John M. Kosterlitz
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John Michael Kosterlitz (born June 22, 1943) is a British-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at Brown University[4] and the son of biochemist Hans Kosterlitz. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics along with David Thouless and Duncan Haldane for work on condensed matter physics.[2]
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| Born | John Michael Kosterlitz 22 June 1943 (aged 83)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Known for | Kosterlitz–Thouless transition |
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| Fields | Condensed matter physics |
| Institutions | Brown University University of Birmingham |
| Thesis | Problems in strong interaction physics (1969) |
| Academic advisors | David Thouless (postdoc) |
| Website | vivo |
Kosterlitz was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1978.[5]
References
- ↑ J. Michael Kosterlitz - FactsNobel Foundation. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gibney, Elizabeth. Physics of 2D exotic matter wins Nobel: British-born theorists recognized for work on topological phases. Nature 538 (7623) (2016). London: Springer Nature. p. 18. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20722.
- ↑ Lars Onsager recipient 2000, John Michael Kosterlitz Brown University. aps.orgAmerican Physical Society.
- ↑ Kosterlitz Research profile at Brown University. brown.eduBrown University.
- ↑ “J. Michael Kosterlitz - Biographical.” Nobelprize.org, . "It turned out I did indeed suffer from MS."