Per Bak
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Per Bak (8 December 1948 – 16 October 2002) was a Danish theoretical physicist who coauthored the 1987 academic paper that coined the term "self-organized criticality."
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Born | (1948-12-08)8 December 1948 Brønderslev, Denmark |
Died | 16 October 2002(2002-10-16) (aged 53) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Alma mater | Technical University of Denmark Risø National Laboratory |
Known for | Self-organized criticality Bak–Sneppen model Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Brookhaven National Laboratory University of Copenhagen Santa Fe Institute Niels Bohr Institute Imperial College London |
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