Vahe Gurzadyan
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Vahe Gurzadyan is an Armenian mathematical physicist and a professor
at Yerevan Physics Institute
best known for co-writing "Concentric circles in WMAP data may provide evidence of violent pre-Big-Bang activity" paper with his colleague Roger Penrose
, and colaborating on Roger Penrose
's recent book Cycles of Time
. Gurzadyan was born in Yerevan
, Armenia
(then USSR) in 1955. He graduated Yerevan State University
, Chair of Theoretical Physics (1977). Was postgraduate student at Dept. Theoretical Physics, Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow (1977–1980; 1980 PhD.), DSci, in Theoretical and mathematical physics (1988).
Since 1980 Gurzadyan worked as Research Fellow (Leading Research Fellow since 1989) in Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan; he is the head of Cosmology Unit since 1989. In 1989 he lectured on dynamical systems in 4 Universities in Japan. He had visiting positions in several Universities: University of Sussex (1996–1997) and since 2001 in ICRA, University of Rome "La Sapienza", ICRANet.
The main topics of his research are: the chaos in non-linear systems, N-body dynamics, stellar dynamics, Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, observational cosmology. He has published 2 monographs, 120 articles, has edited 4 books.
He has papers predicting elliptical accretion disks in galactic nuclei and the accretion time scales due to the tidal disruption of stars around massive black holes . decades later the stellar tidal disruption mechanism was associated to the flares observed in AGN.
He has shown the exponential instability (chaos) in spherical stellar systems and has derived the collective relaxation time. He has formulated a list of 10 key problems in stellar dynamics, in
He chaired the Scientific Organizing Committee of workshop "Ergodic Concepts in Stellar Dynamics", Geneva, 1993; the Local Organizing Committee of workshops "The Chaotic Universe", Rome, 1999; “Fermi and Astrophysics”, Rome-Pescara, 2001; IX Marcel
Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society (UK)
Grossmann meeting, Rome 2000. Chair of 'Chaos' Parallel sessions at Marcel Grossmann Meetings, Jerusalem, 1997, Rome, 2000, Rio de Janeiro, 2003, Berlin, 2006. He is co-editor of Intern.Journ.Modern Phys D (World Scientific) and of book series 'Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics' (Taylor & Francis, UK). He was member EUROSCIENCE Governing Board (elected 1998, reelected 2002).
His papers include the hypothesis that the Universe can be full of travelling extraterrestrial life streams as low-complexity compressed bit strings at von Neumann automata network. , a new viewpoint on the relation of thermodynamic and cosmological arrows of time, on pre-arrow and a link with geometry .
His broad interests span collaboration with archaeologists on the absolute chronology of ancient Near East using astronomical datings. His analysis of the Venus Tablet of Ammisaduqa and of lunar eclipses of 3rd dynasty of Ur led to the introducing of the Ultra-Low chronology of II millennium of ancient Near East.
His father Grigor Gurzadyan
is an Armenian astronomer
, and pioneer of space astronomy, who predicted magnetic fields in planetary nebulae in 1960s, which were actually discovered in 2005.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at Yerevan Physics Institute
Yerevan Physics Institute
Yerevan Physics Institute is a research and development institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov and Artem Alikhanian. It is often referred to by the acronym YerPhI .-External links:*...
best known for co-writing "Concentric circles in WMAP data may provide evidence of violent pre-Big-Bang activity" paper with his colleague Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College...
, and colaborating on Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College...
's recent book Cycles of Time
Cycles of Time (book)
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe is a science book by mathematical physicist Roger Penrose published by The Bodley Head in 2010...
. Gurzadyan was born in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
(then USSR) in 1955. He graduated Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...
, Chair of Theoretical Physics (1977). Was postgraduate student at Dept. Theoretical Physics, Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow (1977–1980; 1980 PhD.), DSci, in Theoretical and mathematical physics (1988).
Since 1980 Gurzadyan worked as Research Fellow (Leading Research Fellow since 1989) in Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan; he is the head of Cosmology Unit since 1989. In 1989 he lectured on dynamical systems in 4 Universities in Japan. He had visiting positions in several Universities: University of Sussex (1996–1997) and since 2001 in ICRA, University of Rome "La Sapienza", ICRANet.
The main topics of his research are: the chaos in non-linear systems, N-body dynamics, stellar dynamics, Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, observational cosmology. He has published 2 monographs, 120 articles, has edited 4 books.
He has papers predicting elliptical accretion disks in galactic nuclei and the accretion time scales due to the tidal disruption of stars around massive black holes . decades later the stellar tidal disruption mechanism was associated to the flares observed in AGN.
He has shown the exponential instability (chaos) in spherical stellar systems and has derived the collective relaxation time. He has formulated a list of 10 key problems in stellar dynamics, in
He chaired the Scientific Organizing Committee of workshop "Ergodic Concepts in Stellar Dynamics", Geneva, 1993; the Local Organizing Committee of workshops "The Chaotic Universe", Rome, 1999; “Fermi and Astrophysics”, Rome-Pescara, 2001; IX Marcel
Fellow of Royal Astronomical Society (UK)
Grossmann meeting, Rome 2000. Chair of 'Chaos' Parallel sessions at Marcel Grossmann Meetings, Jerusalem, 1997, Rome, 2000, Rio de Janeiro, 2003, Berlin, 2006. He is co-editor of Intern.Journ.Modern Phys D (World Scientific) and of book series 'Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics' (Taylor & Francis, UK). He was member EUROSCIENCE Governing Board (elected 1998, reelected 2002).
His papers include the hypothesis that the Universe can be full of travelling extraterrestrial life streams as low-complexity compressed bit strings at von Neumann automata network. , a new viewpoint on the relation of thermodynamic and cosmological arrows of time, on pre-arrow and a link with geometry .
His broad interests span collaboration with archaeologists on the absolute chronology of ancient Near East using astronomical datings. His analysis of the Venus Tablet of Ammisaduqa and of lunar eclipses of 3rd dynasty of Ur led to the introducing of the Ultra-Low chronology of II millennium of ancient Near East.
His father Grigor Gurzadyan
Grigor Gurzadyan
- Life :Gurzadyan was born on October 15, 1922 in Baghdad, to parents who fled in 1915 Western Armenia. Upon graduating the from the Hydrotechnical and Constructional Department of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute in 1944, he became the postgraduate of Victor Ambartsumian, who had just moved to Armenia...
is an Armenian astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, and pioneer of space astronomy, who predicted magnetic fields in planetary nebulae in 1960s, which were actually discovered in 2005.