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Igor Tyutin

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Igor Tyutin · Science & Medicine

What

Co-discoverer of BRST symmetry in quantum field theory; Heineman Prize (2009)

When

1940, Soviet Union

Where

Russia / Soviet Union

Biography

Igor Tyutin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Co-discoverer of BRST symmetry in quantum field theory; Heineman Prize (2009)

How & why

Igor Tyutin is a Russian theoretical physicist at the Lebedev Institute who, in a 1975 institute report, independently discovered the BRST symmetry that is central to the quantization of gauge theories, sharing the 2009 Dannie Heineman Prize with Becchi, Rouet and Stora. He is included among Jewish laureates on Jinfo's list; further detail on his personal background is limited.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Dannie Heineman Prize

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Co-discoverer of BRST symmetry in quantum field theory; Heineman Prize (2009)

2009

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Dannie Heineman Prize