Giorgio Parisi

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Giorgio Parisi (Rome, August 4, 1948-) is an influential Italian theoretical physicist, . He is best known for his works concerning statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and various aspects of Physics, Mathematics and Science in general.

Giorgio Parisi's research focused mainly on disordered systems, in particular on spin glass modelling. He also found many applications of spin glass theory to optimization theory, Biology and Immunology. Giorgio Parisi has been awarded several honors, as like the Boltzmann Medal and the Dirac Medal. He is considered one of the best italian scientists, and he is one of the two italian physicists to be member of the american National Academy of Sciences.

Giorgio Parisi is one of the top-rated phyicists on the h-index standing.

Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Giorgio Parisi graduated in University of Rome La Sapienza in 1970, supervised by Nicola Cabibbo. He got Professor ordinarius position in 1981 at University of Rome Tor Vergata, and in 1992 at University of Rome La Sapienza, where he actually teaches Probability theory. He has spent several research periods abroad.

[edit] See also

• Spin glass
• DGLAP
• University of Rome La Sapienza
• Boltzmann Medal
• Dirac Prize

[edit] References

• Bonolis, Luisa; Maria Grazia Melchionni, Carlo Bernardini (2003). Fisici italiani del tempo presente : storie di vita e di pensiero (in Italian). Venezia: Marsilio. ISBN 88-317-8228-2. 

• Mezard, Marc; Giorgio Parisi, Miguel Angel Virasoro (1987). Spin glass theory and beyond. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9971-5-0115-5. 

• Parisi, Giorgio (2006). La chiave, la luce, l'ubriaco. Roma: Di Renzo Editore. ISBN 888323149X. 

[edit] External links

• Giorgio Parisi home page