Amanda Weltman | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Physicist |
Known for | Proposing "chameleon theory" explaining dark energy |
Amanda Weltman (born 1979) is a South African theoretical physicist. She is best known for co-authoring a series of papers proposing "chameleon gravity" to explain the existence of dark energy. She is currently a professor and South African Research Chair at the University of Cape Town.