Paul Wiegmann
American-Russian physicist
Paul B. Wiegmann (Павел Борисович Вигман) is a Russian physicist. He is the Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago, James Franck Institute and Enrico Fermi Institute. He specializes in theoretical condensed matter physics. He made pioneering contributions to the field of quantum integrable systems. He found exact solutions of O(3) Non-linear Sigma Model, (Wiegmann 1985), Wess–Zumino–Witten model (together with Alexander Polyakov), Anderson impurity model and multi-channel Kondo model (with Alexei Tsvelik).
Notable Achievements and Scientific Recognition
In 2003, Paul Wiegmann was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the official citation indicating that the recognition was "For exact solutions of models of interacting electronic systems and quantum field theory, including the multi-channel Kondo problem and the Anderson model for magnetic impurities."
Awards and Distinguished Appointments
Lady Davis Fellowship, 2000
Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2002
Fellow of American Physical Society, 2003
Kramers Chair, Spinoza Institute, 2003
Blaise Pascal Chair, Ile de France, 2006
Lars Onsager Prize, 2017
Publications
Tsvelick, A.M.; Wiegmann, P.B. (1983). "Exact results in the theory of magnetic alloys". Advances in Physics. 32 (4). Taylor & Francis: 453–713.
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