James Bjorken

Physicist and author of Bjorken scaling

James Bjorken - Physicist and author of Bjorken scaling
Born

June 22nd, 1934
90 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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Born in 1934, a prominent physicist contributed significantly to the field of particle physics. Developed Bjorken scaling, which describes the behavior of deep inelastic scattering of particles. Worked at various institutions including the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Made significant contributions to QCD and had a role in advancing understanding of quantum field theory.

Developed Bjorken scaling related to deep inelastic scattering

Contributed to advancements in quantum chromodynamics

Published several influential papers in particle physics

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