Peter Goldreich

Peter Goldreich
Peter Goldreich in 1980
Born (1939-07-14) July 14, 1939
Alma materCornell University
Known for
  • Goldreich-Kylafis effect
  • Goldreich–Julian pulsar charge density
  • Goldreich–Tremaine density‑wave torque
  • Goldreich–Tremaine corotation torque
  • Kuiper‑binary model
  • Goldreich–Sridhar MHD‑turbulence spectrum
AwardsChapman Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985)

Brouwer Award (1986)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1993)
National Medal of Science (1995)

Shaw Prize (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy and Astrophysics
InstitutionsCaltech
Institute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisorThomas Gold
Doctoral students

Peter Goldreich (born July 14, 1939) is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars. He is the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology. Since 2005 he has also been a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Asteroid 3805 Goldreich is named after him.

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