Charles M. Sommerfield was a theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Yale University. He is the namesake of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound.
| Charles M. Sommerfield | |
| Fields: | Theoretical physics Particle physics |
| Workplaces: | Yale Institute for Advanced Study |
| Alma Mater: | Brooklyn College (1957) Harvard (1961) |
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| Academic Advisors: | Julian Schwinger |
| Notable Students: | Howard Georgi |
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Sommerfield studied for his bachelor's at Brooklyn College[1] and earned his Ph.D. from Julian Schwinger at Harvard University in 1957.[2] He worked at Berkeley and Harvard for two years each[3] before becoming professor at Yale in 1961. He was a fellow of Trumbull College.[4] Additionally, he has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study[5] and the University of Florida.[6]
He is notable for his work on high-energy physics. He is one of the namesakes of the Bogomol'nyi–Prasad–Sommerfield bound, along with his graduate student M.K. Prasad.[7] Another notable graduate student he supervised was Howard Georgi.[8]
Sommerfield was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1968.[9]