Lars Brink Colleague, Friend and Collaborator

TL;DR

This paper reflects on the personal and scientific impact of Lars Brink, highlighting the significance of the 1981 Landau-Nordita conference in fostering international collaboration and inspiring a supersymmetric high-spin extension of the Poincaré group.

Contribution

It documents the historical and collaborative context of Lars Brink's influence in theoretical physics, especially in supersymmetry and high-spin theories.

Findings

Established long-lasting scientific collaborations.

Developed a supersymmetric high-spin extension of the Poincaré group.

Highlighted the importance of international conferences in scientific progress.

Abstract

The Landau-Nordita conference that was held in Moscow in 1981 was the first place where I met Lars. This "marvellous meeting", as Lars quoted in one of his reminiscence article, was organised by Alan Luther. It was an event that generated a long-lasting friendship of scientists from East and West, provided a background for the future collaborations and, in particular, my own collaboration with Lars on a supersymmetric high-spin extension of the Poincar\'e group.