Philip W. Anderson

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana
gptkbp:born December 13, 1923
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:community Anderson_Group
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Anderson_localization
the concept of spin glasses
theoretical models of disordered systems
theoretical framework for high-temperature superconductors
theories of magnetic ordering
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:died March 29, 2023
gptkbp:field Physics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy statistical mechanics
solid-state physics
theoretical condensed matter physics
quantum_mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip W. Anderson
gptkbp:influenced theoretical physics
materials science
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Philip_W._Anderson_Sr.
gptkb:John_H._Van_Vleck
gptkbp:knownFor condensed matter physics
gptkbp:lawEnforcement gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern physics
influence on condensed matter theory
influence on material science
influence on quantum theory
influence on statistical physics
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Robert_C._Richardson
gptkb:N._David_Mermin
gptkbp:patentDescription 1949
The_Theory_of_the_Superconducting_State
gptkbp:philosophy scientific realism
theoretical pluralism
gptkbp:researchFocus quantum phase transitions
superconductivity
magnetism
gptkbp:spouse Joan Anderson