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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:academicAdvisor |
gptkb:David_Thouless
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Brown_University
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Lise_Meitner_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Copley_Medal Hughes Medal |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1942-06-22
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Aberdeen,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:children |
2
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
|
| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:American_Physical_Society |
| gptkbp:field |
condensed matter physics
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. Michael Kosterlitz
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein gptkb:John_von_Neumann Erwin Schrödinger Niels Bohr |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkb:Robert_Laughlin gptkb:Philip_Anderson |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
topological phases of matter
Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:researchAreas |
statistical mechanics
condensed matter theory quantum_mechanics |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
many-body physics
quantum phase transitions superfluidity topological quantum computing topological defects non-equilibrium systems topological insulators spin liquids frustrated magnets understanding of phase transitions quantum_Hall_effect quantum_cosmology quantum_entanglement quantum_field_theory_in_curved_spacetime quantum_gravity quantum_information_theory quantum_optics quantum_thermodynamics quantum_foundations quantum_chaos quantum_simulation quantum_critical_points Bose-Einstein_condensates |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
quantum_field_theory
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| gptkbp:researchInterest |
theoretical physics
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Catherine_Kosterlitz
|
| gptkbp:workLocation |
gptkb:United_States
|