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Pierre Sikivie
American theoretical physicist (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Sikivie (born 29 October 1949) is an American theoretical physicist and currently the Distinguished Professor of Physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.[1] He invented the axion haloscope[2][3] and the axion helioscope[4] and has played an important role in the development of axion cosmology.[5][6]
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Born | October 29, 1949 (1949-10-29) (age 74) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Known for | Axion Cosmology, Axion Dark Matter Experiments |
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Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Florida |
Thesis | Lepton and Hadron Spectra in Universal Gauge Theories (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Feza Gürsey |
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