Simon B. Kochen

Simon B. Kochen
Born (1934-08-14) 14 August 1934 (age 90)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcGill University
Princeton University
Known forKochen–Specker theorem
Ax–Kochen theorem
Free will theorem
p-adically closed field
AwardsCole Prize in Number Theory (1967)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1962)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical physics
InstitutionsCornell University
Princeton University
ThesisUltrafiltered Products and Arithmetical Extensions (1958)
Doctoral advisorAlonzo Church
Doctoral studentsSamuel Buss

Simon Bernhard Kochen (/ˈkʃən/; born 14 August 1934) is a Canadian mathematician, working in the fields of model theory, number theory and quantum mechanics.