapted to such calculations, and has other features of interest, was introduced in Item 202 (the mathematics, though not the quantum physics, of this line element has a prehistory). 74. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Gauge Kinematics of Deformable Bodies (with A. Shapere), Am. QCD - The Modern Theory of Strong Interactions, Ann. 112. Axions, Including Axion Cosmology cond- mat/9609094 [96/93] Lett. In Item 425, I made a case for a very specific exotic (tetraquark) hadron. Asymptotically Free Gauge Theories, I (with D. Gross), Phys. Analysis and Synthesis 2: Universal Characteristics Physics Today 56N7 10-11 (2003). Lett. This is accomplished by adding a new global symmetry (called a PecceiQuinn symmetry.) Items 80-82 were talks at the famous Nuffield conference. Frank Anthony Wilczek (/ w l t k /; born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and Nobel laureate.He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), distinguished . 142. Wilczek was a finalist in 1967 and ultimately won fourth place, based on a mathematical project involving group theory. Rev. 65B, 160 (1976). Rev. [18][19], Wilczek is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute, an organization that works to mitigate existential risks facing humanity, particularly existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence. His current research focus includes Axions, Anyons, and Time . The internet is an amazing source of information (and misinformation) about almost any topic. Rev. Item 25 contains, I believe, the first discussion of kinetic neutrino mixing, and shows how it can arise in simple gauge theory models. It is brief, but of very broad scope. Rev. Phys. Both classic 2-flavor color superconductivity (with the strange quark passive) and color-flavor locking are valid groundstates in different parameter regimes at high density. Phys. QCD: High Density M. Shifman 2016-2151 (World Scientific, 2001). Rev. Field Corrections to Induced Statistics (with A. Goldhaber, R. MacKenzie), Mod. Origins of Mass, hep-ph 1206.7114 CEJP D12-00144 (June 2012) [MIT-CTP 4379]. Lett. Lett. 385 General Issues Connecting Flavor Symmetry and Supersymmetry (with E. Bilgin, B. Patt, and D. Tucker-Smith) Phys. Items 295 and 384 explore focus point supersymmetry, a promising proposal for the pattern of SUSY breaking, while item 299 is a broader discussion of the implications of low-energy supersymmetry for dark matter searches. Treiman and A. Zee), Phys. Here are a few URLs if you want to dig into elementary particles and unification. He was named a MacArthur fellow in 1982 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and National Academy of Sciences. Lett. 244. When only 21 years old and a graduate student at Princeton University, in work with David Gross he defined the properties of color gluons, which hold atomic nuclei together. Grind- hammer, Kniehl, Kramer, and Ochs 337-356 (2006). Phys. Each of the first three papers in this cluster presents an idea that plays a continuing major part in assessing the possible role of supersymmetry in the description of Nature. D 55, 4591, (1997). Wilczek has made seminal contributions to fundamental particle physics, cosmology and the physics of materials. Some Examples in the Realization of Symmetry, Nucl. Hes worked on an unusually wide variety of topics, ranging across condensed matter physics, astrophysics and particle physics. Rare Muon Decays, Heavy Leptons and CP Violations (with S. Treiman and A. Zee), Phys. Lett. He was presented by Professor Sune Svanberg, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Rev. They were provoked by the SuperK observation of neutrino mass, which greatly Phys. 457. 266. Many choice pieces are collected in item 396. 95. 444. Rev. 344. Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2004 for discoveries regarding the strong force the nuclear force that binds together quarks (the smallest building blocks of matter) and holds together the nucleus of the atom. 279. Geometric and Renormalized Entropy in Conformal Field Theory, (with C. Holzhey and F. Larsen), Nucl. Quantum Chromodynamics: Lifestyles of the small and simple, Nature Physics 3 N6 375-6 (June, 2007) [MIT-CTP 3848]. Item 26 presented an ansatz for instanton solutions, which in a generalized form became quite influential. 66, 3205 (1991) [91/18]. Emergence of Coherent Long Wavelength Oscillations After a Quench: Application to QCD, (with K. Rajagopal), Nucl. Quantum physics: Majorana modes materialize Nature 486 195-197 (June 2012) [MIT- CTP 4376] 150. Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is an American physicist and Nobel laureate (2004). A Relationship Between Hawking Radiation and Gravitational Anomalies (with S. Robinson) Phys. He had decided to sit in on a class by physics . hep-th/9201059 [91/64] B49, 291 (1974). Virtual Particles [a sonnet] Norton Anthology of Light Verse, ed. In Item 66 we introduced a discrete matter symmetry sufficient to banish catastrophic proton decay in supersymmetric models. 11. 186. 321. the interface between cosmology and high-energy physics, addressed to professionals. 28 Fluid Mech. Lett. Wilczek has made seminal contributions to fundamental particle physics, cosmology and the physics of materials. Item 68, an early review, was among the first to discuss QCD as an established theory. Research Areas High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory (617) 253-0284 wilczek@mit.edu Office: 6-301 Phys. 203. These are six papers I prepared for special occasions. 55, 122 (1985). Peter Freund played a big role in my life, though, because he taught this course on group theory, or symmetry in physics thathe was so enthusiastic, and he really gushedand it's beautiful material. Quark Description of Hadronic Phases (with T. Scha efer), Phys. String Theory Item 119 is one of the earliest papers on T-duality. D25, 553 (1982). hep-ph/9810509 [98-90] 356. He contributes regularly to Physics Today and to Nature, explaining topics at the frontiers of physics to wider scientific audiences. 147. The method used, tracing the flow of quantum numbers as one turns on some external field or control parameter, has been fruitfully applied to many other problems since. ng c nui dy theo o Thin Cha gio. D19, 1036 (1979). D74 044017 (2006). Read more Product details Selected Publications 39, 1304 (1977). Paired Hall States (with M. Greiter and X.G. A70 033603 (2004). 106. Whence the Force of F=ma? quantum chromodynamics (QCD), as the fundamental theory of the strong interaction. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month. Did the Big Bang Boil? 261. After graduating from the University of Chicago (B.S., 1970), Wilczek studied under Gross at Princeton University, earning an M.S. Lett. Saltatory Relaxation of the Cosmological Term in String Theory (with J. Feng, J. March-Russell, and S. Sethi) Nucl. Implicitly, and in part explicitly, they present my vision of physics. cond-mat/9501052 [94/109] In Item 177 Holzhey and I discussed a class of dilaton black holes that behave much like elementary particles; it later developed, that in certain cases these solutions in fact do correspond to elementary objects in string theory. Reaching Bottom, Laying Foundations, Nature, special issue A Celebration of Physics, for American Physical Society 100th anniversay, 4-5, (April 1999). Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist, author and Arizona State University Distinguished Professor, whose boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our universe, was announced today as the winner of the 2022 Templeton Prize . Inequivalent Embeddings of SU(2) and Instanton Interactions, Phys. On Absolute Units 1: Choices Physics Today 58N10 12-13 (2005). Geometry and Interaction of Instantons, Quark Confinement and Field Theory: Pro- ceedings of a Conference at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, June 14-18, 1976, Stump and Weingarten, eds. B450, 325-331, (1999). He received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at the University of Chicago in 1970, a Master of Arts in Mathematics at Princeton University, 1972, and a Ph.D. in . Rev. 285. In 2004 I shared the physics Nobel Prize for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. A. Zichichi (Plenum, 1985). The Universe is a Strange Place Lepton-Photon Interactions at High Energies, Interna- tional Symposium XXII 447-461 (2005). We explored many examples, including some with scalar fields and some with non- trivial weak-coupling infrared fixed points. hep-ph/9702371 [97-11] J. Mod. 277. J. Mod. 37. When Words Fail Nature 410 149 (2001). 310. 259. With poetry and fervor, Wilczek takes us on a breathtaking journey to the frontiers of physics, and reminds us of just how privileged we human beings are to glimpse the foundations of reality." Paul Davies, Regents' Professor at Arizona State University and author of The Demon in the Machine " Fundamentals reflects Frank Wilczek's . Possible Non-Regge Behavior of Electroproduction Structure Functions (with A. DeRu- jula, S.L. 129. Quantum Time Crystals quant-ph 1202.2539 v 2, Phys Rev. Still to this day I think the quantum theory of angular momentum is one of the absolute pinnacles of human achievement. In recent years I have been asked to do this on a regular basis for both Nature and Physics Today. Possible Form of Vacuum Deformation by Heavy Particles (with R. MacKenzie and A. Zee), Phys. A6, 2353 (1991). The Minimal CFL-Nuclear Interface (with M. Alford, K. Rajagopal, and S. Reddy) Phys. It's not just the show-stopping, full-arc-across . B 433, (1995) 403. gr-qc/9408003 [94/61] Rev. Geometric Phases in Physics (a text and reprint volume, edited with A. Shapere) (World Scientific, 1989). 