James M. Bardeen
American physicist (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Maxwell Bardeen (May 9, 1939 – June 20, 2022) was an American physicist, well known for his work in general relativity, particularly his role in formulating the laws of black hole mechanics. He also discovered the Bardeen vacuum, an exact solution of the Einstein field equation.
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James M. Bardeen | |
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Born | James Maxwell Bardeen May 9, 1939 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | June 20, 2022(2022-06-20) (aged 83) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Known for | Laws of black hole thermodynamics |
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Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Washington Perimeter Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Richard P. Feynman William A. Fowler |
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