David Ruelle

David P. Ruelle
David P. Ruelle
	David Ruelle (1973)
Born	20 August 1935; Ghent, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian; French;
Alma mater	Université Libre de Bruxelles
Known for	Dobrushin–Lanford–Ruelle equations; Haag–Ruelle scattering theory; Ruelle zeta function; Sinai–Ruelle–Bowen measure;
Awards	Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1985); Boltzmann Medal (1986); Holweck Prize (1993); Matteucci Medal (2004); Henri Poincaré Prize (2006); Max Planck Medal (2014); Dirac Medal (2022);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical physics
Institutions	ETH Zurich; Institute for Advanced Study ; Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques; Rutgers University
Doctoral students	Giovanni Gallavotti

David Pierre Ruelle (French: [ʁɥɛl]; born 20 August 1935) is a Belgian and naturalized French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens, Ruelle coined the term strange attractor, and developed a new theory of turbulence.

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