Goldman, William M.
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| Name | Goldman, William M. |
| Birth date | 1937 |
| Birth place | New York City |
| Fields | Physics; Condensed matter physics; Statistical mechanics |
| Workplaces | Columbia University; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Bell Labs |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip W. Anderson |
| Notable students | David J. Bishop; Philip W. Anderson |
| Known for | Theory of superconductivity; localization; Hall effect |
Goldman, William M. William M. Goldman is an American physicist known for theoretical work in condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, and low-temperature phenomena. His career spans appointments at Columbia University, research at Bell Labs and Brookhaven National Laboratory, and collaborations with figures associated with MIT, Harvard University, and the American Physical Society. Goldman's research influenced studies of the quantum Hall effect, Anderson localization, and superconductivity in disordered systems.
Early life and education
Goldman was born in New York City and pursued undergraduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before graduate work at Harvard University, where he completed a doctorate under the supervision of Philip W. Anderson. During his formative years he interacted with contemporaries from Princeton University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley, participating in seminars linked to Bell Labs visiting scholars and summer schools sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Physical Society.
Academic career
Goldman held faculty positions at Columbia University and research appointments at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Bell Labs, collaborating with researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He taught courses drawing on texts from John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, Robert Schrieffer, and invited speakers from Cornell University and Yale University. His academic network included connections to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Physical Society, and editorial boards of journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, and Science.
Research and contributions
Goldman's theoretical contributions addressed problems in superconductivity, Anderson localization, and the quantum Hall effect, advancing models associated with Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory, Ginzburg–Landau theory, and scaling theories developed by Abrahams, Anderson, Licciardello and Ramakrishnan. He explored electron transport in two-dimensional electron gases relevant to studies at Bell Labs and experimental platforms at Columbia University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, interfacing with measurement techniques used by groups at Harvard University and Princeton University. Goldman's work intersected with topics studied by Lev Landau-inspired theorists, extensions by Philip W. Anderson, and numerical methods popularized at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He contributed to understanding localization-delocalization transitions that connect to experiments on the integer quantum Hall effect and fractional quantum Hall effect carried out in facilities at Bell Labs and Sandia National Laboratories.
Publications and notable works
Goldman authored numerous articles in journals including Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, and Reviews of Modern Physics, and contributed chapters to volumes edited by scholars from Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Key papers examined the interplay of disorder and superconductivity in models rooted in BCS theory and Ginzburg–Landau theory, and addressed transport anomalies tied to the quantum Hall effect and Anderson localization. He presented invited talks at meetings of the American Physical Society, the International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, and workshops at CERN and IBM Research.
Awards and honors
Goldman received recognition from professional bodies including the American Physical Society and honors linked to institutions such as Columbia University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. His work was cited in contexts involving the Nobel Prize in Physics discussions around superconductivity and localization, and he was invited to serve on panels convened by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. He held fellowships and visiting appointments associated with Harvard University, MIT, and research centers at Princeton University.
Personal life and legacy
Goldman's legacy persists through students and collaborators who joined faculties at Columbia University, Harvard University, MIT, and Stanford University, and through theoretical frameworks employed in contemporary studies at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory. His career connected him to professional societies such as the American Physical Society and the National Academy of Sciences, and his publications continue to be referenced in work on the quantum Hall effect, superconductivity, and Anderson localization.
Category:American physicists Category:Condensed matter physicists