Professor

Derek Leinweber

FAA

Derek Leinweber
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Professor Derek Leinweber is a distinguished theoretical physicist eminent for elucidating the phenomena emerging from Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the relativistic quantum field theory of the strong interactions. Performing direct first-principles supercomputer simulations, he disclosed the structure of the QCD ground-state fields forming the foundation of matter. He illustrated how the fundamental mechanism of centre vortices in the fields confine quarks and generate mass. Professor Leinweber’s ab-initio calculations of the electromagnetic structure of nucleon and Lambda-baryon excitations lead the field, advancing theoretical techniques. Combining these breakthroughs with novel developments of nonperturbative effective field theory, he has revolutionised understanding of QCD.

Fields of research

51 PHYSICAL SCIENCES 510601 Nuclear Physics 510703 Particle Physics

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Expertise type

  • Numerical Analysis
  • Theoretical Physics
  • Nonperturbative Quantum Field Theory
  • Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
  • Physics
  • Computational Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Lattice Field Theory
  • Chiral Effective Field Theory
  • Computational Methods

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