Anthony James Leggett

Anthony James Leggett (born March 26, 1938 in Camberwell, south London, UK), is Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He is widely recognized as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering work on superfluidity was recognized by the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. He has shaped the theoretical understanding of normal and superfluid helium liquids and other strongly coupled superfluids. He set directions for research in the quantum physics of macroscopic dissipative systems and use of condensed systems to test the foundations of quantum mechanics.

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March 26 - 1938 - Camberwell - South London - Physics - University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign - Low-temperature physics - Superfluid - 2003 - Nobel Prize in Physics - Dissipative systems - Quantum mechanics

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He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences (foreign member), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society (U.K.), the American Physical Society, and the American Institute of Physics. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics (U.K.). He holds dual citizenship of the US and UK.

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National Academy of Sciences - American Philosophical Society - American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Russian Academy of Sciences - Royal Society - American Physical Society - American Institute of Physics - Institute of Physics - Dual citizenship

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His current research focuses on cuprate superconductivity, conceptual issues in the foundations of quantum mechanics, and superfluidity in highly degenerate atomic gases.

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Superconductivity - Quantum mechanics - Superfluidity - Atomic gases

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