Richard M. Weiner
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Richard M. Weiner is a professor of theoretical physics
at the University of Marburg in Marburg
, Germany
and an associate of the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique at Paris-Sud 11 University
in Orsay
, France
.
(presently Chernivtsi
, Ukraine
). He is a survivor of the Czernowitz ghetto.
Weiner got his PhD in Physics at the University of Bucharest
in 1958, and from 1951 to 1968 he worked as a research scientist at the Physics Institute of the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Because of his intention to leave the Romanian communist regime
, he was retrograded and denied an exit visa
, being one of the first refusenik
s of Central
and Eastern Europe
. His 1969 flight from communist Romania and joining CERN
made headlines in the media.
Past affiliations: Indiana University
(US), Imperial College (UK), Los Alamos National Laboratory
(USA)
Research areas: Atomic
, nuclear
and particle physics
which has found wide applications in many fields of physics.
He also predicted the hot spot effect in subatomic physics and has made important contributions to the theory of Bose–Einstein correlations being also the author of the first and so far only textbook on Bose–Einstein correlations. He was the initiator and co-organizer of the series of meetings LESIP. His book Analogies in Physics and Life, A scientific Autobiography was reviewed by prominent scientists as a unique testament of an important physicist (cf.).
Weiner has over 180 publications in scientific journals and books. He also published a science-fiction novel in German Das Miniatom-Projekt that was well received by the German and Swiss media. For reviews see for example http://www.nzz.ch/magazin/buchrezensionen/chaotische_kettenreaktionen_1.577158.html. He was asked for interviews, among others by the Frankfurter Rundschau
and was invited by Hessischer Rundfunk
within the series Doppelkopf
dedicated to renowned personalities.
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
at the University of Marburg in Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and an associate of the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique at Paris-Sud 11 University
Paris-Sud 11 University
University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris XI is a French university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburb of Paris...
in Orsay
Orsay
Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Orsay are known as Orcéens.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Biography
Weiner was born 1930 in Czernowitz, former RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(presently Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
). He is a survivor of the Czernowitz ghetto.
Weiner got his PhD in Physics at the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
in 1958, and from 1951 to 1968 he worked as a research scientist at the Physics Institute of the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Because of his intention to leave the Romanian communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
, he was retrograded and denied an exit visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
, being one of the first refusenik
Refusenik
Refusenik originally referred to citizens of the former Soviet Union who were refused permission to emigrate.Refusenik or refusnik may also refer to:*An Israeli conscientious objector, see Refusal to serve in the Israeli military...
s of Central
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. His 1969 flight from communist Romania and joining CERN
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
made headlines in the media.
Past affiliations: Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
(US), Imperial College (UK), Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
(USA)
Research areas: Atomic
Atomic physics
Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus. It is primarily concerned with the arrangement of electrons around the nucleus and...
, nuclear
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
and particle physics
Particle physics
Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation. In current understanding, particles are excitations of quantum fields and interact following their dynamics...
Work
Richard Weiner predicted the isomeric shiftIsomeric shift
The isomeric shift is the shift on atomic spectral lines and gamma spectral lines, which occurs as a consequence of replacement of one nuclear isomer by another. It is usually called isomeric shift on atomic spectral lines and Mössbauer isomeric shift respectively...
which has found wide applications in many fields of physics.
He also predicted the hot spot effect in subatomic physics and has made important contributions to the theory of Bose–Einstein correlations being also the author of the first and so far only textbook on Bose–Einstein correlations. He was the initiator and co-organizer of the series of meetings LESIP. His book Analogies in Physics and Life, A scientific Autobiography was reviewed by prominent scientists as a unique testament of an important physicist (cf.).
Weiner has over 180 publications in scientific journals and books. He also published a science-fiction novel in German Das Miniatom-Projekt that was well received by the German and Swiss media. For reviews see for example http://www.nzz.ch/magazin/buchrezensionen/chaotische_kettenreaktionen_1.577158.html. He was asked for interviews, among others by the Frankfurter Rundschau
Frankfurter Rundschau
The Frankfurter Rundschau is a German daily newspaper, based in Frankfurt am Main. It is published every day but Sunday as a city, two regional and one nationwide issues and offers an online edition as well as an e-paper...
and was invited by Hessischer Rundfunk
Hessischer Rundfunk
Hessischer Rundfunk is the public broadcaster for the German state of Hesse. The main offices of HR are in Frankfurt am Main. HR is a member of the ARD.- Studios :...
within the series Doppelkopf
Doppelkopf
Doppelkopf , also abbreviated to "Doko," is a trick-taking card game for four players. The origins of this game are not well known; it is assumed that it originated from the game Schafkopf....
dedicated to renowned personalities.
External links
- Homepage of Richard M. Weiner
- Richard M. Weiner, Introduction to Bose–Einstein Correlations and Subatomic Interferometry, John Wiley, 2000. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471969222
- Richard M. Weiner, Das Miniatom-Projekt (in German) 2007.http://www.amazon.de/dp/3936134146
- http://www.nzz.ch/magazin/buchrezensionen/chaotische_kettenreaktionen_1.577158.html
- Analogies in Physics and Life, A Scientific Autobiography, World Scientific 2008. http://www.worldscibooks.com/histsci/6350.html*