Charles Angas Hurst AM DSc FAA (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 appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003, elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1972, and awarded the Centenary Medal and an Hon DSc (Melb).[2][3] 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.[citation needed]
Hurst's work with Herbert Green[4] on lattice problems and the Ising model led to the Free fermion field model,[5] 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.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ www.onlinetributes.com.au https://web.archive.org/web/20111116203041/http://www.onlinetributes.com.au/Charles_Hurst. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Member of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 26 January 2003.
For service to science, particularly in the field of mathematical physics as an educator, researcher and administrator
- ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001.
For service to Australian society and science in mathematical physics
- ^ "AAS-Biographical memoirs-Green". Science.org.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Home Page". American Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links edit
- Hurst's mathematical genealogy
- chemphys.adelaide.edu.au
- Interviews with Scientists
- Trove
- Obituary, austms.org.au
- Encyclopedia of Australian Science
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