Yakir Aharonov
Yakir Aharonov | |
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יקיר אהרונוב | |
| Born | 28 August 1932 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Technion (BSc) Bristol University (PhD) |
| Known for | Aharonov–Bohm effect Aharonov–Casher effect Weak values Two-state vector formalism Quantum Cheshire cat |
| Relatives | Dorit Aharonov |
| Awards | Weizmann Prize (1984) Elliott Cresson Medal (1991) Wolf Prize (1998) National Medal of Science (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum physics |
| Institutions | Perimeter Institute Chapman University Tel Aviv University University of South Carolina George Mason University Brandeis University Yeshiva University |
| Doctoral advisor | David Bohm |
| Doctoral students | David Albert Avshalom Elitzur Lev Vaidman Sandu Popescu |
Yakir Aharonov ForMemRS (Hebrew: יקיר אהרונוב; born August 28, 1932) is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He has been a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California since 2008. He was a distinguished professor in the Perimeter Institute between 2009-2012 and is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at University of South Carolina. He is president of the IYAR, The Israeli Institute for Advanced Research.
In June 2024 he was elected to serve in the Royal Society of London.6