Selected Papers and a Glimpse into the Life of Gunnar Kallen: A Remarkable Scientist(v. 43 World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics)

This unique volume is devoted to the life and scientific work of the distinguished Swedish theoretical physicist Gunnar Kallen (1926-1968). In spite of his short life span, Kallen had a huge impact on the scientific lives of a large number of young scientists. His sharp intellect and exceptional talent to see through complicated structures and quickly pinpoint the essentials were legendary, as were also his outspokenness and strong opinions. No one who ever met him was left indifferent. Kallen is well known for his work on quantum electrodynamics; for his work with Pauli on the mathematical structure of the Lee Model; and for his work with Arthur Wightman on the analyticity domain of the vacuum expectation value of product of three scalar fields. He is also remembered by many for his textbook on Elementary Particle Physics. A young man at Kallen's time, who in this volume expresses his great debt of gratitude to him, is the 1979 Nobel Laureate in Physics Steven Weinberg. His 2009 Kallen Memorial Lecture Living with Infinities" was written specifically for this volume. The 1957 Nobel Laureate in Physics T D Lee provides a historical perspective on his model (Lee Model, 1954) that was studied by many scientists, including Kallen and Pauli. Other contributors to this book include Arberto Sirlin on Kallen's work on radiative corrections in weak interactions; Raymond Stora and Stephen Gasiorowicz on Kallen's work in quantum electrodynamics. In addition, the Editors provide commentary on some of Kallen's scientific papers. Gunnar Kallen's childhood and youth are described by his brother, Bengt Kallen and his tragic death in a plane crash by his son Erland Kallen. Other contributors reflect upon their interactions with Gunnar Kallen.

Table of Contents:
Introducing the Young Gunnar Kallen; Introductory, a Little about Correspondence with Pauli; Articles on QED, Renormalization, QFT and Commentary; The Handbuch Article and Its Impact; The Lee Model Work and Commentary; A Selection of his Articles on Vacuum Expectation Value Program and Commentaries; The Book on Elementary Particle Physics; Particle Physics, Radiative Corrections; The Last Period, Seeking a New Direction; Kallen's Conferences and Committee Work; More on Gunnar Kallen; The Tragic Death of Gunnar Kallen; Obituaries; Gunnel Kallen; The Gunnar and Gunnel Fund in Lund and Kallen Memorial Lectures; The 1980 Stockholm Memorial Symposium;