Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Physicist
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| gptkbp:academicAdvisor |
gptkb:Philip_W._Anderson
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Brown_University
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Copley_Medal |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1942-06-02
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Aberdeen,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:fellowship |
gptkb:Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:American_Physical_Society |
| gptkbp:field |
Condensed matter physics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. M. Kosterlitz
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Quantum_computing
gptkb:Quantum_field_theory Theoretical physics Mathematical physics Nonlinear dynamics Statistical physics Experimental physics Condensed matter theory Condensed matter experiments Statistical mechanics of phase transitions Quantum_mechanics Quantum_information_theory Quantum_optics Quantum_statistical_mechanics |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Robert_Laughlin
gptkb:David_Thouless gptkb:John_Bardeen |
| gptkbp:inventor |
Phase transitions in two-dimensional systems
Topological solitons Kosterlitz-Thouless_theory Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition_theory |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Topological phase transitions
Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Subir_Sachdev
Andreas_Ludwig Nicolas_Read |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
Theory of superfluidity in thin films
Theory of vortex dynamics |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Statistical mechanics
Quantum_phase_transitions |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Miriam_Kosterlitz
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