107. 380, 19-20, (7 March 1996). Espe- cially interesting I think is Item 147, where the concept of (delocalized) Cheshire charge was first introduced. Mass by Numbers, (2008) Nature 456 449 [MIT-CTP 4002] A Niemi, F. Wilczek, E. Ardonne, H. Hansson, http://iopscience.iop.org/1402- 4896/2012/T146/010101 (2012). ng nhn bng C nhn Khoa hc v Ton hc ti i hc Chicago nm 1970, . Item 204 spelled out some subtleties that arise for fermion fields, and gave a vastly simplified derivation for free massless fields. J. Phys. Rev. Quark Description of Hadronic Phases: A first cut at applying the lessons learned from color-flavor locking and quark-hadron continuity to real QCD, which is complicated by splitting between strange and light quarks. hep-lat/9807039 [98-67] Item 112 presents a simple, natural example. Black Holes as Elementary Particles (with C.F.E. [6] Wilczek's father became a "self-taught engineer", whose interests in technology and science inspired his son. Particle Physics: The Standard Model Transcended, Nature 394, 13-15, (2 July 1998). Frank has an insatiable appetite for puzzles and games. D8, 3633 (1973). 6. Lett. Selected Publications 130. degree from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Low Energy Manifestations of Heavy Particles: Application to Neutral Current (with J. Collins and A. Zee), Phys. hep-th/9609099 [96-95] Princeton University(M.A., Ph.D.) Known for Asymptotic freedom Quantum chromodynamics Particle statistics Axionmodel Spouse Betsy Devine Children Amity and Mira[1] Awards MacArthur Fellowship(1982) In item 372 Robinson and I found a nice connection between Hawking radiation and gravitational anomalies: the radiation cancels the anomaly in the effective theory of the black hole exterior. Updates? Frank Wilczek Mistake, Profound, Progress Frank Wilczek (2009). B537, 443-458, (1999). Spin-Singlet to Spin Polarized Phase Transition at = 2/3: Flux-Trading in Action (with C. Nayak), Nucl. Rev. Frank Anthony Wilczek (1951-05-15) May 15, 1951(age 71) Mineola, New York, U.S. . 390. Remarks on Dyons, Phys. I am especially proud of Items 95 and 122. hep-th/9408089 [94/51] Phys. Near-Zero Modes in Superconducting Graphene (with Pouyan Ghaemi) (August, 2007) cond.-mat:supr-con/0709.2626 v2 (September 2011) Phys. Lett. Mr. Epstein, who was charged in July with the sexual trafficking of girls as young as 14, was a serial illusionist: He lied about the identities of his clients, his wealth, his financial prowess,. Superconductivity from Perturbative One-Gluon Exchange in High Density Quark Mat- ter (with T. Scha efer) Phys. 76. Phys. The Universe According to Frank Wilczek WATCH: Celebrating Dr. Frank Wilczek Dr. Frank Wilczek is a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author, whose boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our universe. G. Kane and A. Wilczek also contributed to the study of questions relating to cosmology, condensed matter physics, and black holes. 72 1125-1140 (2000). In the fall of 2000, he moved from the Institute for Advanced Study, where he was the J.R. Oppenheimer Professor, to the MIT Department of Physics, where he is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics. ( Frank Wilczek, . I put a lot of thought into them, and I am generally pleased with how they came out. Kingsley, S.B. 352. Rev. 395. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004. Item 200 defined the important critical exponents for non-fermi liquids, and calculated them in a specific gauge model. Frank Wilczek 5 He came to ASU from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was the Herman Feshback Professor of Physics. After a year and a half, he transferred from mathematics to physics, with David Gross as his thesis advisor. Cross-Confinement in Multi-Chern-Simons Theories (with Lorenzo Cornalba), Phys. 15 1951) . 146. Lett., 78 , 2465, (1997). Wilczek is on the board for Society for Science & the Public. 93. It was around this time Wilczek's parents realized that he was exceptional - in part as a result of Frank Wilczek having been administered an IQ test. 52. The discovery of this phenomenon, known as asymptotic freedom, led to a completely new physical theory, quantum chromodynamics (QCD), to describe the strong force. Phys. Each has become a major focus of world-wide research. In the store he noticed a brand of laundry detergent called "Axion." Countless people had probably seen and used the product, but the precocious Wilczek was almost certainly the first to think it might offer a good name for an elementary particle. Wilczek will work on a variety of important issues in theoretical physics. Film from Frank Wilczek's Installation colloquium, November 24. D24, 1681 (1981). 