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Alma mater | Free University of Brussels |
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Fields | Mathematical physics |
Institutions | ETH Zurich Institute for Advanced Study Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques Rutgers University |
Doctoral students | Giovanni Gallavotti |
David Pierre Ruelle (French: [david pjɛʁ ʁɥɛl]; born 20 August 1935) is a Belgian and naturalized French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens, Ruelle coined the term strange attractor, and developed a new theory of turbulence.[1][2]