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'''John Lawrence Cardy''' <small>[[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (born 19 March 1947, England)<ref>Guggenheim Foundation: Annual Report 1985.</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Theoretical physics|theoretical]] [[Physics|physicist]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. He is best known for his work in theoretical [[condensed matter physics]] and [[statistical mechanics]], and in particular for research on [[critical phenomena]] and [[conformal field theory]].
'''John Lawrence Cardy''' <small>[[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]</small> (born 19 March 1947, England)<ref>Guggenheim Foundation: Annual Report 1985.</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Theoretical physics|theoretical]] [[Physics|physicist]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. He is best known for his work in theoretical [[condensed matter physics]] and [[statistical mechanics]], and in particular for research on [[critical phenomena]] and [[conformal field theory]].


He was an undergraduate and postgraduate student at the [[University of Cambridge]], before moving to the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], where he joined the faculty in 1977. In 1993, he moved to the [[University of Oxford]], where he is a [[Fellow]] of [[All Souls College]] and a [[Professor]] of [[Physics]] in the [[Rudolf Peierls]] Centre for Theoretical Physics.
He was an undergraduate and postgraduate student at [[Downing College, Cambridge|Downing College]], [[University of Cambridge]], before moving to the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], where he joined the faculty in 1977. In 1993, he moved to the [[University of Oxford]], where he is a [[Fellow]] of [[All Souls College]] and a [[Professor]] of [[Physics]] in the [[Rudolf Peierls]] Centre for Theoretical Physics.


He was elected as a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1991,<ref name="rsfellow">{{cite web |url=http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=2215 |title=Directory of Fellows and Foreign Members |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= |publisher=The Royal Society }}</ref> received the [[Dirac Prize|Dirac Medal]] of the [[Institute of Physics|IoP]] in 2000,<ref name="dirac">{{cite web |url=http://www.iop.org/activity/awards/Gold_medals/The_Dirac_Medal_of_the_Institute_of_Physics/Dirac_medal_recipients/page_10199.html |title=Recipients of the Dirac medal of the Institute of Physics |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= | publisher=Institute of Physics}}</ref> was awarded the [[Lars Onsager Prize]] by the [[American Physical Society|APS]] in 2004,<ref name="loprize">{{cite web |url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=John%20Cardy&year=2004 |title=Prize Recipient |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= |publisher=American Physical Society}}</ref> the [[Boltzmann Medal]] by [[IUPAP]] in 2010,<ref name="boltzmann">{{cite web|url=http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~statphys24/website/boltzmann.html#top |title=Boltzmann Medal |accessdate=2010-02-08 |work= |publisher= University of Melbourne}}</ref> and the [[Dirac Prize|Dirac Medal]] of the [[International Centre for Theoretical Physics]] in 2011.<ref name="dirac2">{{cite web|url=http://prizes.ictp.it/Dirac/dirac-medallists-2011 |title=Dirac Medallists 2011 |accessdate=2011-08-10 |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
He was elected as a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1991,<ref name="rsfellow">{{cite web |url=http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=2215 |title=Directory of Fellows and Foreign Members |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= |publisher=The Royal Society }}</ref> received the [[Dirac Prize|Dirac Medal]] of the [[Institute of Physics|IoP]] in 2000,<ref name="dirac">{{cite web |url=http://www.iop.org/activity/awards/Gold_medals/The_Dirac_Medal_of_the_Institute_of_Physics/Dirac_medal_recipients/page_10199.html |title=Recipients of the Dirac medal of the Institute of Physics |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= | publisher=Institute of Physics}}</ref> was awarded the [[Lars Onsager Prize]] by the [[American Physical Society|APS]] in 2004,<ref name="loprize">{{cite web |url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=John%20Cardy&year=2004 |title=Prize Recipient |accessdate=2009-11-12 |work= |publisher=American Physical Society}}</ref> the [[Boltzmann Medal]] by [[IUPAP]] in 2010,<ref name="boltzmann">{{cite web|url=http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~statphys24/website/boltzmann.html#top |title=Boltzmann Medal |accessdate=2010-02-08 |work= |publisher= University of Melbourne}}</ref> and the [[Dirac Prize|Dirac Medal]] of the [[International Centre for Theoretical Physics]] in 2011.<ref name="dirac2">{{cite web|url=http://prizes.ictp.it/Dirac/dirac-medallists-2011 |title=Dirac Medallists 2011 |accessdate=2011-08-10 |work= |publisher=}}</ref>
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John L. Cardy
Born(1947-03-19)March 19, 1947
NationalityBritish
Known forConformal field theory
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford

John Lawrence Cardy FRS (born 19 March 1947, England)[1] is a British theoretical physicist at the University of Oxford. He is best known for his work in theoretical condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics, and in particular for research on critical phenomena and conformal field theory.

He was an undergraduate and postgraduate student at Downing College, University of Cambridge, before moving to the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he joined the faculty in 1977. In 1993, he moved to the University of Oxford, where he is a Fellow of All Souls College and a Professor of Physics in the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics.

He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991,[2] received the Dirac Medal of the IoP in 2000,[3] was awarded the Lars Onsager Prize by the APS in 2004,[4] the Boltzmann Medal by IUPAP in 2010,[5] and the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 2011.[6]

He is most known for his contributions to conformal field theory. The famous Cardy formula for black hole entropy, the Cardy formula in percolation theory,[7] and the Cardy conditions in boundary conformal field theory are named after him.

Selected works

References

  1. ^ Guggenheim Foundation: Annual Report 1985.
  2. ^ "Directory of Fellows and Foreign Members". The Royal Society. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. ^ "Recipients of the Dirac medal of the Institute of Physics". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ^ "Prize Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  5. ^ "Boltzmann Medal". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  6. ^ "Dirac Medallists 2011". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ^ John L. Cardy (February 21, 1992). "Critical Percolation in Finite Geometries". Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General. 25 (4): L201–L206. arXiv:hep-th/9111026. Bibcode:1992JPhA...25L.201C. doi:10.1088/0305-4470/25/4/009. arXiv:hep-th/9111026v1.

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