Gary W. Gibbons
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Gary W. Gibbons is a British theoretical physicist known for his influential work in general relativity, black hole physics, and quantum gravity.
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British scientist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dirac Prize
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Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics
Maxwell Medal and Prize ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Paul K. Townsend
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Ruth Gregory ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ
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Stephen W. Hawking
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| doctoralStudent |
Paul Townsend
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Ruth Gregory ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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University of Cambridge
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| fieldOfWork |
black hole physics
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cosmology ⓘ general relativity ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Dennis Sciama ⓘ |
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Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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Fellow of the Royal Society
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| knownFor |
Euclidean quantum gravity
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Gibbons–Hawking temperature ⓘ
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Gibbons–Hawking effect
Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term ⓘ studies of de Sitter space ⓘ work on black hole physics ⓘ work on cosmology ⓘ work on general relativity ⓘ work on quantum gravity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Gibbons–Hawking temperature
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Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term ⓘ
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Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term in gravitational action
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| notableWork | “Cosmological event horizons, thermodynamics, and particle creation” ⓘ |
| occupation | theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
gravitational thermodynamics
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mathematical relativity ⓘ quantum field theory in curved spacetime ⓘ string theory and branes ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge University
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University of Cambridge
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