David J. Thouless

David James Thouless FRS (/ˈdeɪvᵻd ˈdʒeɪmz ˈθaʊlɛs/, born 21 September 1934; deed 6 Aprile 2019) wis a Scots condensed-matter pheesicist.

He is a winner of the Wolf Prize an laureate o the 2016 Nobel Prize for pheesics alang wi F. Duncan M. Haldane an J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries o topological phase transeetions an topological phases o matter.

David J. Thouless

David Thouless
David J. Thouless
Thouless in 2016
BornDavid James Thouless
21 September 1934(1934-09-21)
Bearsden, Scotland
Dee'd6 Aprile 2019 (aged 84)
Cambridge, Ingland
ResidenceUnitit Kinrick
NaitionalityBreetish, Scots
CitizenshipUnitit Kinrick
Alma mater
  • Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA)
  • Cornell Varsity (PhD)
Kent for
  • Kosterlitz–Thouless transeetion
  • Thouless energy
  • Topological quantum nummers
Hauf-marrae(s)Margaret Elizabeth Scrase (m. 1958)
Bairnsthree
Awairds
  • Maxwell Medal an Prize (1973)
  • Fellae o the Ryal Society (1979)
  • Lars Onsager Prize (2000)
  • Nobel Prize in Pheesics (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter pheesics
Institutions
ThesisThe application of perturbation methods to the theory of nuclear matter (1958)
Doctoral advisorHans Bethe
Notable studentsJ. Michael Kosterlitz (postdoc)

References

Tags:

Duncan HaldaneHelp:IPA for InglisJohn M. KosterlitzPheesicist

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