Cyril Domb
Cyril Domb FRS (9 December 1920 – 15 February 2012) was a British-Israeli theoretical physicist, best known for his lecturing and writing on the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena of fluids. He was also known in the Orthodox Jewish world for his writings on science and Judaism.
Cyril Domb | |
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| Born | 9 December 1920 London, UK |
| Died | 15 February 2012 (aged 91) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | British/Israeli |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Gillis–Domb–Fisher random walk Domb–Sykes plot |
| Spouse | Shirley Galinsky |
| Awards | Max Born Prize (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Critical phenomena |
| Institutions | Admiralty Signal Establishment University of Cambridge Oxford University King's College London Bar-Ilan University |
| Thesis | Order-disorder statistics (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Fred Hoyle |
| Other academic advisors | Robert Stoneley |
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