Jonathan Gleason

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Currently undertaking Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge.

Previously obtained a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.A. in Physics from the University of Chicago (2012).

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34 Posts

May 14	answered	How do I find constraints on the Nambu-Goto Action?
May 12	asked	How do I find constraints on the Nambu-Goto Action?
Apr 7	answered	Difference between slanted indices on a tensor
Mar 14	asked	The interpretation of mass in quantum field theories
Feb 28	asked	Why one-dimensional strings, but not higher-dimensional shells/membranes?
Feb 27	asked	Is the quantization of gravity necessary for a quantum theory of gravity? Part II
Jan 25	asked	Is the quantization of gravity necessary for a quantum theory of gravity?
Dec 5	asked	Why quantum mechanics?
Nov 8	asked	What is the role of the vacuum expectation value in symmetry breaking and the generation of mass?
Oct 30	asked	Is the density operator a mathematical convenience or a 'fundamental' aspect of quantum mechanics?
Oct 4	answered	Why Negative Energy States are Bad
May 31	asked	Lepton Number Conservation
May 29	asked	Yukawa Coupling of a Scalar $SU(2)$ Triplet to a Left-Handed Fermionic $SU(2)$ Doublet
May 22	asked	Radiative Corrections and Bremsstrahlung
May 20	answered	Coulomb's Law: why is $k = \dfrac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}$
May 20	asked	The Faddeev-Popov Lagrangian
May 9	answered	The meaning of scale invariance in power law distribution
May 3	asked	QED BRST Symmetry
May 2	answered	The discontinuity of Electric Field
Nov 22	answered	Angular Momentum Operator