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Michael Berry (physicist)

Sir Michael Victor Berry (born 14 March 1941) is a British theoretical physicist. He is the Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus) at the University of Bristol.

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Known for
Berry phase · Berry connection and curvature · Berry–Robbins problem · Berry–Tabor conjecture · Weyl–Berry conjecture
Alma mater
University of Exeter (BSc) University of St. Andrews (PhD)
Awards
Maxwell Medal and Prize (1978) Fellow of the Royal Society (1982) Lilienfeld Prize (1990) Royal Medal (1990) IOP Dirac Medal (1990) Naylor Prize and Lectureship (1992) ICTP Dira…
Born
Michael Victor Berry (1941-03-14) 14 March 1941 (age 85) Frimley, Surrey, England
Doctoral advisor
Robert Balson Dingle
Doctoral students
Jenny Nelson · Jonathan Keating

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Michael Berry (physicist)

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Michael Berry (physicist)

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Known for · 7
Michael Berry (physicist) → Berry connection and curvature, Berry phase, Berry–Robbins problem, Berry–Tabor conjecture, Quantum carpet, Quantum chaos, Weyl–Berry conjecture
Doctoral students · 2
Michael Berry (physicist) → Jenny Nelson, Jonathan Keating
Alma mater · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → University of Exeter (BSc) University of St. Andrews (PhD)
Awards · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → Maxwell Medal and Prize (1978) Fellow of the Royal Society (1982) Lilienfeld Prize (1990) Royal Medal (1990) IOP Dirac Medal (1990) Naylor Prize and Lectureship (1992) ICTP Dira…
Born · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → Michael Victor Berry (1941-03-14) 14 March 1941 (age 85) Frimley, Surrey, England
Doctoral advisor · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → Robert Balson Dingle
Thesis · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → The diffraction of light by ultrasound (1965)
Website · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → michaelberryphysics.wordpress.com
Workplaces · 1
Michael Berry (physicist) → University of Bristol

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Michael Berry (physicist)BornMichael Victor Berry (1941-03-14) 14 March 1941 (age 85) Frimley, Surrey, England1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Doctoral advisorRobert Balson Dingle1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Doctoral studentsJenny Nelson1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Doctoral studentsJonathan Keating1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forBerry phase1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forBerry connection and curvature1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forBerry–Robbins problem1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forBerry–Tabor conjecture1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forWeyl–Berry conjecture1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forQuantum carpet1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Known forQuantum chaos1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)ThesisThe diffraction of light by ultrasound (1965)1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)Websitemichaelberryphysics.wordpress.com1.00infobox
Michael Berry (physicist)WorkplacesUniversity of Bristol1.00infobox

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