Renfrey B. Potts
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Renfrey B. Potts was an Australian mathematician and physicist best known for formulating the Potts model in statistical mechanics.
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| Renfrey B. Potts canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian mathematician
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Australian physicist ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Cyril Domb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ising model
NERFINISHED
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lattice spin models ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australian ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
applications of combinatorics to physics
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theory of random processes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Adelaide
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
combinatorics
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mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasField |
operations research
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statistical physics ⓘ |
| hasName | Renfrey B. Potts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePublication | paper introducing the Potts model ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
graph theory applications in physics
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lattice models in statistical mechanics ⓘ phase transitions in physical systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of statistical mechanics models
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research in phase transitions ⓘ |
| knownFor | Potts model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Australian mathematical community ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea | generalization of the Ising model ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Neville Temperley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Potts model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide
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professor of applied mathematics ⓘ |
| residence | Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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