W. G. Unruh Scientist

William George Unruh (born August 28, 1945) is a Canadian physicist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, who described the hypothetical Unruh effect in 1976. Unruh has an Erdős number of 3.

Personal facts

W. G. Unruh
Birth dateAugust 28, 1945
Birth nameWilliam George Unruh
Birth place
Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
Nationality
Canadians
Citizenship
Canadians
Education
Princeton University
University of Manitoba
Doctor of Philosophy
Known for
Unruh effect

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Scientist

awards
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Rutherford Memorial Medal
doctoral advisor
Field of study
General relativity
Quantum mechanics
Theoretical physics

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External resources

  1. http://www.theory.physics.ubc.ca
  2. http://www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/200-06/index.html
  3. https://www.phas.ubc.ca/users/william-unruh