Jorge A. Swieca

Jorge André Swieca was a Brazilian physicist born in Warsaw, Poland in 1936.[1] He was mostly active in quantum field theory (QFT), particularly during the 1960s and 1970s.[1] A series of summer schools is named after him.[2]

Swieca fled Poland with his parent during World War II, shortly after it was occupied by Russia and Germany.[1] They spent two years in Japan, before moving to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He obtained his Ph.D from the University of São Paulo under Werner Güttinger in 1964.[1] He died in December 1980, after complications from a heart bypass surgery.[1][3] In the late 1960s, he received the Brazilian Santista science prize.[1]

Important publications
  • R. Haag; J.A. Swieca (1965). "When does a quantum field theory describe particles?". Communications in Mathematical Physics. 1 (4): 308. Bibcode:1965CMaPh...1..308H. doi:10.1007/BF01645906.

References
  1. B. Schroer (2010). "Jorge A. Swieca's contributions to quantum field theory in the 60s and 70s and their relevance in present research". European Physical Journal H. 35 (1): 53–88. arXiv:0712.0371. Bibcode:2010EPJH...35...53S. doi:10.1140/epjh/e2010-00004-1.
  2. G.A. Alves; O.J.P. Éboli; V.O. Rivelles, eds. (2002). Proceedings of the XI Jorge André Swieca Summer School: Particles and Fields. World Scientific. ISBN 981-238-021-3.
  3. B. Schroer; A.L.L. Videira (1981). "Jorge Andre Swieca". Physics Today. 34 (5): 97. Bibcode:1981PhT....34e..97S. doi:10.1063/1.2914592.


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