Constantino Tsallis
Constantino Tsallis | |
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Constantino Tsallis in 2010. | |
| Born | November 4, 1943 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Citizenship | Brazilian |
| Education | Balseiro Institute Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas University of Paris-Sud |
| Known for | Tsallis entropy and Tsallis statistics |
| Awards | Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (Brazilian Physics Research Center) |
| Doctoral advisor | Guido Beck André Guinier |
Constantino Tsallis (/ˈsælɪs/; Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσάλλης [ˈtsalis]; born 4 November 1943) is a naturalized Brazilian physicist of Greek descent, working in Rio de Janeiro at Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF), Brazil.