Oliver Penrose

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Oliver Penrose is a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and the foundations of quantum theory.

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Oliver Penrose canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
human
physicist
theoretical physicist
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
surface form: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Max Born Medal and Prize
childOf Lionel Penrose
Margaret Leathes
coAuthorWith Lars Onsager
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Edinburgh
employer Heriot-Watt University
familyName Penrose
fieldOfWork foundations of quantum mechanics
quantum theory
statistical mechanics
theoretical physics
gender male
givenName Oliver
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
name Oliver Penrose self-link
notableFor contributions to statistical mechanics
work on foundations of quantum theory
notableWork Penrose–Onsager criterion for Bose–Einstein condensation
positionHeld Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University
Professor of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University
researchInterest Bose–Einstein condensate
surface form: Bose–Einstein condensation

irreversible processes in statistical mechanics
phase transitions
quantum statistical mechanics
sibling Jonathan Penrose
Roger Penrose
Shirley Hodgson

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Description of subject: Oliver Penrose is a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and the foundations of quantum theory.

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Roger Penrose sibling Oliver Penrose
Oliver Penrose name Oliver Penrose self-link
Jonathan Penrose sibling Oliver Penrose