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Joel Louis Lebowitz (born May 10, 1930) is a mathematical physicist widely acknowledged for his outstanding contributions to statistical physics, statistical mechanics and many other fields of Mathematics and Physics.[1]

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  1. 44 relations: American Institute of Physics, American Mathematical Society, American Physical Society, Auschwitz concentration camp, Boltzmann Medal, Brooklyn College, Committee of Concerned Scientists, Coulomb's law, Czechoslovakia, Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, Dirac Medal (ICTP), Elliott H. Lieb, Franklin Institute Awards, Fumio Yoshimura, Grande Médaille, Henri Poincaré Prize, Ising model, Journal of Statistical Physics, Kate Millett, Lars Onsager, Mathematical physics, Max Planck Medal, Michael Aizenman, National Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Oberwolfach, Orthodox Judaism, Peter Bergmann, Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Physics, Refusenik, Rutgers University, Sheldon Goldstein, Soviet Union, Statistical mechanics, Stevens Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, Thermodynamic limit, Tiachiv, Ukraine, World War II, Yale University, Yeshiva University.

  2. Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences alumni

American Institute of Physics

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies.

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American Mathematical Society

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs.

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American Physical Society

The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units.

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Auschwitz concentration camp

Auschwitz concentration camp (also KL Auschwitz or KZ Auschwitz) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust.

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Boltzmann Medal

The Boltzmann Medal (or Boltzmann Award) is a prize awarded to physicists that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics; it is named after the celebrated physicist Ludwig Boltzmann.

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Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States.

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Committee of Concerned Scientists

The Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) is an independent international organization devoted to the protection and advancement of human rights and scientific freedom of scientists, physicians, engineers, and scholars.

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Coulomb's law

Coulomb's inverse-square law, or simply Coulomb's law, is an experimental law of physics that calculates the amount of force between two electrically charged particles at rest.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.

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Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics is an award given each year since 1959 jointly by the American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics.

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Dirac Medal (ICTP)

The Dirac Medal of the ICTP is given each year by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in honour of physicist Paul Dirac.

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Elliott H. Lieb

Elliott Hershel Lieb (born July 31, 1932) is an American mathematical physicist. Joel Lebowitz and Elliott H. Lieb are Winners of the Max Planck Medal.

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Franklin Institute Awards

The Franklin Institute Awards (or Benjamin Franklin Medal) is an American science and engineering award presented by the Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia.

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Fumio Yoshimura

was a Japanese and American sculptor.

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Grande Médaille

The Grande Médaille of the French Academy of Sciences, established in 1997, is awarded annually to a researcher who has contributed decisively to the development of science.

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Henri Poincaré Prize

The Henri Poincaré Prize is awarded every three years since 1997 for exceptional achievements in mathematical physics and foundational contributions leading to new developments in the field.

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Ising model

The Ising model (or Lenz–Ising model), named after the physicists Ernst Ising and Wilhelm Lenz, is a mathematical model of ferromagnetism in statistical mechanics.

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Journal of Statistical Physics

The Journal of Statistical Physics is a biweekly publication containing both original and review papers, including book reviews.

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Kate Millett

Katherine Murray Millett (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist.

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Lars Onsager

Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. Joel Lebowitz and Lars Onsager are Thermodynamicists.

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Mathematical physics

Mathematical physics refers to the development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics.

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Max Planck Medal

The Max Planck medal is the highest award of the German Physical Society (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft), the world's largest organization of physicists, for extraordinary achievements in theoretical physics.

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Michael Aizenman

Michael Aizenman (born 28 August 1945) is an American-Israeli mathematician and a physicist at Princeton University, working in the fields of mathematical physics, statistical mechanics, functional analysis and probability theory. Joel Lebowitz and Michael Aizenman are Rutgers University faculty.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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New York Academy of Sciences

The New York Academy of Sciences (originally the Lyceum of Natural History) is a nonprofit professional society that claims to, “Advance scientific research and knowledge, support scientific literacy, and promote science-based solutions to global challenges.” Founded in January 1817 as the Lyceum of Natural History, it is the fourth-oldest scientific society in the United States.

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Non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics that deals with physical systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium but can be described in terms of macroscopic quantities (non-equilibrium state variables) that represent an extrapolation of the variables used to specify the system in thermodynamic equilibrium.

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Oberwolfach

Oberwolfach (Obberwolfä) is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism.

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Peter Bergmann

Peter Gabriel Bergmann (24 March 1915 – 19 October 2002) was a German-American physicist best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassing all physical interactions.

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Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena

Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena is a 20-volume series of books, comprising review articles on phase transitions and critical phenomena, published during 1972-2001.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Refusenik

Refusenik (otkaznik,; alternatively spelled refusnik) was an unofficial term for individuals—typically, but not exclusively, Soviet Jews—who were denied permission to emigrate, primarily to Israel, by the authorities of the Soviet Union and other countries of the Soviet Bloc.

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Rutgers University

Rutgers University, officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey.

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Sheldon Goldstein

Sheldon Goldstein (born October 24, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia) is an American theoretical physicist.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Statistical mechanics

In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities.

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Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.

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Thermodynamic limit

In statistical mechanics, the thermodynamic limit or macroscopic limit, of a system is the limit for a large number of particles (e.g., atoms or molecules) where the volume is taken to grow in proportion with the number of particles.

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Tiachiv

Tiachiv (Тячів; Тячово; Técső; translit) is a city located on the Tisza River in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.

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See also

Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences alumni

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Lebowitz

Also known as Joel L. Lebowitz, Lebowitz, Joel.