Sheldon Goldstein Explained
Sheldon Goldstein (born October 24, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia)[1] is an American theoretical physicist. He introduced the term "Bohmian mechanics".[2]
Biography
Goldstein graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in 1969, a B.S. in 1971, and a Ph.D. in physics in 1973. His Ph.D. thesis, supervised by Joel Lebowitz, is entitled Ergodic Theory and Infinite Systems [3] Since 1977 Goldstein has been a professor at Rutgers University.[4] His research deals with the foundations of quantum mechanics and, especially, theoretical developments of De Broglie–Bohm theory. His collaborators include Joel Lebowitz[5] [6] and Detlef Dürr.[7] In a 1981 paper, Goldstein and Oliver Penrose described a new method of defining nonequilibrium entropy in statistical mechanics.[8] Goldstein contributed the article Bohmian Mechanics to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.[9]
For two academic years from 1973 to 1975, Goldstein was at the Institute for Advanced Study.[10] He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a member of the board of governors of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics[11] (founded by Tim Maudlin).
Sheldon Goldstein and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, a novelist and philosopher, were married from 1969 to 1999, until they divorced. They are the parents of the novelist Yael Goldstein Love[12] and the poet Danielle Blau.[13]
Selected publications
- 10.1007/BF01952887 . Remarks on the global Markov property . 1980 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Communications in Mathematical Physics . 74 . 3 . 223–234 . 1980CMaPh..74..223G . 119956310 .
- 10.1007/BF01041608 . An invariance principle for reversible Markov processes. Applications to random motions in random environments . 1989 . De Masi . A. . Ferrari . P. A. . Goldstein . S. . Wick . W. D. . Journal of Statistical Physics . 55 . 3–4 . 787–855 . 1989JSP....55..787D . 7114282 .
- 10.1007/BF02741477 . A survey of Bohmian mechanics . 1995 . Berndl . K. . Daumer . M. . Dürr . D. . Goldstein . S. . Zanghì . N. . Il Nuovo Cimento B . 110 . 5–6 . 737–750 . quant-ph/9504010 . 1995NCimB.110..737B . 119340618 .
- 20117507 . Bohmian Mechanics and the Quantum Revolution . Goldstein . Sheldon . Synthese . 1996 . 107 . 1 . 145–165 . 10.1007/BF00413904 . quant-ph/9512027 . 44120976 .
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.53.2062 . Nonlocality, Lorentz invariance, and Bohmian quantum theory . 1996 . Berndl . Karin . Dürr . Detlef . Goldstein . Sheldon . Zanghì . Nino . Physical Review A . 53 . 4 . 2062–2073 . 9913109 . quant-ph/9510027 . 1996PhRvA..53.2062B . 7576353 .
- 10.1063/1.882241 . Quantum Theory without Observers—Part Two . 1998 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Physics Today . 51 . 4 . 38–42 . 1998PhT....51d..38G .
- 10.1063/1.883089 . Quantum Histories, Mysteries, and Measurements . 2000 . Van Kampen . Nico G. . Nico van Kampen. DeWitt . Bryce . Bryce DeWitt. Goldstein . Sheldon . Bricmont . Jean . Jean Bricmont. Griffiths . Robert B. . Robert Griffiths (physicist). Omnès . Roland . Roland Omnès. Physics Today . 53 . 5 . 76–83 . 2000PhT....53e..76V . free . (4 letters independently written by 4 different authors with a reply from Griffiths and Omnès)
- 10.1088/0305-4470/38/4/R01 . Bell-type quantum field theories . 2005 . Dürr . Detlef . Goldstein . Sheldon . Tumulka . Roderich . Zanghì . Nino . Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General . 38 . 4 . R1–R43 . quant-ph/0407116 . 15547226 .
- 10.1007/s10701-009-9319-4 . Bohmian Mechanics and Quantum Information . 2010 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Foundations of Physics . 40 . 4 . 335–355 . 0907.2427 . 2010FoPh...40..335G . 5670604 .
- Book: Bohmian Mechanics and Quantum Theory: An Appraisal . 9789401587150 . Cushing . J. T. . James T. Cushing. Fine . Arthur . Arthur Fine . Goldstein . S. . 17 April 2013 . Springer .
- 10.1098/rspa.2013.0699 . Can Bohmian mechanics be made relativistic? . 2014 . Dürr . Detlef . Goldstein . Sheldon . Norsen . Travis . Struyve . Ward . Zanghì . Nino . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences . 470 . 2162 . 24511259 . 3896068 .
- Book: 10.1007/978-3-030-96775-8_9 . Remarks About the Relationship Between Relational Physics and a Large Kantian Component of the Laws of Nature . Rethinking the Concept of Law of Nature . Jerusalem Studies in Philosophy and History of Science . 2022 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Zanghì . Nino . 225–257 . 2111.09609 . 978-3-030-96774-1 .
- Book: Quantum Physics Without Quantum Philosophy . 9783642306907 . Dürr . Detlef . Goldstein . Sheldon . Zanghì . Nino . 6 November 2012 . Springer .
- Book: Physics and the Nature of Reality: Essays in Memory of Detlev Dürr. Fundamental Theories of Physics Book 215. Springer. Bassi, Angelo. Goldstein, Sheldon. Tumulka, Roderich. Zanghì, Nino. 978-3031454332.
- release date February 5, 2024
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References
- biographical information from American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale 2004.
- Book: David Bohm: A Life Dedicated to Understanding the Quantum World . 198 . 9783030227159 . Freire Jr. . Olival . 5 September 2019 . Springer .
- Web site: Goldstein, Sheldon. Ergodic Theory and Infinite Systems. Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository (YAIR). (doctoral dissertation)
- Web site: Homepage of Sheldon Goldstein. Mathematics Department, Rutgers University. (with reprints & recent publications)
- 10.1007/BF01646030 . Ergodic properties of an infinite system of particles moving independently in a periodic field . 1974 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Lebowitz . Joel L. . Communications in Mathematical Physics . 37 . 1 . 1–18 . 1974CMaPh..37....1G . 3560060 .
- 10.1007/BF02046762 . A mechanical model of Brownian motion . 1981 . Dürr . D. . Goldstein . S. . Lebowitz . J. L. . Communications in Mathematical Physics . 78 . 4 . 507–530 . 1981CMaPh..78..507D . 44757047 .
- Book: Dürr, D.. Goldstein, S.. Tumulka, R.. Zanghí, N.. Compendium of Quantum Physics . Bohmian Mechanics . 2009. 47–55. Berlin; Heidelberg. Springer. 10.1007/978-3-540-70626-7_16. 978-3-540-70622-9 . arXiv preprint
- 10.1007/BF01013304 . A nonequilibrium entropy for dynamical systems . 1981 . Goldstein . S. . Penrose . O. . Journal of Statistical Physics . 24 . 2 . 325–343 . 1981JSP....24..325G . 123046920 .
- Bohmian Mechanics . 26 October 2001 . Goldstein . Sheldon . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Web site: Sheldon Goldstein. Institute for Advanced Study (ias.edu). 9 December 2019 .
- Web site: John Bell Institute - Directors & Governors .
- Web site: About Yael Goldstein-Love. yaelgoldsteinlove.com.
- Web site: bio. Danielle Blau (danielleblau.com).