Mohammad Saleem (physicist)

Mohammad Saleem (1934–2 January 2016) was a Pakistani particle physicist and a professor of physics at the Punjab University. He was the founding director of the Centre for High Energy Physics, and author of mathematical physics book, Group Theory for High Energy Physicists, published in 2016.

Mohammad Saleem
Born1934
Lahore, Punjab, India
(Present-day Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan)
Died1 January 2016 (aged 82)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan (1947–2016)
Alma materUniversity of Punjab
London University
Known forGroup theory and Quantum mechanics
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Punjab
University of Florida

Biography

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Saleem was born in 1934, and received in his BA with Honors in Mathematics, followed by MA in Mathematics, and MSc in physics from the University of Punjab.[1]: xi [2] He was further educated in the United Kingdom where he received BSc in First class honours in Physics.: xi [2] Upon returning, he entered in doctoral program in his alma mater, and successfully defended his doctoral thesis in physics in 1962.: xi [2]

He was the founding director of the Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP), and served in the faculty of physics at the University of Florida in the United States.[3] He was the author of text of modern physics, namely quantum mechanics, special relativity, and high-energy physics, written in collaboration with mathematician, Dr. Muhammad Rafique, which have been published internationally.[4][5]

On 2 January 2016, Saleem died in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and is buried in Punjab University's graveyard.[1]

Textbooks

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  • Saleem, Mohammad; Rafique, Muhammad (2016). Group Theory for High Energy Physicists. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-4665-1064-7. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  • Saleem, Mohammad (2015). Quantum Mechanics. IOP, Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-7503-1207-3. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  • Saleem, Mohammad; Rafique, Muhammad (1992). Special relativity: applications to particle physics and the classical theory of fields. Ellis Horwood. ISBN 978-0-13-827106-0. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prof Saleem passes away". The Nation. The Nation. The Nation. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Saleem, Mohammad; Rafique, Muhammad (2016). Group Theory for High Energy Physicists. Taylor & Francis. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4665-1064-7. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (2 January 2016). "Renowned Physicist Prof Dr Muhammad Saleem passes away". Lahore News, political scandals, scams, Entertainment, Sports, Lahore history, Lahore police and infotainment portal. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ Saleem, Mohammad; Rafique, Muhammad (2016). Group Theory for High Energy Physicists. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-4665-1064-7. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ Saleem, Mohammad (2015). Quantum Mechanics. IOP, Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-7503-1207-3. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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