Herng Yao          

Educations

Univ. of California, Irvine
 Ph.D. 
Physics
9-1983 ~ 6-1987
Univ. of California, Irvine
 M.S. 
Electrical Eng.
9-1987 ~ 6-1988
Duke University
M.S.
Physics
9-1981 ~ 6-1983
National Tsing-Hua Univ.
M.S.
Applied Math.
9-1977 ~ 6-1979
National Tsing-Hua Univ.
B.S.
Mathematics
9-1973 ~ 6-1977

Experiences

National Taiwan Normal Univ.
Professor
         8-1994 ~                     
Univ. of California, Berkely
Visiting Scholar
8-1996 ~ 7-1997
National Taiwan Normal Univ.
Associate Professor
8-1990 ~ 7-1994
Academia Sinica
Research Associate
4-1989 ~ 7-1990
Univ. of California, Irvine
Research Associate
 12-1987 ~ 3-1989 

Publications

 
Refereed Papers
                                                            Particle physics
1. D. Silverman and H. Yao (1987), "Formulation of two-photon and two-gluon decays of pseudoscalar η mesons in a relativistic bound-state calculation", Physical Review D36, p.3392- 3400.
2. D. Silverman and H. Yao (1988), "Relativistic treatment of light quarks in D and B mesons and W-exchange weak decays", Physical Review D38, p.214-232.
3.L.L. Chau, H.Y. Cheng, W.K. Sze, H. Yao and B. Tseng (1991), "Charmless nonleptonic rare decays of B mesons", Physical Review D43, p.2176-2192.
4. D.A. Krakuer, H. Yao et. al., (1991), "Direct experimental lower bound on the radiative lifetime of the muon neutrino", Physical Review D44, p.R6-R9.
5. D.A. Krakuer, H. Yao et. al., (1991), "Search for the exotic decay", Physics Letters B263, p.534-538.
6. L.L. Chau, H.Y. Cheng, W.K. Sze, B. Tseng and H. Yao (1992), "CP violation in rare B decay", Physical Review D45, p.3143-3152.
7. H. Yao (1993), "The radiative  decays", Physics Letters B301, p.108-114.
8. H. Yao (1993), "W-exchange effects and inclusive semileptonic and  decays of B mesons", Chinese Journal of Physics 31, p.251- 263.
9. H. Yao (1994), "CP asymmetries in neutral B dacays with purely right-handed ", Chinese Journal of Physics 32, p.96-108.
10. H. Yao (1994), "CP asymmetries in a model of right-handed b dacays", Chinese Journal of Physics 32, p.975-987.
11. W.K. Sze and H. Yao (1996),"CP violation of neutral B mesons decays in the left-right symmetric models", Modern Physics Letters A11, p.299-306.
12. D. Silverman and H. Yao (2001), "W_R effects on CP asymmetries in B meson decays", Journal of High Energy Physics 10 (2001) 008.
13. D. Silverman, W.K. Sze and H. Yao (2003), "Effects of right-handed gauge boson in       B-B mixing and sin(2b)", sumitted to Physical Review D.
                                         History and Philosophy of Science 
1. H. Yao and C.R. Huang (2003), "The Primitive Meanings of Kepler's Ellipse Law for Planets", Scientific Education Monthly,  256, p.33- 45.
 
Conference Papers
1. H. Yao (1992), "Spectator and non-spector models in the B meson systems", (German-Chinese Symposium on Medium-Energy Physics), eds., K. Goeke, W.Y. Hwang and J. Speth (Plenum, New York, 1993). 
　
Research Reports
1. H. Yao (1979), "The applications of inverse spectral and inverse scattering theories", Master's thesis, p.1-140.
2. H. Yao (1987), "Mesonic decays through short distance processes in a relativistic bound state formalism", Ph.D.'s thesis, p.1-191.
3. H. Yao (1988), "Measurements on the limits of the charge radius and magnetic moment for a neutrino from the electron-neutrino elastic scattering", UCI Neutrino 88-35, p.1-10.
4. H. Yao (1989), "Limits on muonic- and electronic-neutrino oscillations and the lepton number nonconservation", UCI Neutrino 89-5, p.1-35.
5. W.K. Sze and H. Yao (1990), "Constraints on the top quark mass from CP violation effects in neutral B systems", IP-ASTP-03-90, p.1-15.
6. R.F. Hsu and H. Yao (1990), "Introduction to the course of computational physics", Journal for Chinese Physics Society, Sec. 5, Vol. 12, p.405-412. 
7. H. Yao (1994), "Introduction to the experimental teaching methods", Middle School Eduation,  Sec. 2, Vol 45, p.22-35.
8. H. Yao (1994), "Analysis on the physics problem sets of the university entrance  examanation in 1994", Science Monthly Journal, Sec. 9, Vol.5, p.686-694.
9. H. Yao (1995), "Discussions on some vague concepts appearing in the textbooks of the middle schools", Physics Eduation Journal, p.33-58.
10. H. Yao (1996), "Introduction to Greek scientific thought", Investigation of Culture, Vol. 6, p.1-32, and Vol. 7, p.1-23. 
11. H. Yao (1998), "The foundation of physics -- mechanics", Taiwan Pub., p.1-289.
12. H. Yao (2000), "A letter from a painter R. Magritte to a philosopher M. Foucault -- the visibility and mystery in the invisible thought", Investigation of Culture,Vol 22, p.77-79.
13. H. Yao (2001),"Constructing problem sets for evaluating physics undergraduates' compre- hension in mechanics ", Research Reports to National Science Council, NSC88-2511-S-003- 033 & NSC89-2511-S-003-036.
14. H. Yao (2002-2003), "Science and technology -- textbooks for junior middle schools",  2 Vols, Kwang-Fu Pub.
15. H. Yao and H.F. Liu (2004), "Introduction to quantum mechanics", Kwang-Ming Pub.
16. H. Yao (2006), "History of thoughts about physics - from mythical thoughts to the Scientific Revolution", Kwang-Ming Pub.

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