Yakir Aharonov

Yakir Aharonov (Hebrew: יקיר אהרונוב‎; born 1932 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli physicist specializing in Quantum Physics. He is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California. He is also a distinguished professor in Perimeter Institute. He also serves as a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He is president of the Iyar, The Israeli Institute for Adv... more

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  • 1932 (age 78 years)

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Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1998
  • for the discovery of quantum topological and geometrical phases. specifically the Aharonov-Bohm effect, the Berry phase, and their incorporation into many fields of physics.
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