Thomas Witten

Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics, James Franck Institute, and the College
Homer J. Livingston Professor

Thomas Witten
Address:
GCIS E227
Phone:
2-0947
Email:
tten@uchicago.edu
Website:
http://home.uchicago.edu/~tten
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Research

Soft matter theorist interested in forms of condensed matter that hold accessible statistical information, such as granular materials or crumpled sheets.

Information-rich self organization in materials.  Multistable configurations of thin elastic sheets,  Harvestable information in noisy processes.  Conditions for processive motion in multi-state materials.  

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