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Sam Treiman · Science & Medicine

What

Physicist; particle theory and the Goldberger-Treiman relation

When

1925, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 1999, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Sam Treiman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; particle theory and the Goldberger-Treiman relation

How & why

Treiman was an American theoretical physicist at Princeton University known for the Goldberger–Treiman relation, a key result linking the pion and weak interactions. A gifted mentor, he trained many leading particle theorists, including Steven Weinberg's contemporaries and future laureates. He was born into a Jewish family in Chicago.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics

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Physicist; particle theory and the Goldberger-Treiman relation

1925

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics