Andrei Linde

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Andrei Linde is a theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of chaotic inflation and making major contributions to modern cosmological inflationary models.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
cosmologist
human
theoretical physicist
academicDegree PhD in physics
awardReceived Dirac Medal
Fundamental Physics Prize
Gruber Cosmology Prize
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
citizenship Russia
United States of America
countryOfBirth Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1948-03-02
educatedAt Moscow State University
employer Lebedev Physical Institute
Stanford University
familyName Linde
fieldOfWork cosmology
particle physics
theoretical physics
givenName Andrei
hasResearchInterest early universe
inflaton fields
quantum cosmology
string cosmology
influenced modern inflationary cosmology
multiverse theories in cosmology
knownFor chaotic inflation
eternal inflation
hybrid inflation models
inflationary cosmology
multiverse concept in cosmology
new inflation
languageSpoken English
Russian
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
name Andrei Linde
notableWork Particle Physics and Inflationary Cosmology
placeOfBirth Moscow
positionHeld Professor of Physics at Stanford University
spouse Renata Kallosh
theoryDeveloped chaotic inflation theory
eternal inflation scenario
new inflationary universe scenario
workplace Stanford University


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