Renormalization group theory of phase transitions Application of operator algebras in statistical mechanics Universality Baym–Kadanoff functional
Awards
Wolf Prize in Physics (1980) Elliott Cresson Medal (1986) Lars Onsager Prize (1998) Lorentz Medal (2006) Isaac Newton Medal (2011)[1]
Scientific career
Fields
Theoretical physics
Institutions
University of Chicago
Doctoral advisor
Paul Martin
Doctoral students
Michael P. Brenner
William A. Dembski
Anette Hosoi
Marcelo Magnasco
Abdullah Sadiq
Scott Shenker
Chao Tang
Jorge V. José
Leo Philip Kadanoff (January 14, 1937 – October 26, 2015) was an American physicist.[2] He was a professor of physics (emeritus from 2004)[3] at the University of Chicago and a former president of the American Physical Society (APS).[4] He contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.
^"Honors by Faculty". uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13.
^Brenner, Michael P.; Nagel, Sidney R. (April 2016). "Obituary. Leo Philip Kadanoff". Physics Today. 69 (4): 69–70. Bibcode:2016PhT....69d..69B. doi:10.1063/pt.3.3146.
^"Faculty Directory". uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13.
^"History of the APS Presidential Line". Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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