Alexander A. Vilenkin

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Tufts_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Einstein_Prize
Oppenheimer Fellowship
gptkbp:birth_date 1947-04-03
gptkbp:birth_place Tashkent, Uzbekistan
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:David_N._Spergel
gptkb:Leonard_Susskind
gptkb:Andrei_Linde
gptkb:Max_Tegmark
Alan H. Guth
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:multiverse
theoretical astrophysics
black hole thermodynamics
theoretical models of the universe
inflationary universe theory
philosophy of cosmology
eternal inflation
understanding of cosmic inflation
quantum mechanics in cosmology
quantum tunneling in cosmology
gptkbp:education gptkb:Moscow_State_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander A. Vilenkin
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:Alan_Guth
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work Creation of the Universe
Many Worlds in One
gptkbp:publications The Cosmic Landscape
The Universe: A Beginner's Guide
Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction
Cosmology and the Arrow of Time
The Physics of Eternal Inflation
The Birth of the Universe
The Multiverse: A New Perspective on Cosmology
From the Big Bang to the Big Crunch
The Universe Before the Big Bang
The Very Early Universe
gptkbp:research_focus quantum cosmology
gptkbp:website http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/~vilenkin/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sternberg_Astronomical_Institute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5