Hagen Kleinert | |
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Photo taken in 2006
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Born |
Festenberg, Germany (now Twardogóra, Poland) |
15 June 1941
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Free University of Berlin |
Alma mater |
University of Hanover University of Colorado, Boulder |
Known for | World crystal |
Influences |
George Gamow Richard Feynman |
Notable awards |
Max Born Prize (2008) Majorana Prize (2008) |
Hagen Kleinert (born 15 June 1941) is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Free University of Berlin, Germany (since 1968), Honorary Doctor at the West University of Timişoara, and at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek. He is also Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Creative Endeavors. For his contributions to particle and solid state physics he was awarded the Max Born Prize 2008 with Medal. His contribution to the memorial volume celebrating the 100th birthday of Lev Davidovich Landau earned him the Majorana Prize 2008 with Medal.
Kleinert has written ~400 papers on mathematical physics and the physics of elementary particles, nuclei, solid state systems, liquid crystals, biomembranes, microemulsions, polymers, and the theory of financial markets. He has written several books on theoretical physics, the most notable of which, Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets, has been published in five editions since 1990 and has received enthusiastic reviews.