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Predrag Cvitanović

b. 1946

Croatian physicist

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Born 1946. Predrag Cvitanović is a Croatian physicist and university teacher, known for Nonlinear Dynamics.

Predrag Cvitanović (; born April 1, 1946) is a theoretical physicist regarded for his work in nonlinear dynamics, particularly his contributions to periodic orbit theory.

Life Cvitanović earned his B.S. from MIT in 1969 and his Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1973. Before joining the physics department at the Georgia Institute of Technology he was the director of the Center for Chaos and Turbulence Studies of the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen.

Cvitanović is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, a corresponding member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, a recipient of the Research Prize of the Danish Physical Society, and a fellow of the American Physical Society. This theory has been applied by Cvitanović and others to fluid turbulence. Another well-known result is the Feigenbaum-Cvitanović functional equation.

Books P. Cvitanović, R. Artuso, R. Mainieri, G. Tanner and G. Vattay, Chaos: Classical and Quantum Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen 2005 P. Cvitanović, Group Theory: Birdtracks, Lie's, and Exceptional Groups Princeton University Press, Princeton 2008, available online at http://birdtracks.eu/

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Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Nonlinear Dynamics
Education
Cornell University
Employers
Georgia Tech
Awards
Humboldt Research Fellowship; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Humboldt Prize

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Who is Predrag Cvitanović?

Croatian physicist

When was Predrag Cvitanović born?

Predrag Cvitanović was born on 1 April 1946 in Zagreb.

What is Predrag Cvitanović's occupation?

Predrag Cvitanović is a physicist and university teacher.

What is Predrag Cvitanović known for?

Predrag Cvitanović is known for Nonlinear Dynamics.

What nationality is Predrag Cvitanović?

Predrag Cvitanović is Croatian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Predrag Cvitanović

· Wikidata: Q2108318

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