Gary W. Gibbons

E291104

Gary W. Gibbons is a British theoretical physicist known for his influential work in general relativity, black hole physics, and quantum gravity.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gary W. Gibbons canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British scientist
person
physicist
theoretical physicist
affiliation Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
awardReceived Dirac Prize
surface form: Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics

Maxwell Medal and Prize
citizenship United Kingdom
coAuthor Paul K. Townsend
Ruth Gregory
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
surface form: Stephen W. Hawking
doctoralStudent Paul Townsend
Ruth Gregory
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
fieldOfWork black hole physics
cosmology
general relativity
quantum gravity
theoretical physics
gender male
hasAcademicAdvisor Dennis Sciama
hasHonorificTitle Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society
knownFor Euclidean quantum gravity
Gibbons–Hawking temperature
surface form: 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
Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term
surface form: Gibbons–Hawking–York boundary term in gravitational action
notableWork “Cosmological event horizons, thermodynamics, and particle creation”
occupation theoretical physicist
researchInterest gravitational thermodynamics
mathematical relativity
quantum field theory in curved spacetime
string theory and branes
workLocation Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gibbons–Hawking temperature namedAfter Gary W. Gibbons