Robert Griffiths (physicist)

Robert B. Griffiths
Robert B. Griffiths
Born	Robert B. Griffiths; (1937-02-25) 25 February 1937; Etah, United Provinces of British India
Citizenship	United States
Education	Princeton University (B.A.); Stanford University (M.S., Ph.D.);
Known for	Consistent histories; Griffiths inequality;
Awards	US Senior Scientist Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1973); A. Cressy Morrison Award by New York Academy of Sciences (1981); Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1984);
	Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics; Quantum mechanics;
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University; University of California, San Diego;

Robert B. Griffiths (February 25, 1937) is an American physicist at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the originator of the consistent histories approach to quantum mechanics, which has since been developed by himself, Roland Omnès, Murray Gell-Mann, and James Hartle.

References

"Robert Griffiths". Array of Contemporary American Physicists. Retrieved February 3, 2012.

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Robert B. Griffiths
Born	Robert B. Griffiths (1937-02-25) 25 February 1937 Etah, United Provinces of British India¹
Citizenship	United States
Education	Princeton University (B.A.) Stanford University (M.S., Ph.D.)
Known for	Consistent histories Griffiths inequality
Awards	US Senior Scientist Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1973) A. Cressy Morrison Award by New York Academy of Sciences (1981) Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1984)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics Quantum mechanics
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University University of California, San Diego