Carl M. Bender

Carl M. Bender
Born1943
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Cornell University (A.B.)
Known forBender–Dunne polynomials
Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics
PT symmetry
AwardsDannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (2017)
Guggenheim Fellowship (2003)
Fellows Award, Academy of Science, St. Louis (2002)
Fulbright Fellowship (1995)
Scientific career
InstitutionsWashington University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorTai Tsun Wu
Sidney Coleman
Doctoral studentsTom Banks

Carl M. Bender (born 1943) is an American applied mathematician and mathematical physicist. He currently holds the Wilfred R. and Ann Lee Konneker Distinguished Professorship of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis.[1] He also has joint positions as professor of physics at the University of Heidelberg and as visiting professor of applied mathematics and mathematical physics at Imperial College, London.[1]

Bender achieved initial prominence in the sciences for his work on perturbative and nonperturbative methods in quantum field theory. At the turn of the millennium, Bender discovered the importance of parity-time (PT) symmetry in non-Hermitian quantum systems. His work influenced major advances in physics, particularly optics.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Carl M. Bender's Vitae". physics.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ Bender, Carl M. "Research Program of Carl M. Bender" (PDF).
  3. ^ Miller, Johanna L. (October 2017). "Exceptional points make for exceptional sensors". Physics Today. 10, 23 (10): 23–26. Bibcode:2017PhT....70j..23M. doi:10.1063/PT.3.3717.
  4. ^ Bender, Carl (April 2016). "PT symmetry in quantum physics: from mathematical curiosity to optical experiments". Europhysics News. 47, 2 (2): 17–20. Bibcode:2016ENews..47b..17B. doi:10.1051/epn/2016201.