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Nobel Prize Worthy Physicists with Asperger-Like Tendencies

Postby DiogenesSinopeus » Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:22 pm

The following list presents theoretical physicists who have formulated theories beyond the standard theory of physics (quantum electrodynamics, quantum flavor dynamics, quantum chromodynamics, general relativity). These theories include the SU(5) and SO(10) theories of grand unification, supersymmetry, supersymmetric grand unification, supergravitation, superstring theory, brane theory, Einstein-Cartan theory, quantum electromagnetodynamics, axion theory, rishon model, dark matter, cold dark matter, cosmic inflation (old, new, primordial, and chaotic), 't Hooft Polyakov monopoles, cosmic strings. Not included are theories based on anti-deSitter-space, because this concept is unphysical, as it assumes a static universe and therefore ignores the proven Hubble effect and assumes a negative cosmological constant although the universe was proven to have an accelerating expansion. Not included are theories which are not fundamental enough to deserve a Nobel Prize even if they turn out to be correct and theories which are either untestable or ill-defined, such as ad hoc hypotheses.

Most of the listed theoretical physicists appear to be loners. In contrast to most theoretical physicists of the past fourty years they are usually authors of single-authored papers. Nevertheless most of them became professors of physics. Moreover most of the listed theoretical physicists have extraordinarily high mathematical skills, even when compared to other professors of theoretical physics. I wonder how many of them have Asperger's syndrome or show Asperger-like behavior.

The first number gives the date of birth (day.month.year), the second number gives the date of death. These dates are followed by the name of the theoretical physicist. In parentheses follows the work beyond the standard model and the year of publication. The theorists are listed in alphabetic order.

10.10.1944 Vladimir Akulov (supersymmetry 1973)
1957 Andreas Johann Albrecht (new inflation 1982)
19.03.1931 Stanley Deser (supergravitation 1976)
01.07.1946 Jonathan Richard Ellis (primordial inflation 1983)
02.05.1945 Sergio Ferrara (supergravitation 1976)
05.03.1939 Daniel Z. Freedman (supergravitation 1976)
10.02.1943 Harald Fritzsch (SO(10) theory of grand unification 1975)
06.01.1947 Howard Mason Georgi (SU(5) theory 1974 and SO(10) theory 1975 of grand unification)
05.12.1932 Sheldon Lee Glashow (SU(5) theory of grand unification 1974)
10.01.1922-17.02.1994 Yuri Abramovich Golfand (supersymmetry 1971)
22.05.1946 Michael Boris Green (superstrings 1984)
27.02.1947 Alan Harvey Guth (old inflation 1981)
18.11.1940 Haim Harari (rishon model (subquarks) 1979)
08.01.1942-14.03.2018 Stephen William Hawking (new inflation 1982)
26.08.1937 Friedrich Wilhelm Hehl (tordion of Einstein-Cartan theory 1976)
05.07.1946 Gerardus 't Hooft ('t Hooft Polyakov monopoles 1974)
23.12.1932-02.06.2016 Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble (Einstein-Cartan theory 1961, cosmic strings 1976)
23.05.1970 Rainer Walter Kühne (quantum electromagnetodynamics 1997)
12.01.1946 Evgeny Likhtman (supersymmetry 1971)
02.03.1948 Andrei Dmitriyevich Linde (new inflation 1982, primordial inflation 1983, chaotic inflation 1983)
10.05.1941 Peter Minkowski (SO(10) theory of grand unification 1975)
1927 Hironari Miyazawa (supersymmetry 1966)
13.09.1948 Dimitri V. Nanopoulos (primordial inflation 1983)
26.10.1938 Peter van Nieuwenhuizen (supergravitation 1976)
13.04.1937 Jeremiah Paul Ostriker (dark matter 1973)
19.02.1939-23.07.1988 Heinz Rudolph Pagels (cold dark matter 1982)
06.01.1942 Roberto Daniele Peccei (axion 1977)
25.04.1935 Philip James Edwin Peebles (dark matter 1973)
27.09.1945 Alexander Markovich Polyakov ('t Hooft Polyakov monopoles 1974)
14.07.1945 Joel Robert Primack (cold dark matter 1982)
19.05.1943 Helen Quinn (axion 1977)
31.01.1943 Pierre Ramond (strings 1971)
22.11.1941 John Henry Schwarz (strings 1971, superstrings 1984)
18.11.1926-18.12.1999 Dennis William Sciama (Einstein-Cartan theory 1964)
25.12.1952 Paul Joseph Steinhardt (new inflation 1982)
07.09.1942 Gabriele Veneziano (string theory 1968)
03.07.1925 Dmitry Vasilievich Volkov (supersymmetry 1973)
05.12.1934-08.08.2007 Julius Erich Wess (supersymmetry 1974)
26.08.1951 Edward Witten (supersymmetric grand unification 1981, superconducting cosmic strings 1985, brane theory 1995)
28.04.1923-21.06.2014 Bruno Zumino (supersymmetry 1974, supergravitation 1976)

At the date of publication, the youngest theoreticians were Andreas Johann Albrecht and Evgeny Likhtman of age 25, the oldest theoretician was Bruno Zumino of age 53. The earliest publication was authored by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble and dates from the year 1961. The latest publication was authored by Rainer Walter Kühne and dates from the year 1997. The now oldest of the listed theoreticians is Yuri Abramovich Golfand who was born in 1922 and the now youngest is Rainer Walter Kühne who was born in 1970.
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Re: Nobel Prize Worthy Physicists with Asperger-Like Tendencies

Postby shock_the_monkey » Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:53 pm

it was sad that stephen hawking died recently. whether he was an aspie or not, he was a truly inspirational person, and not just for his unique work in theoretical physics.
something knocked me out' the trees
now i'm on my knees
... don't you know you're gonna shock the monkey

there is one thing you must be sure of
i can't take any more
... don't you know you're gonna shock the monkey

don't like it but i guess i'm learning

... shock the monkey to life
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