Carlo Rovelli
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Carlo Rovelli
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3 May 1956 Verona, Italy |
| Residence | Marseille, France |
| Nationality | USA and Italy |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions |
University of Pittsburgh, USA Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA Yale University, New Haven, USA |
| Alma mater |
Università di Bologna Università di Padova Università di Trento |
| Doctoral advisor | Marco Toller |
| Known for |
Loop quantum gravity Discreteness of space |
| Influences | Chris Isham |
| Notable awards |
Xanthopoulos Award (1995) Pittsburgh Research Award (1995) Prix du Rayonnement International (2004) |
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Loop quantum gravity
Relational interpretation of quantum mechanics
Thermal time hypothesis
Carlo Rovelli (born 3 May 1956) is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States and since 2000, in France. His work is mainly in the field of quantum gravity, where he is among the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science. He collaborates regularly with several Italian newspapers, in particular the cultural supplements of Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica.
Carlo Rovelli was born in Verona, Italy, in 1956. In the 1970s, he participated in the student political movements in Italian universities. He was involved with the free political radio stations Radio Alice in Bologna and Radio Anguana in Verona, which he helped found. In conjunction with his political activity, he was charged, but later released, for crimes of opinion related to the book Fatti Nostri, which he co-authored with Enrico Palandri, Maurizio Torrealta, and Claudio Piersanti.
In 1981, Rovelli graduated with a BS/MS in Physics from the University of Bologna, and in 1986 he obtained his PhD at the University of Padova, Italy. Rovelli refused military service, which was compulsory in Italy at the time, and was therefore briefly detained in 1987. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of Rome, Trieste, and at Yale University. Rovelli was on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh from 1990 to 2000. He is currently at the Aix-Marseille University, in the Centre de Physique Théorique, in Marseille, France. He has also long held the post of Affiliated Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science of the University of Pittsburgh. He is the first president of the Samy Maroun Center founded in 2014.
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