Tomaž Prosen

Tomaž Prosen (born 1970) is a Slovenian theoretical and mathematical physicist. His research has spanned non-equilibrium dynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum transport, and chaos theory.

Early career

Prosen earned his Diploma in Physics in 1991, and a Doctorate of Science in 1995, both from the University of Ljubljana. He finished both at a significantly younger age than usual. ISI named him a 'Citation Superstar' as one of the most cited young scientists in Slovenia in 2000. He was made a Full Professor at the University of Ljubljana by outstanding early election in 2008. The latter work also provided a full description of canonical ensembles of quantum integrable systems paving the way for extensions of thermodynamics to integrable systems. He is also known for pioneering a novel approach for establishing quantum chaos in spin-1/2 systems, for which previously known semi-classical methods fail. This approach challenged conventional beliefs in theoretical physics by providing an exact solution to the dynamics of a chaotic model.

Memberships He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.