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Reminescences of Gianni Morchio

In: Trails in Modern Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

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  • Jürg Fröhlich

    (ETH Zürich, Institute for Theoretical Physics)

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Gianni Morchio and I first met each other in Zurich, in 1971. His advisor Franco Strocchi had organized a stay for him at ETH Zurich, so that he would have a chance to profit from discussions and advice by Klaus Hepp. I was then one of Klaus’ PhD students. Gianni and I shared an office in the theory institute on the Hönggerberg campus of ETH. This gave us the chance to engage in countless discussions of various problems in mathematical physics and to develop a very friendly relationship. We also discovered that we were both actively interested in matters of society and politics. I liked Gianni’s soft-spoken, friendly manners in combination with his clear, uncompromising views and opinions. Regrettably, we did not socialize much, as we were both busy working on our theses. After our first encounter we did not see each other anymore, for several years. When I had completed my PhD degree, in the summer of 1972, I first spent a year at the University of Geneva and then moved to the United States where, after a year at Harvard, I got a research and teaching job at Princeton University. During my stay at Princeton, I got to know Franco, who was invited to visit Princeton in order to collaborate with the late Arthur S. Wightman on various problems in quantum electrodynamics (QED). This was the beginning of a friendship between Franco and myself that I have cherished ever since and that eventually also included our wives.

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  • Jürg Fröhlich, 2023. "Reminescences of Gianni Morchio," Springer Books, in: Andrea Cintio & Alessandro Michelangeli (ed.), Trails in Modern Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, pages 279-280, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-44988-8_23
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44988-8_23
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