38 (2010) pp. ', "Kosciuszko Foundation - American Center of Polish culture - Eminent Scientists of Polish Origin and Ancestry", "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement", "New honorary doctorates in science and technology Uppsala University, Sweden", "Nobel Prize Winner Frank Wilczek to lecture at CU Boulder", "Nobel physics laureate Frank Wilczek wins Templeton Prize for work on science, spirituality links", "Seeking dark matter, they detected another mystery", "Homing in on Axions?" 49, 957 (1982). Phys. 1.1 "The Quirk of the Quark", article in Esquire by K.C. 33. Scaling Mount Planck 1: A View from the Bottom Physics Today 54N6 12-13 (2001). 1. Item 136 describes a possible subtle new form of spin ordering, that exhibits a gap but no easily accessible order parameter, and supports exotic quasiparticle excitations. 24 Observability of Earth-Skimming Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos (with J. Feng, P. Fisher, Remarks on the New Resonances at 3.1GeV and 3.7GeV (with C.G. Submission history From: Frank Wilczek [ view email ] [v1] Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:57:10 UTC (21 KB) 95 011303 (2005). 49, 1549 (1982). Two of his pieces have been anthologized in Best American Science Writing (2003, 2005). B363, 207 (1991). Phys. 5. The 2022 Templeton Prize Laureate, Dr. Frank Wilczek joins a list of 51 Prize recipients including St. Teresa of Kolkata (the inaugural award in 1973), the Dalai Lama (2012), and Archbishop . Families from Spinors (with A. Zee), Phys. He has received UNESCOs Dirac Medal, the American Physical Societys Sakurai Prize, the Michelson Prize from Case Western University, and the Lorentz Medal of the Netherlands Academy for his contributions to the development of theoretical physics. D10, 2881 (1974). and T. Yu) Phys. Weak Decays of Charmed Hadrons, II: Soft Meson Theorems (with R.L. [28] He was awarded the Lorentz Medal in 2002. Reasonably Effective 1: Deconstructing a Miracle Physics Today 59N11 8-9 (2006). [91/66] It contains quite a bit of secondary material (that is, conference proceedings, reviews, and so forth) and lacks cohesive organization. Lecture slides Pdf 2.30 MB QCD Lava Lamp Animation 518 kB Read the Nobel Lecture Pdf 983 kB Copyright The Nobel Foundation 2004 From Les Prix Nobel. In particular, anyons can have properties intermediate between fermions and bosons, including fractional electric charge. Geometric Entropy, Wave Functionals, and Fermions (with F. Larsen), Annals of Physics, 243, 280, (1995). A 23 1791-1811, The European Physical Journal C, 59 N2 185, hep-ph/07084236 (2007) [MIT-CTP 3858]. Geometric Phase in Dynamics in mathematics (1972) and a Ph.D. in physics (1974). Wilczek grew up in New York City and attended public school in Queens, graduating from high school in two years. Phys. Application of the Renormalization Group to a Second Order QCD Phase Transition, Int. The Recent Excitement in HIgh-Density QCD Nucl. Omissions? 249. Rev. Rev. Phys. All this happens at weak coupling, in a tractable, controlled theoretical framework. Asymptotically Free Gauge Theories, II (with D. Gross), Phys. Cosmic Molasses for Particle Masses, New Scientist, (April 1999). Items 120, 123, 124, and 128 demonstrate the use of gauge theory concepts to describe two problems in the mechanics of deformable bodies: self-orientation (say of divers or falling cats) at zero angular momentum, and self-propulsion (say of bacteria) at low Reynolds number. Frank Wilczek Funny, Science, Doe 31 Copy quote An ordinary mistake is one that leads to a dead end, while a profound mistake is one that leads to progress. (Physics.aps.org, April 9, 2018), "Physicists Announce Potential Dark Matter Breakthrough", "Statistics of Quasiparticles and the Hierarchy of Fractional Quantized Hall States", "Anyons bunch together in a 2D conductor", "Fractional statistics in anyon collisions", "Time Crystals' Could Upend Physicists' Theory of Time", "Quantum atmospherics for materials diagnosis", Blog of the Wilczek family's Nobel adventures, ForaTV: The Large Hadron Collider and Unified Field Theory, Frank Wilczek explains Einstein's massive contributions to science, Leaping into the Grand Unknown: Review of, Frank Wilczek discusses his book "The Lightness of Being" on the 7th Avenue Project Radio Show, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Wilczek&oldid=1140239716.