Richard P. Feynman
American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
New York, NY
Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles". He is also known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and the parton model. Feynman developed a pictor
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Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles". He is also known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and the parton model. Feynman developed a pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams and remains widely used.
Top Publications
- Simulating physics with computers (1982) - 7,656 citations
- Space-Time Approach to Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics (1948) - 4,306 citations
- Forces in Molecules (1939) - 3,867 citations
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1964) - 2,956 citations
- The theory of a general quantum system interacting with a linear dissipative system (1963) - 2,896 citations
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- Full name
- Richard P. Feynman
- Born
- 1918-05-11
- Died
- 1988-02-15
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- https://openalex.org/A5037710835
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- Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Educational Methods and Outcomes
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- Simulating physics with computers ↗1982 · International Journal of Theoretical Physics7,656OpenAlex citations
- Space-Time Approach to Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics ↗1948 · Reviews of Modern Physics4,306OpenAlex citations
- Forces in Molecules ↗1939 · Physical Review3,867OpenAlex citations
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics ↗1964 · Physics Today2,956OpenAlex citations
- The theory of a general quantum system interacting with a linear dissipative system ↗1963 · Annals of Physics2,896OpenAlex citations
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- Simulating physics with computers ↗1982 · International Journal of Theoretical Physics
- Space-Time Approach to Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics ↗1948 · Reviews of Modern Physics
- Forces in Molecules ↗1939 · Physical Review
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics ↗1964 · Physics Today
- The theory of a general quantum system interacting with a linear dissipative system ↗1963 · Annals of Physics
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- Nobel Prize in Physics (1965) — for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles
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