Maurice Jacob

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Maurice Jacob
Saclay
CERN

Maurice René Michel Jacob ((1933-03-28)28 March 1933 – (2007-05-02)2 May 2007) was a French theoretical particle physicist.

Biography

Maurice Jacob studied physics at

Saclay from 1961 to 1967. From 1967 he worked at CERN until his retirement in 1998. From 1982 to 1988, he headed the theoretical physics division of CERN and in the 1990s, he was responsible for CERN's relations with its Member States.[3]

Maurice Jacob's research focuses on the phenomenology of strong interactions, including diffraction, scaling, high-transverse-momentum processes and the formation of quark–gluon plasma.[4][5] In particular, he pioneered the studies of inclusive hadron-production processes, including scaling and its violations. He contributed also to the field of accelerator physics together with Tai Tsun Wu.[6]

He supported Carlo Rubbia during the construction of the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) in the 1980s.[7][8]

Maurice Jacob played a key role in bringing together different groups from the experimental and theoretical nuclear and particle physics communities to initiate an ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collision program at the CERN SPS, in order to search for the quark-gluon plasma.[9]

Jacob chaired the

Physics Letters B and Physics Reports.[10]

He was appointed member of the

CNRS scientific council in 1988.[11]

He was a corresponding member of the

Academy of Sciences from 1977, member of the Swedish Royal Academies, Academia Europaea and also scientific advisor to the European Space Agency[12]

Awards and honors

Marriage and children

Maurice Jacob was married to Lise Jacob. Together they have 4 children Jimmy, Thierry, Francis, and Irène.[7]

References

  1. ISSN 0003-4916
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  2. ^ Jacob, Maurice (1961). Théorie formelle des collisions et états propres d'hélicité (PDF) (PhD).
  3. ^ a b "Maurice Jacob 1933–2007". CERN Courier. Vol. 47, no. 6. Bristol: Institute of Physics. July–August 2007. p. 39.
  4. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(87)90862-8
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  5. arXiv:nucl-th/0002042
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  6. S2CID 121467413
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  7. ^ a b Ellis, John (14 May 2007). "CERN Bulletin". No. 20/2007 & 21/2007. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ISSN 0370-1573
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  9. S2CID 13833990
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  10. ISBN 978-981-02-2178-2
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  11. ^ Portant nomination au conseil scientifique du centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). 10 March 1988.
  12. ^ Guy Laval (November 2007). "In memoriam : Maurice Jacob". L'Académie des sciences. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 1994 portant promotion et nomination". Journal officiel "Lois et Décrets" (in French). 14 July 1994. p. 10178. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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