Alexander Vilenkin
| Alexander Vilenkin | |
|---|---|
| Олександр Віленкін; | |
| Vilenkin at Harvard University, 2005 | |
| Born | May 13, 1949 | 
| Nationality | American | 
| Alma mater | University at Buffalo | 
| Known for | Eternal inflation Borde–Guth–Vilenkin theorem Cosmic strings | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical cosmology | 
| Institutions | Tufts University | 
Alexander Vilenkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Владимирович Виле́нкин; Ukrainian: Олександр Віленкін; born 13 May 1949) is the Leonard Jane Holmes Bernstein Professor of Evolutionary Science and Director of the Institute of Cosmology at Tufts University. A theoretical physicist who has been working in the field of cosmology for 25 years, Vilenkin has written over 260 publications.