MG 8 · 1997
Tullio Regge
Tullio Regge was a theoretical physicist known for Regge theory and Regge calculus.
Born
1931, Turin, Italy
Affiliation at the Time of the Award
Polytechnic University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Prize Motivation
“For his contributions to the interface between mathematics and physics leading to new fields of research of paramount importance in relativisic astrophysics and particle physics.”
Meeting
MG VIII, Jerusalem
Work
Mathematical structures often provide the language for both particle interactions and gravitational geometry.
Regge developed analytic methods for scattering and a discrete approach to general relativity known as Regge calculus.
His work gave physicists new tools for high-energy scattering and for approximating curved spacetime.