Robert Mills
Robert Mills
Born	April 15, 1927 Englewood
Died	October 27, 1999
Fields	physics
Known for	quantum field theory

Robert L. Mills (April 15, 1927 - October 27, 1999) was a physicist, specializing in quantum field theory, the theory of alloys, and many-body theory. While sharing an office at Brookhaven National Laboratory, in 1954, Chen Ning Yang and Mills proposed a tensor equation for what are now called Yang-Mills fields. This equation reduces to Maxwell's Equations as a special case, see gauge theory: . If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map highlighting Englewoods location within Bergen County. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Quantum field theory (QFT) is the quantum theory of fields. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... Quantum field theory (QFT) is the quantum theory of fields. ... An alloy is a homogeneous hybrid of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ... This article is about the many-body problem in quantum mechanics. ... ≠ Aerial view of Brookhaven National Laboratory. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Zhen-Ning Franklin Yang (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 22 September[1], 1922) is a Chinese American physicist who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles. ... In mathematics, a tensor is (in an informal sense) a generalized linear quantity or geometrical entity that can be expressed as a multi-dimensional array relative to a choice of basis; however, as an object in and of itself, a tensor is independent of any chosen frame of reference. ... Gauge theories are a class of physical theories based on the idea that symmetry transformations can be performed locally as well as globally. ... For thermodynamic relations, see Maxwell relations. ... In physics, gauge theories are a class of physical theories based on the idea that symmetry transformations can be performed locally as well as globally. ...

Mills was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and graduated from George School. He studied at Columbia College from 1944 to 1948, while on leave from the Coast Guard. Mills demonstrated his mathematical ability by winning the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition in 1948, and by receiving first-class honors in the Tripos. He earned a master's degree from Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in Physics under Norman Kroll, from Columbia University in 1955. After a year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, Mills became Professor of Physics at Ohio State University in 1956. He remained at Ohio State University till his retirement in 1995. Map highlighting Englewoods location within Bergen County. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Columbia College is the main undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the universitys main campus of Morningside Heights in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. ... The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to Putnam Competition, is an annual mathematics competition for undergraduate college students, awarding scholarships and cash prizes ranging from $250 to $2,500 for the top students and $5,000 to $25,000 for the top schools. ... The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelors degree by Tripos, a word which has an obscure etymology, but which may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Fuld Hall The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. ... See also: the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey Princeton Township highlighted in Mercer County. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ...

Mills and Yang shared the 1980 Rumford Premium Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for their "development of a generalized gauge invariant field theory" in 1954. The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

Personal Life

Robert Mills was married to Elise Ackley in 1948. Fathered through his marriage to Elise were sons Edward and Jonathan,and daughters Katherine, Susan, and Dorothy.Robert and the family lived for many years in Columbus, OH during Robert's stay as professor at Ohio State University. The family also spent considerable time during the summer and winter breaks in Echo Lake, VT. Robert opted to live out his final months at their residence in Echo Lake.

Notes

• Yang C. N. and Mills R. L. Physical Review 96 (1954), p. 191.

References

• [1] Samuel L. Marateck, "Remembering Robert Mills," Physics Today, October 2003.