Roberto Peccei

Roberto Daniele Peccei (Italian: [petˈtʃɛi]; January 6, 1942^[1] – June 1, 2020) was an Italian theoretical particle physicist. Her works in the area of electroweak and in the interface between particle physics and physical cosmology. He was most known for formulating the Peccei–Quinn theory (with Helen Quinn).^[2][3]

Peccei was a Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of California, Los Angeles, a position he held between 2000 and 2010.

Peccei died on June 1, 2020 at the age of 78.^[4][5]

1. ↑ American men & women of science: a ... - Google Books. R.R. Bowker. 2008-02-14. ISBN 9781414433059. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
2. ↑ Peccei, R. D.; Quinn, Helen R. (1977). "CP Conservation in the Presence of Pseudoparticles". Physical Review Letters. 38 (25): 1440–1443. Bibcode:1977PhRvL..38.1440P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.1440. ISSN 0031-9007.
3. ↑ Peccei, R. D.; Quinn, Helen R. (1977). "Constraints imposed by CP conservation in the presence of pseudoparticles". Physical Review D. 16 (6): 1791–1797. Bibcode:1977PhRvD..16.1791P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.16.1791. ISSN 0556-2821.
4. ↑ "In memoria di Roberto Peccei". Greenreport: economia ecologica e sviluppo sostenibile (in Italian). 2020-06-04. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
5. ↑ In Memoriam. Club of Rome. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-01.