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Michael Kosterlitz

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Michael Kosterlitz

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Also known as John M. Kosterlitz, John Kosterlitz, Mike Kosterlitz

British physicist

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics2016

    for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter

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Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Aberdeen
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Doctoral advisor
David J. Thouless
Field of work
physicist
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2016 Nobel Reception US Embassy Sweden (31557185216) (cropped).jpg
Residence
Providence
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date of birth
1943-06-22
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Michael Kosterlitz
birth name
John Michael Kosterlitz
writing language
English language
name in native language
John Michael Kosterlitz
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interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

John Michael Kosterlitz (born June 22, 1943) is a British-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at Brown University and the son of biochemist Hans Kosterlitz. He was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics along with David Thouless and Duncan Haldane for work on condensed matter physics.

Education and early life

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