A member of the MIT physics community for 49 years, Goldstone was especially known for his influential work in quantum field theory as well as contributions to quantum optimization algorithms. Notably, he is the namesake of the Goldstone boson and the related Goldstone theorem. 'Jeffrey was a giant of theoretical physics who will be long remembered and very much missed,' says Tracy Slatyer, director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics ' a Leinweber Institute (CTP-LI) and professor of physics. 'He contributed greatly to the CTP-LI over the years, and it was an honor to have him as a colleague.' 'Goldstone was a brilliant theoretical physicist and a charming, yet diffident and remarkably humble human being,' says Frank Wilczek, a CTP-LI colleague who is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics, Emeritus, and a 2004 Nobel laureate. 'He made renowned, fundamental contributions to diverse areas of physics, ranging from condensed matter and quantum computing to string theory....
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