Boltzmann Medal
Encyclopedia
The Boltzmann Medal is the most important prize awarded to physicist
s that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics
; it is named after the celebrated physicist Ludwig Boltzmann
. The Boltzmann Medal is awarded once every three years by the Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
, during a plenary conference concerning statistical physics
.
The award consists of a gilded medal; its front carries the inscription Ludwig Boltzmann, 1844--1906.
s whose contribution to statistical physics have been relevant in the past decades.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
s that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics or statistical thermodynamicsThe terms statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics are used interchangeably...
; it is named after the celebrated physicist Ludwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics...
. The Boltzmann Medal is awarded once every three years by the Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of physics...
, during a plenary conference concerning statistical physics
Statistical physics
Statistical physics is the branch of physics that uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the mathematical tools for dealing with large populations and approximations, in solving physical problems. It can describe a wide variety of fields with an inherently stochastic...
.
The award consists of a gilded medal; its front carries the inscription Ludwig Boltzmann, 1844--1906.
Winners
All the winners are influential physicists or mathematicianMathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
s whose contribution to statistical physics have been relevant in the past decades.
- 2010 John CardyJohn CardyJohn Lawrence Cardy FRS is a British theoretical physicist at the University of Oxford. He is best known for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics, and in particular for research on critical phenomena and conformal field theory.He was an undergraduate and...
and Bernard DerridaBernard DerridaBernard Derrida is a French theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work in statistical mechanics.He entered the Ecole Normale Supérieure in 1971, and received his doctorate in 1976. Since 1993 he has been professor of physics at Université Pierre et Marie Curie and at ENS... - 2007 Kurt BinderKurt BinderKurt Binder is an Austrian physicist. He received his Ph.D. in 1969 at the Technical University of Vienna, and his habilitation degree 1973 at the Technical University of Munich, before, in the next year, becoming a Professor for Theoretical Physics at the Saarland University Kurt Binder (born 10...
and Giovanni GallavottiGiovanni GallavottiGiovanni Gallavotti is an Italian mathematical physicist, born in Napoli on December 29, 1941.He is the recipient of the "Premio Nazionale Presidente della Repubblica", presso la Classe di Scienze Naturali dell' Accademia dei Lincei, 18 June 1997, and the Boltzmann Medal awarded by IUPAP, 11 July... - 2004 E.G.D. CohenE.G.D. CohenE.G.D. Cohen is an American physicist, and is Professor Emeritus at The Rockefeller University. He is widely recognised for his contributions to statistical physics. In 2004 Cohen was awarded the Boltzmann Medal, jointly with Prof. H. Eugene Stanley...
and H. Eugene StanleyH. Eugene StanleyHarry Eugene Stanley is an American physicist and University Professor at Boston University. He has made seminal contributions to statistical physics and is one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary science... - 2001 Berni AlderBerni AlderBerni Julian Alder is an American physicist specialized in statistical mechanics, and a pioneer of numerical simulation in physics.- Career :Alder was born as a Swiss citizen in Germany...
and Kyozi KawasakiKyozi Kawasakiis a Japanese physicist. His research interests include chemical physics and statistical mechanics. In 2001, Kawasaki was awarded the Boltzmann Medal for "his contribution to our understanding of dynamic phenomena in condensed matter systems, in particular the mode-coupling theory of fluids near... - 1998 Elliott Lieb and Benjamin WidomBenjamin WidomBenjamin Widom is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. His research interests include physical chemistry and statistical mechanics...
- 1995 Sam F. Edwards
- 1992 Joel LebowitzJoel LebowitzJoel L. Lebowitz is a mathematical physicist widely acknowledged for his outstanding contributions to statistical physics, statistical mechanics and many other fields of Mathematics and Physics...
and Giorgio ParisiGiorgio ParisiGiorgio Parisi is an Italian theoretical physicist. He is best known for his works concerning statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and various aspects of physics, mathematics and science in general.... - 1989 Leo KadanoffLeo KadanoffLeo Philip Kadanoff is an American physicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a former President of the American Physical Society . He has contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.-Biography:Kadanoff...
- 1986 David RuelleDavid RuelleDavid Pierre Ruelle is a Belgian-French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens he coined the term strange attractor, and founded a new theory of turbulence...
and Yakov G. SinaiYakov G. SinaiYakov Grigorevich Sinai is an influential mathematician working in the theory of dynamical systems, in mathematical physics and in probability theory. His work has shaped the modern metric theory of dynamical systems... - 1983 Michael E. Fisher
- 1980 Rodney J. BaxterRodney J. BaxterRodney James Baxter is an Australian physicist, specializing in statistical mechanics. He is well-known for his work in exactly solved models, in particular vertex models such as the six-vertex model and eight-vertex model, and the chiral Potts model and hard hexagon model...
- 1977 Ryogo KuboRyogo Kubowas a Japanese mathematical physicist, best known for his works in statistical physics and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.In the early 1950s, Kubo transformed research into the linear response properties of near-equilibrium condensed-matter systems, in particular the understanding of...
- 1975 Kenneth G. WilsonKenneth G. WilsonKenneth Geddes Wilson is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner.As an undergraduate at Harvard, he was a Putnam Fellow. He earned his PhD from Caltech in 1961, studying under Murray Gell-Mann....
External links
- IUPAP Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) the official website of C3, the Boltzmann Award recipients list during 1975~2010