Malcolm McMillan, Professor
B.Sc., M.Sc., UBC (1958,1959)
Ph.D., McGill (1961)
NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute of Physics, Turin (1961-62)
NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cambridge University (1962-63)
Research Scientist, MIT (1963)
Visiting Professor, University of California, San Diego (1979)
Research Interests
My research interests have ranged over a variety of topics in theoretical
physics. In chronological order these include:
- determining the temperature dependence of the shape of paramagnetic
resonance lines
- applying the Boundary Condition Model of the nucleon-nucleon interaction
to the nuclear many-body problem
- investigating properties of Regge poles and Regge cuts in potential theory
- applying Regge pole ideas to a calculation of nucleon electromagnetic
form factors
- calculating the triton wave function, the 3He charge form factor and the
photodisintegration cross section of 3He
- investigating octet enhancement in a model of vector mesons
- determining Pauli-Principle effects in pion-nucleus scattering
- calculating the differential cross section for pion-deuteron scattering
at intermediate energies
- constructing a new Hamiltonian for interacting nucleons and pions
- investigating consequences of space-time invariances in quantum mechanics
and direct interaction theories
- dressing the Cloudy Bag Model of nucleons and pions: calculation of
the second-order nucleon-nucleon potential
- investigating the Lorentz boost of the Newton-Wigner-Pryce position operator
- determining scattering equations for a coupled relativistic 2- and
3-body system
- dressing a model of interacting fermions, antifermions and bosons
Selected
Publications gives references to some of the above.
Recent
Interests gives some details of the last three topics.
Quantum Leaps and Bounds
I have produced six volumes of lecture notes in book form, each about
150 pages long, which I call collectively,
Quantum Leaps and Bounds (QLB), which form the basis of
Physics 500, the introductory graduate quantum mechanics course I have
given at UBC at various times since 1973. The six volumes of QLB are:
Networks of Centres of Excellence
I have held a number of administrative positions at UBC while being Professor
of Physics and I am currently Director, Networks of Centres of Excellence
Administration Office. In this capacity I report directly to the
Vice President Research and I am responsible for administering grants
which UBC receives from the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education,
Training and Technology to support the federal government
Networks of Centres of Excellence
program at UBC.