J. Richard Gott
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J. Richard Gott is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his work on general relativity, cosmic strings, and the topology and fate of the universe.
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| J. Richard Gott canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
astrophysicist
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author ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
astronomy
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physics ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Michael A. Strauss
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Neil deGrasse Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert J. Vanderbei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Gott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropic reasoning
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astrophysics ⓘ cosmic strings ⓘ cosmology ⓘ general relativity ⓘ time travel ⓘ topology of the universe ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation |
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University
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Princeton University Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Einstein’s theory of relativity
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anthropic principle in cosmology ⓘ cosmological models ⓘ future of the universe ⓘ time travel paradoxes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Copernican principle lifetime prediction method
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Gott cosmic string model NERFINISHED ⓘ Gott time travel solution with cosmic strings ⓘ popular science writing on relativity and cosmology ⓘ work on the large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | J. Richard Gott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
closed timelike curves from moving cosmic strings
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use of Copernican principle for probabilistic predictions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Copernican principle applications to predicting future durations
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anthropic arguments in cosmology ⓘ book "Sizing Up the Universe" NERFINISHED ⓘ book "Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe" ⓘ book "Welcome to the Universe" NERFINISHED ⓘ research on the topology and fate of the universe ⓘ time travel in general relativity ⓘ work on cosmic strings in general relativity ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
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