James M. Bardeen papers, 1965-1995
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bardeen, James M. University of Washington. Department of Physics
- Title
- James M. Bardeen papers
- Dates
- 1965-1995 (inclusive)19651995
- Quantity
- 1.28 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6584
- Summary
- Professional correspondence, lectures, article drafts and reprints, and dissertation of James M. Bardeen, a renowned physicist, documenting his work on general relativity, particularly on black hole mechanics
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
Biographical Note
James M. Bardeen (1939-2022) was an American physicist renowned for his work on general relativity and particularly on black hole mechanics. He was a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Washington, where he worked for over 30 years; he also held positions at Caltech, Yale, and University of California, Berkeley. In 1972, Bardeen theorized the doughnut shape of a black hole's shadow, which was confirmed in 2019 in imagery captured by the Event Horizon Telescope. He co-authored a watershed paper titled "The Four Laws of Black Hole Mechanics" with Stephen Hawking and Brandon Carter.
– The New York Times: Space & Cosmos, "James Bardeen, an Expert on Unraveling Einstein's Equations, Dies at 83", nytimes.com (accessed December 4, 2024)
Content Description
Professional correspondence, lectures, article drafts and reprints, and dissertation. The papers document Bardeen's work on general relativity, particularly on black hole mechanics. Correspondents include Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Use of the Collection
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Description: Correspondence and Articles
Correspondence to and from James M. Bardeen, mostly from colleagues and peers regarding physics subjects, employment recommendations, and conferences. Also includes copies of papers written by physicists Jacobus A. Petterson and Bernard F. Schutz.
Dates: 1965-1979Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 1-6 -
Description: Les Houches Lecture Manuscript
Manuscript for a lecture titled "Rapidly Rotating Stars, Disks, and Black Holes", which Bardeen presented at a black hole summer school in Les Houches, France where he was one of six invited speakers, among them Stephen Hawking.
Dates: 1972Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 7 -
Description: Manuscripts for Second Guo Shou-jing Summer School Lectures
Manuscripts for lectures given at the Second Guo Shou-jing Summer School on Particle Physics and Cosmology, Nanjing, July 1988.
Dates: 1988Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 8 -
Description: Correspondence and Articles
Correspondence to and from James M. Bardeen, including with noted physicists Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Brandon Carter, Kip Thorne, and James Hartle, as well as astronomer Fred Hoyle.
Dates: 1964-1975Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 9-15 -
Description: Publications
Manuscripts and booklets of Bardeen's papers, including a copy of the Les Houches booklet on the astrophysics of black holes.
Dates: 1966-1989Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 16-17 -
Description: Yu Yunqiang correspondence
Correspondence with Chinese physicist Yu Yunqiang regarding a cosmology summer school, collaboration between physicists at Peking University and the University of Washington, and more.
Dates: 1992Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 18 -
Description: Publications
Manuscripts and booklets of Bardeen's papers, including a copy of his 1965 PhD thesis, titled "Stability and Dynamics of Spherically Symmetric Masses in General Relativity".
Dates: 1965-1995Container: Box 6584-001 Box 1, Folder 19-21
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Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
