James M. Bardeen

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James M. Bardeen is an American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in general relativity and black hole physics, including contributions to the understanding of Hawking radiation and cosmological perturbation theory.


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instanceOf American physicist
physicist
theoretical physicist
coAuthor Brandon Carter
Michael S. Turner
Paul Steinhardt
Stephen Hawking
William H. Press
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
Harvard University
employer Institute for Advanced Study
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Washington
fieldOfWork black hole physics
cosmological perturbation theory
cosmology
general relativity
theoretical physics
hasAcademicAdvisor Richard Feynman
hasFather John Bardeen
hasResearchInterest black hole thermodynamics
early universe cosmology
gravitational collapse
quantum effects in curved spacetime
relativistic astrophysics
hasSibling William A. Bardeen
knownFor contributions to Hawking radiation theory
contributions to black hole physics
contributions to cosmological perturbation theory
contributions to general relativity
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Physical Society
notableConcept Bardeen potential
notablePublication “Gauge-invariant cosmological perturbations”
“Rotating Black Holes: Locally Nonrotating Frames, Energy Extraction, and Scalar Synchrotron Radiation”
“The four laws of black hole mechanics”
notableWork Bardeen potential
work on Hawking radiation
work on black hole thermodynamics
work on cosmological perturbations
occupation university teacher

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