Pierre Fayet
Pierre Fayet is a French theoretical physicist.
Biography
Pierre Fayet studied at the École normale supérieure, worked from 1977 to 1979 at Caltech, then at CERN. Currently research director at the CNRS, he works at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de l'ENS. He has been a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences since 1997.Mainly known for his work in supersymmetry, he introduced the idea of supersymmetric partners.
He also introduced with Jean Iliopoulos a mechanism for spontaneous breakage of supersymmetry called the Fayet-Iliopoulos mechanism
Main publications
- P. Fayet, J. Iliopoulos, ', Phys.Lett.B51:461-464,1974.
- P. Fayet, ', Nucl.Phys.B90:104-124,1975.
- P. Fayet, S. Ferrara, ', Phys.Rept.32:249-334,1977.
- P. Fayet, ', Phys.Lett.B69:489,1977.
- G.R. Farrar, Pierre Fayet, , Phys.Lett.B76:575-579,1978.
Category:École normale supérieure alumni
Category:French physicists
Category:1949 births
Category:Living people
Category:People associated with CERN