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Also known as Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum, M. J. Feigenbaum

American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
New Haven

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Key facts

Born
Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum , ( 1944-12-19 ) December 19, 1944, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , US
Died
June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30) (aged 74), New York City , New York, US
Citizenship
American
Alma mater
City College of New York ( BS ) , Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( PhD )
Known for
Feigenbaum constants , Feigenbaum function , Feigenbaum universality
Awards
MacArthur Fellow (1984) , Wolf Prize (1986) , Heineman Prize (2008)
Fields
Mathematical physics
Institutions
Rockefeller University
Doctoral advisor
Francis E. Low

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Encyclopedic overview

Mitchell Jay Feigenbaum /ˈfaɪɡənˌbaʊm/ (December 19, 1944 – June 30, 2019) was an American mathematical physicist whose pioneering studies in chaos theory led to the discovery of the Feigenbaum constants.

Early life

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