Johann Rafelski
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Johann Rafelski (born 19 May 1950) is a German-American theoretical physicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of Arizona in Tucson,[1] guest scientist at CERN (Geneva),[2] and has been LMU-Excellent Guest Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany.
Johann Rafelski | |
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Born | (1950-05-19) 19 May 1950 (age 73) |
Nationality | US, German |
Alma mater | Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main |
Known for | Structure of the Vacuum State and Energy in Strong External Field quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics, Muon-catalyzed fusion, Hadronization and Hagedorn temperature, Deconfinement of quarks (QGP) in relativistic heavy ion collisions, Strangeness as signature of quark–gluon plasma, quark matter |
Spouses | |
Children | Marc Rafelski, Susanne Rafelski |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | University of Arizona |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Greiner |
Rafelski's current research interests center around investigation of the vacuum structure of QCD and QED in the presence of strong fields; study of the QCD vacuum structure and deconfinement with strange particle production[3] in deconfined quark–gluon plasma formed in relativistic heavy ion collisions; the formation of matter out of quark–gluon plasma in the hadronization process,[4] also in the early Universe;[5] considering antimatter formation and annihilation. He has also contributed to the physics of table top muon-catalyzed fusion[6] and the ascent of ultrashort laser light pulses[7] as a new tool in this domain of physics. He contributed to understanding of neural nets and artificial intelligence[8] showing importance of neural plasticity and "sleep".