Michel Cassé
Encyclopedia
Michel Cassé, is a French
astrophysicist, writer and poet born in Fleurance
in Gers
in 1943. He works at CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique
), and at French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and specializes nucleosynthesis
and quantum mechanics
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
astrophysicist, writer and poet born in Fleurance
Fleurance
Fleurance is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
in 1943. He works at CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military...
), and at French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and specializes nucleosynthesis
Nucleosynthesis
Nucleosynthesis is the process of creating new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons . It is thought that the primordial nucleons themselves were formed from the quark–gluon plasma from the Big Bang as it cooled below two trillion degrees...
and quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics or quantum theory, is a branch of physics providing a mathematical description of much of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interactions of energy and matter. It departs from classical mechanics primarily at the atomic and subatomic...
.
Publications
- Stellar Alchemy: The Celestial Origin of Atoms, 2003 with Stephen Lyle ISBN 978-0521821827
- Astrophysique(in French), 2011, éditions Jean-Paul Bayol, ISBN 978-2-916913-33-9
- Nostalgie de la Lumière (in French), Belfond, ISBN 9782714420992
- Les Trous noirs en pleine lumière(in French), 2009, Odile Jacob, ISBN 978-2-7381-2077-9
- Cosmologie dite à Rimbaud(in French), 2007, éditions Jean-Paul Bayol, ISBN 978-2-916913-05-6
- Théories du ciel. Espace perdu, temps retrouvé(in French), 2005, Rivages, ISBN 2-7436-1421-8
- Énergie noire, matière noire(in French), 2004, Odile Jacob, ISBN 2-7381-1325-7
- Du vide et de la création(in French), 2001, Odile Jacob, ISBN 2-7381-0976-4
- Généalogie de la matière. Retour aux sources célestes des éléments 2000 (in French), Odile Jacob, ISBN 2-7381-0846-6