Peter D. Jarvis
Encyclopedia
Peter D. Jarvis is an Australian physicist
notable for his work on applications of group theory to physical problems,
particularly supersymmetry
in the genetic code
. He has also applied classical invariant theory to problems of quantum physics (entanglement measures for mixed state systems), and also to phylogenetic reconstruction (entanglement measures, including distance measures, for taxonomic pattern frequencies).
. He obtained his PhD from Imperial College, London
, 1972, under Robert Delbourgo, for a thesis entitled Noise Voltages Produced by Flux Motion in Superconductors.
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His main interests are in algebraic structures in mathematical physics and their applications, especially combinatorial
Hopf algebra
s in integrable systems and quantum field theory
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
notable for his work on applications of group theory to physical problems,
particularly supersymmetry
Supersymmetry
In particle physics, supersymmetry is a symmetry that relates elementary particles of one spin to other particles that differ by half a unit of spin and are known as superpartners...
in the genetic code
Genetic code
The genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material is translated into proteins by living cells....
. He has also applied classical invariant theory to problems of quantum physics (entanglement measures for mixed state systems), and also to phylogenetic reconstruction (entanglement measures, including distance measures, for taxonomic pattern frequencies).
Education
He obtained his BSc and MSc from the University of AdelaideUniversity of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
. He obtained his PhD from Imperial College, London
London
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, 1972, under Robert Delbourgo, for a thesis entitled Noise Voltages Produced by Flux Motion in Superconductors.
Career
He is presently at the School of Mathematics and Physics, University of TasmaniaUniversity of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
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His main interests are in algebraic structures in mathematical physics and their applications, especially combinatorial
Hopf algebra
Hopf algebra
In mathematics, a Hopf algebra, named after Heinz Hopf, is a structure that is simultaneously an algebra and a coalgebra, with these structures' compatibility making it a bialgebra, and that moreover is equipped with an antiautomorphism satisfying a certain property.Hopf algebras occur naturally...
s in integrable systems and quantum field theory
Quantum field theory
Quantum field theory provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom, that is, fields and many-body systems. It is the natural and quantitative language of particle physics and...
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