Yoshitaka Tanimura
Yoshitaka Tanimura | |
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| Born | June 26, 1960 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Hierarchical equations of motion |
| Awards | Humboldt Research Award (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Chemical Physics |
Yoshitaka Tanimura (谷村 吉隆, Yoshitaka Tanimura) is a Japanese mathematical physicist, best known for his invention with Ryogo Kubo of the Hierarchical equations of motion. In 1993, while working at University of Rochester with Shaul Mukamel, he published a theoretical paper laying the foundation for (optical) two-dimensional femtosecond spectroscopies.