David J. Thouless

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_J._Thouless
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-09-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bearsden,_Scotland
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-04-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Birmingham
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:David_James_Thouless
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David J. Thouless
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:F._Duncan_M._Haldane
gptkb:J._Michael_Kosterlitz
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2016
theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:J._Michael_Kosterlitz
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kosterlitz–Thouless_transition
gptkb:Thouless_energy
gptkb:Thouless_pump
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Thouless
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 4