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Moshe Carmeli

1933 – 2007

Israeli theoretical physicist

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About Moshe Carmeli

Lived 1933 – 2007 (aged 74). Moshe Carmeli was an Israeli and American physicist and university teacher.

Moshe Carmeli (; 1933–2007) was the Albert Einstein Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ben Gurion University (BGU), Beer Sheva, Israel and president of the Israel Physical Society. He received his D.Sc. from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1964. He did significant theoretical work in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, general and special relativity, gauge theory, and mathematical physics, authoring 4 books, co-authoring 4 others, and publishing 128 refereed research papers in various journals and forums, plus assorted other publications (146 in all). He published his initial special relativistic version of the theory in 1997 in his book Cosmological Special Relativity: The Large-Scale Structure of Space, Time, and Velocity. He then developed the complete general relativistic theory called cosmological general relativity, publishing several papers on its implications over the next decade.

Research interests

Cosmology Astrophysics General relativity Special relativity Gauge theory Mathematical physics Statistical physics Nuclear physics

Notable publications

Books

Most cited research papers

Complete lists of Carmeli's works can be found at Microsoft Academic Search (with links), or at his publications page at Ben Gurion University (text only).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Positions held
Chairperson
Employers
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israeli Air Force, Lehigh University, Temple University
Awards
Fellow of the American Physical Society

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Moshe Carmeli's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Moshe Carmeli?

Israeli theoretical physicist (1933-2007)

When was Moshe Carmeli born?

Moshe Carmeli was born on 15 June 1933 in Baghdad.

When did Moshe Carmeli die?

Moshe Carmeli died on 27 September 2007 in Beersheba.

What was Moshe Carmeli's occupation?

Moshe Carmeli was a physicist and university teacher.

What nationality was Moshe Carmeli?

Moshe Carmeli was Israeli and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Moshe Carmeli

· Wikidata: Q1949243

· DBpedia: Moshe Carmeli

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