Keijo Kajantie

Keijo Olavi Kajantie
Born (1940-01-31) January 31, 1940 (age 84)
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Known forElectroweak interaction
Strong interaction
High-energy nuclear physics
AwardsFinnish Academy of Science Award (2008)
Order of the Lion of Finland (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsHelsinki Institute of Physics
University of Helsinki
CERN
Doctoral advisorGunnar Källén

Keijo Olavi Kajantie (born 1940) is a Finnish theoretical physicist and Professor and Adjoint Scientist at the Helsinki Institute of Physics.[1] He was Professor of Physics at the University of Helsinki from 1973 to 2008.[2][3] From 1985 to 1990 he was a Research Professor of the Academy of Finland[4] and he has worked in the CERN Theory Division.[5] He is best known for his contributions to the study of the electroweak and strong interactions at high temperatures, as well as to the field of ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions.[6] His research interests include ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions, finite temperature field theory, string theory and QCD matter, cosmological phase transitions and null infinity in general relativity.[5]

Honours and awards

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Kajantie was awarded the Finnish Academy of Science Award in 2008[3] and the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2012.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Helsinki Institute of Physics personnel
  2. ^ Facta2001, WSOY 1981, Volume 7, paragraph 447
  3. ^ a b Finnish Academy of Science Award Former Recipients
  4. ^ WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja Part 3., p. 129, WSOY 1995
  5. ^ a b Home page of Keijo Kajantie
  6. ^ Scientific publications of Keijo Kajantie on INSPIRE-HEP
  7. ^ Highest decorations awarded by the President of the Republic, Helsingin Sanomat Uutiset Kotimaa 4.12.2012, vdated 13.1.2014