Yasunori Nomura
| Yasunori Nomura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1974 Kanagawa, Japan |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for |
Orbifold GUTs, Holographic Higgs, Multiverse = Quantum Many Worlds |
Yasunori Nomura is a theoretical physicist working on particle physics, quantum gravity, and cosmology. He is a Professor of Physics at University of California, Berkeley and a Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Career
Nomura received his Ph.D. from University of Tokyo in 2000 and became a Miller Research Fellow at University of California, Berkeley. In 2002-03 he was an Associate Scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. In July 2003 he joined the Department of Physics at University of California, Berkeley.
Work
Nomura works on particle physics, quantum gravity, and cosmology. He developed theories of grand unification in higher dimensional spacetime[1] and constructed the so-called holographic Higgs model, a model in which a composite Higgs particle arises as a pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson.[2] He also proposed that the eternally inflating multiverse is the same thing as quantum many worlds.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Hall, L.J.; Nomura, Y. (2003). "Grand unification in higher dimensions". Annals of Physics 306: 132. arXiv:hep-ph/0212134. doi:10.1016/S0003-4916(03)00077-0.
- ↑ Contino, R.; Nomura, Y.; Pomarol, A. (2003). "Higgs as a holographic pseudo-Goldstone boson". Nuclear Physics B671: 148. arXiv:hep-ph/0306259. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2003.08.027.
- ↑ Nomura, Y. (2011). "Physical theories, eternal inflation, and the quantum universe". Journal of High Energy Physics 11: 063. arXiv:1104.2324. doi:10.1007/JHEP11(2011)063.
- ↑ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/05/26/are-many-worlds-and-the-multiverse-the-same-idea/#.VWtNSB29Dak