Yoichiro Nambu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Dirac_Medal
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:born January 18, 1921
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:children two children
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Nambu-Jona-Lasinio_model
gptkb:Nambu-Goldstone_bosons
theoretical framework for superconductivity
development of quantum field theory techniques
concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking in particle physics
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:died July 5, 2021
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yoichiro Nambu
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Physics
gptkb:string_theory
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Julian_Schwinger
gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:known_for spontaneous symmetry breaking
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern physics
impact on theoretical physics community
inspiration for future physicists
Nambu's work in particle physics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Shinichiro_Tomonaga
gptkb:Takaaki_Kajita
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
superconductivity
gauge theories
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Kavli_Institute_for_Theoretical_Physics
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Fermi_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yoshiko_Nambu
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yukawa_Hideki
gptkb:Dr._Nambu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6