Francesco Calogero

Francesco Calogero (born February 6, 1935) is a distinguished Italian physicist, active in the community of scientists concerned with nuclear disarmament.

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Biography

He is the son of the philosopher Guido Calogero. After his father was sentenced to national exile by fascist police, Francesco Calogero spent more than one year (1942) in Scanno, a small Italian village. After World War II, Calogero graduated "laurea in fisica" cum laude at University of Rome La Sapienza, on February 1958.[1] He became Professor of Theoretical Physics, in the same university in 1976.[1]

Physics research

Calogero's scientific publications in English include three books and over 300 papers.[1] His main research concerns integrable many-body problems. The Calogero–Degasperis–Fokas equation, a differential equation that models wave phenomena including solitons, is named after Calogero.[2] He also formulated the Calogero conjecture that quantum behavior is caused by stochastic gravitational radiation of a cosmic origin.[3]

Peace activism

Calogero served as the Secretary-General of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs from 1989 to 1997. He is currently chair of the Pugwash Council.[4] He has published nearly 400 papers and several books on world affairs.[1]

He was a member of the Governing Board of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute from 1982 to 1992.[5]

He accepted the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly awarded to Pugwash and to Joseph Rotblat (Oslo, 10 December 1995).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Biography as a member of the editorial board of web site EqWorld: The World of Mathematical Equations, retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. ^ Gandarias, M. L.; Saeza, S. (2006), "On the Calogero–Degasperis–Fokas equation in (2+1) dimensions", Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 362 (2): 261–276, Bibcode 2006PhyA..362..261G, doi:10.1016/j.physa.2005.10.014 .
  3. ^ Gaeta, Giuseppe (2000), "On the Cosmological Implications of the Calogero Conjecture", Modern Physics Letters A 15 (20): 1329–1339, Bibcode 2000MPLA...15.1329G, doi:10.1142/S0217732300001614 .
  4. ^ Pugwash Council for the 2007-2012 Quinquennium, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. ^ Members of the Governing Board 1966 to 2006, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, retrieved 2010-01-30.
  6. ^ Abrams, Irwin (2001), The Nobel Peace Prize and the laureates: an illustrated biographical history, 1901-2001, Science History Publications/USA, p. 311, ISBN 9780881353884 .