Charles Angas Hurst

Charles Angas Hurst (22 September 1923 – 19 October 2011[1]) was an Australian mathematical physicist noted for his work in lattice models, quantum field theory, asymptotic expansions and Lie groups. He was a holder of AM, PhD, Hon DSc (Melb). His PhD was a seminal work on quantum field theory, developing asymptotic expansions for perturbation expansions. In 1952 Hurst represented Australia in the inaugural International Mathematical Union.

Hurst's work with Herbert Green[2] on lattice problems and the Ising model led to the Free fermion field model,[3] which contained all known properties of Fermions at the time of its publication. Hurst's work with Thirring (Thirring model) found the simplest non-linear field and is still used as a test model for perturbation theory.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.onlinetributes.com.au/Charles_Hurst Archived November 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "AAS-Biographical memoirs-Green". Science.org.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Home Page". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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