Robert Brout
American physicist (1928–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Brout (/braʊt/; June 14, 1928 – May 3, 2011) was a Belgian-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions in elementary particle physics. He was a professor of physics at Université Libre de Bruxelles where he had created, together with François Englert, the Service de Physique Théorique.
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Robert Brout | |
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Born | (1928-06-14)June 14, 1928 New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 3, 2011(2011-05-03) (aged 82) |
Alma mater | New York University (BS) Columbia University (PhD) |
Known for | Symmetry breaking Higgs boson Higgs mechanism Cosmic inflation |
Awards | Sakurai Prize Wolf Prize in Physics (2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistical mechanics Quantum field theory Particle physics Cosmology |
Institutions | Université libre de Bruxelles University of Rochester Cornell University |
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