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Geoffrey Grimmett

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Geoffrey Richard Grimmett FRS (born 20 December 1950) is a mathematician known for his work on the mathematics of random systems arising in probability theory and statistical mechanics, especially percolation theory and the contact process. [1]

42 relations: Barry Everitt (scientist), Birmingham, Churchill College, Cambridge, Combinatorics, Contact process (mathematics), Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Dominic Welsh, Downing College, Cambridge, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, Fellow of the Royal Society, Ferromagnetism, Foil (fencing), Great Britain, IBM, Ising model, John Hammersley, King Edward's School, Birmingham, Master (college), Mathematician, Mathematics, Merton College, Oxford, Montreal, New College, Oxford, Number theory, Percolation theory, Potts model, Probabilistic method, Probability, Probability theory, Professor (highest academic rank), Professor of Mathematical Statistics (Cambridge), Random field, Random graph, Rollo Davidson Prize, Royal Society, Statistical mechanics, United Kingdom, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, 1976 Summer Olympics.

Barry Everitt (scientist)

Barry John Everitt FRS, FMedSci (born 19 February 1946) was Master of Downing College, Cambridge and is Professor of behavioural neuroscience and Director of Research at the University of Cambridge.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Churchill College, Cambridge

Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

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Combinatorics

Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting, both as a means and an end in obtaining results, and certain properties of finite structures.

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Contact process (mathematics)

The contact process is a model of an interacting particle system.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Doctor of Science

Doctor of Science (Latin: Scientiae Doctor), usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D., or D.S., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.

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Dominic Welsh

James Anthony Dominic Welsh (born 29 August 1938), Debrett's, retrieved 2012-03-11.

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Downing College, Cambridge

Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 650 students.

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Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge

The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge comprises the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS) and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP).

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Ferromagnetism

Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets.

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Foil (fencing)

A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which are metal.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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IBM

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries.

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Ising model

The Ising model, named after the physicist Ernst Ising, is a mathematical model of ferromagnetism in statistical mechanics.

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John Hammersley

John Michael Hammersley (21 March 1920 – 2 May 2004) was a British mathematician best known for his foundational work in the theory of self-avoiding walks and percolation theory.

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King Edward's School, Birmingham

King Edward's School (KES) is an independent day school for boys in Edgbaston, an area of Birmingham, England.

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Master (college)

A Master (more generically called a Head of House or Head of College) is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university, principally in the United Kingdom.

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Mathematician

A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in his or her work, typically to solve mathematical problems.

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Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

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Merton College, Oxford

Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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New College, Oxford

New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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Number theory

Number theory, or in older usage arithmetic, is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers.

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Percolation theory

In statistical physics and mathematics, percolation theory describes the behaviour of connected clusters in a random graph.

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Potts model

In statistical mechanics, the Potts model, a generalization of the Ising model, is a model of interacting spins on a crystalline lattice.

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Probabilistic method

The probabilistic method is a nonconstructive method, primarily used in combinatorics and pioneered by Paul Erdős, for proving the existence of a prescribed kind of mathematical object.

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Probability

Probability is the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.

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Probability theory

Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability.

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Professor (highest academic rank)

Professor (informally also known as full professor) is the highest academic rank at universities and other institutions of higher education in parts of the world.

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Professor of Mathematical Statistics (Cambridge)

The Professorship of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge was established in 1961 with the support of the Royal Statistical Society and the aid of donations from various companies and banks.

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Random field

A random field is a generalization of a stochastic process such that the underlying parameter need no longer be a simple real or integer valued "time", but can instead take values that are multidimensional vectors, or points on some manifold.

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Random graph

In mathematics, random graph is the general term to refer to probability distributions over graphs.

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Rollo Davidson Prize

The Rollo Davidson Prize is a prize awarded annually to early-career probabilists by the Rollo Davidson trustees.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Statistical mechanics

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University of Bristol

The University of Bristol (simply referred to as Bristol University and abbreviated as Bris. in post-nominal letters, or UoB) is a red brick research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Grimmett

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