| George Ellis | |
| Born | August 11, 1939 Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Residence |  South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Fields | Cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town; previously University of Cambridge and SISSA |
| Alma mater | Michaelhouse, Cape Town and Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Dennis W. Sciama |
| Doctoral students | John M. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cosmology (from Greek grc κοσμολογία - grc κόσμος kosmos, "universe" and grc -λογία -logia) is study The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The International School for Advanced Studies ( Italian: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, SISSA) instituted in 1978, is Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Michaelhouse is a private full boarding Senior school for boys founded in 1896 The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS ( November 18 1926 &ndash December 18 1999) was a British Physicist who through his own Stewart Malcolm A. H. MacCallum Andrew R. King Roy Maartens Marco Bruni Henk van Elst Tim Gebbie Jeffrey Murugan Ulrich Kirchner |
| Known for | Theoretical physical cosmology |
| Notable awards | Templeton Prize 2004 |
| Religious stance | Quaker |
George F. Physical cosmology, as a branch of Astronomy, is the study of the large-scale structure of the Universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities is a prize given out annually by the Templeton Foundation. R. Ellis, FRS, (born August 11, 1939) is the Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article describes complex systems as field of Science. For other meanings see Complex system. The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He co-authored The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time with University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking, published in 1973, and is considered one of the world's leading theorists in cosmology. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942 is a British theoretical physicist. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Physical cosmology, as a branch of Astronomy, is the study of the large-scale structure of the Universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its He is an active Quaker and in 2004 he won the Templeton Prize[1]. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities is a prize given out annually by the Templeton Foundation. From 1989 to 1992 he served as President of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. Currently he is President of the International Society for Science and Religion. The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR is a Learned society established in 2001 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary
Ellis was a vocal opponent of apartheid during the National Party reign in the 1970s and 1980s, and it is during this period that Ellis' research has focused on the more philosophical aspects of cosmology, for which he won the Templeton Prize. The National Party ( Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Cosmology (from Greek grc κοσμολογία - grc κόσμος kosmos, "universe" and grc -λογία -logia) is study The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities is a prize given out annually by the Templeton Foundation. He was also awarded the Star of South Africa (Decoration) by Nelson Mandela, in 1999. The Star of South Africa was a South African military decoration that was in use from 1952 to 1975. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative On May 18, 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the British Royal Society. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660
In 2005 Ellis appeared as a guest speaker at the Nobel Conference in St. Peter, Minnesota. St Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.
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Ideas
George Ellis proposed a model universe that contains a naked singularity as a recycling mechanism, which he claims gives almost as good a description of the real universe as the conventional model. In General relativity, a naked singularity is a Gravitational singularity without an Event horizon.
The Ellis universe is like a cylinder-shaped universe, except that the Earth is located on one side and a naked singularity on the other. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 There is no cosmic inflation – the galaxies are arranged very unevenly, with a great deal of material crowded round the singularity, and very little near the Earth. In Physical cosmology, cosmic inflation is the idea that the nascent Universe passed through a phase of exponential expansion that A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter The effect of such a distribution of matter is to produce a red shift of light that, at the Earth, has the same characteristics as if the galaxies were receding. In Physics and Astronomy, redshift occurs when Electromagnetic radiation – usually Visible light – emitted or reflected by
In terms of philosophy of science, Ellis is a Platonist. Philosophy of science is the study of assumptions foundations and implications of Science. Platonism is the Philosophy of Plato or the name of other philosophical systems considered closely derived from it
Publications
Books
- (with Stephen Hawking): Hawking, S. Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942 is a British theoretical physicist. W. ; Ellis, G. F. R. (1973). The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-20016-4.
- (with David Dewar): Low Income Housing Policy in South Africa, Urban Problems Research Unit, UCT, 1979.
- (with Ruth Williams): Flat and Curved Space Times, Oxford University Press, 1988, revised 2000.
- Before the Beginning, Bowerdean/Marion Boyars, 1993.
- (with A Lanza and J Miller): The Renaissance of General Relativity and Cosmology. University Press, Cambridge 1993; paperback, 2005.
- Science Research Policy in South Africa, Royal Society of South Africa, 1994.
- (with Nancey Murphy): On The Moral Nature of the universe: Cosmology, Theology, and Ethics. Nancey Murphy is a Christian Theologian and Philosopher known for her works on theology and science Fortress Press, 1996.
- (with John Wainwright, Eds. John Wainwright may refer to several individuals John Wainwright (artist, artist active about 1845-1875 in the United Kingdom ): (1997) in Wainwright, J. ; Ellis, G. F. R. : Dynamical Systems in Cosmology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-55457-8.
- (with Peter Coles): Is The Universe Open or Closed? The Density of Matter in the Universe. Professor Peter Coles is Professor of Astrophysics at Cardiff University. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- (Ed. ): The Far Future Universe. Templeton Foundation Press, 2002.
Papers
Ellis has over 500 published articles[2] including 17 in Nature. Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 Notable papers include:
- "Cosmological perturbations and the physical meaning of gauge-invariant variables" (with Marco Bruni, Peter K. S. Dunsby) The Astrophysical Journal, volume 395 (1992) - cited 117 times.
- "Cosmological models (Cargèse Lectures 1998)" (with Henk van Elst) - Cited 93 times
- "The case for an open Universe" in Nature 370, 609 - 615 (25 August 1994) (Cited 60 times)
- A paper in Nature arguing that physics has no adequate explanation of design
Notes and references
- ^ Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities
- ^ see Google Scholar
External links
- George Ellis' web page
- Professor George Ellis: a man of many parts, Cape Argus, March 18, 2004
- George Ellis' scientific work as listed at SPIRES
- Radio interview on Philosophy Talk
- Interview with George Ellis (Recorded June 2004) on Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett
See also the transcript of the above radio interview . Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 Founded in 1857 the Cape Argus is a daily newspaper published by Independent News & Media in Cape Town, South Africa. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Philosophy Talk is a Talk radio program co-hosted by John Perry and Ken Taylor, who are professors at Stanford Krista (Weedman Tippett (born November 9, 1960) is a Peabody Award -winning broadcaster journalist and author . .
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ellis, George |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | South African Cosmologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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