Leo Kadanoff | |
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 Leo P. Kadanoff | |
| Born | January 14, 1937 New York City, New York |
| Died | October 26, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (BS, PhD) |
| Known for | Renormalization group theory of phase transitions Application of operator algebras in statistical mechanics Universality Baym–Kadanoff functional |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Physics (1980) Elliott Cresson Medal (1986) Lars Onsager Prize (1998) Lorentz Medal (2006) Isaac Newton Medal (2011)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Martin |
| Doctoral students | |
Leo Philip Kadanoff (January 14, 1937 – October 26, 2015) was an American physicist.[2] He was a professor of physics (emeritus from 2004)[3] at the University of Chicago and a former president of the American Physical Society (APS).[4] He contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.
- ^ "Honors by Faculty". uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13.
- ^ Brenner, Michael P.; Nagel, Sidney R. (April 2016). "Obituary. Leo Philip Kadanoff". Physics Today. 69 (4): 69–70. Bibcode:2016PhT....69d..69B. doi:10.1063/pt.3.3146.
- ^ "Faculty Directory". uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13.
- ^ "History of the APS Presidential Line". Retrieved 23 June 2011.