Asım Orhan Barut (June 6, 1926 – December 5, 1994) was a

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theoretical physicist.

Education

He received both his undergraduate diploma and his Ph.D. degree from the

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in 1949 and 1952, respectively. He pursued his postdoctoral studies at the

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during 1953–1954.

Academic life

''Barut'' was an assistant professor at

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during 1954-55 and then joined the faculty at

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in 1956. He became a professor of

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at the

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in 1962 and served for 32 years.

Research areas

His research interests centered on group theoretic methods in physics. His books include ''Theory of the Scattering Matrix'', ''Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields and Particles'' and ''Representations of Noncompact Groups and Applications''. ''Asım Orhan Barut'' was elected a fellow of the

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in 1966.

Publications

Books

*''Theory of group representations and applications,'' (2nd edition) Barut, Asim O.; Raczka, Ryszard, 1980, , Polish Science Publishers, Varsovie. *''Quantum Systems,'' Barut, Asim O.; Feranchuk, I. D.; Shnir, Yu M., 1995, , World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated. *''Polarization Dynamics in Nuclear & Particle Physics,'' Barut, Asim O., Paver, N.; Penzo, A.; Raczka, R., 1993, , World Scientific Publishing Company. *''Spin & Polarization Dynamics in Nuclear & Particle Physics,'' 1990, , World Scientific Publishing Company. *''New Frontiers in Quantum Electrodynamics & Quantum Optics,'' Barut, Asim O., 1990, , Plenum Publishing Corporation. *''Geometry & Physics,'' Barut, Asim O., 1989, , American Institute of Physics (A I P Press). *''Dynamical Groups & Spectrum Generating Algebra,'' Barut, Asim O.; Bohm, A.; Ne'Eman, Yuval, 1988, , World Scientific Publishing Company. *''Dynamical Groups & Spectrum Generating Algebra,'' Barut, Asim O.; Bohm, A.; Ne'Eman, Yuval, 1988, , World Scientific Publishing Company. *''Scattering Theory,'' Barut, Asim O. 1969, , Gordon & Breach Publishing Group. *''Electrodynamics and Classical Theory of Fields and Particles,'' 1964, Macmillan Company
2012 Dover reprint

Editorships

*''Selected Scientific Papers of E. U. Condon,'' Barut, Asim O., 1991, , Springer-Verlag New York. *''Selected Popular Writings of E. U. Condon,'' Barut, Asim O., 1991, , Springer-Verlag New York. *''Selected Scientific Papers of Alfred Landé,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1987, , Kluwer Academic Publishers. *''Conformal Groups & Related Symmetries - Physical Results & Mathematical Background,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1986, , Springer-Verlag New York. *''Quantum Space & Time - The Quest Continues,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1984, , Cambridge University Press. *''Quantum Electrodynamics & Quantum Optics,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1984, , Plenum Publishing Corporation. *''Quantum Theory, Groups, Fields & Particles,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1983, , Kluwer Academic Publishers. *''Electrodynamics & Classical Theory of Fields & Particles,'' Barut, Asim O., 1980, , Dover Publications, Incorporated. *''Foundations of Radiation Theory & Quantum Electrodynamics,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1980, , Plenum Publishing Corporation. *''Group Theory in Non-Linear Problems,'' NATO Advanced Study Institute, Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1974, , Kluwer Academic Publishers. *''Studies in Mathematical Physics,'' NATO Advanced Study Institute, Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1973, , Kluwer Academic Publishers. *''Lectures in Theoretical Physics,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1973, , University Press of Colorado. *''Boulder Lecture Notes in Theoretical Physics,'' Barut, Asim O. (ed.), 1967, , Gordon & Breach Publishing Group.

Journal articles

A representative sample of key publications.

References

External links

Tribute site
(in Turkish)

of Barut's papers on self-field quantum electrodynamics
Foundations of Physics special issue
dedicated to Barut on his sixty-fifth birthday {{DEFAULTSORT:Barut, Asim Orhan 1926 births 1994 deaths American academics of Turkish descent American physicists ETH Zurich alumni Fellows of the American Physical Society Members of the Turkish Academy of Sciences Particle physicists People associated with CERN People from Malatya Province Reed College faculty Recipients of TÜBİTAK Science Award Science teachers Syracuse University faculty Turkish physicists Theoretical physicists University of Colorado Boulder faculty