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Yakir Aharonov
Born (1932-08-28) 28 August 1932 (age 91)
Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materTechnion (BSc)
Bristol University (PhD)
Known forAharonov–Bohm effect
Aharonov–Casher effect
Weak values
Two-state vector formalism
Quantum Cheshire cat
RelativesDorit Aharonov
AwardsWeizmann Prize (1984)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1991)
Wolf Prize (1998)
National Medal of Science (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum physics
InstitutionsPerimeter Institute
Chapman University
Tel Aviv University
University of South Carolina
George Mason University
Brandeis University
Yeshiva University
Doctoral advisorDavid Bohm
Doctoral studentsDavid Albert
Avshalom Elitzur
Lev Vaidman
Sandu Popescu

Yakir Aharonov ForMemRS (Hebrew: יקיר אהרונוב; born August 28, 1932)[1] is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He has been a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California since 2008.[2] He was a distinguished professor in the Perimeter Institute between 2009-2012[3][4] and is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at University of South Carolina. He is president of the IYAR, The Israeli Institute for Advanced Research.[5]

  1. ^ "Yakir Aharonov's Homepage at Chapman University". Chapman University. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Seckbach, Fern Lee; Rossing, Ruth (2007). "AHARONOV, YAKIR (1932–)". Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Thomson Gale. p. 537. ISBN 978-0-02-865929-9.
  3. ^ "Nine Leading Researchers Join Stephen Hawking as Distinguished Research Chairs at PI - Perimeter Institute". www.perimeterinstitute.ca. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Aharonov, Yakir, 1932-". history.aip.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ^ "אייר - המכון הישראלי למחקר מתקדם - סגל המכון". www.iyar.org.il. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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