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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Nobel Prize for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
  • 2016 - Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics For the observation of gravitational waves, opening new horizons in astronomy and physics.
  • 2016 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal
  • 1996 - Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1970 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1967 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1966 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kip S. Thorne is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Thorne has published research papers in established scientific venues, including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

One notable recent publication is titled "Mass splitting and production of sigma(c)0 and sigma(c)++ measured in 500-GeV pi- n interactions", published in 2022 through OSTI OAI.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thorne include:

  • E. M. Aitala
  • S. Amato
  • J. C. Anjos
  • J. A. Appel
  • D. Ashery

Over the course of their career, Thorne has received multiple recognitions and awards:

  • Nobel Prize (2017) for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
  • Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2016)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016) for the observation of gravitational waves, opening new horizons in astronomy and physics
  • UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal (2010)
  • Lilienfeld Prize, American Physical Society (1996)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1976)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1973)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1972)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1970)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1967)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1966)

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Wormholes in spacetime and their use for interstellar travel: A tool for teaching general relativity

    Michael S. Morris;Kip S. Thorne

  • LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

    Alex Abramovici;William E. Althouse;Ronald W. P. Drever;Yekta Gürsel

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Black holes: The membrane paradigm

    Kip S. Thorne;Richard H. Price;Douglas A. Macdonald

  • Wormholes, time machines, and the weak energy condition.

    Michael S. Morris;Kip S. Thorne;Ulvi Yurtsever

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Multipole expansions of gravitational radiation

    Kip S. Thorne

  • ON THE MEASUREMENT OF A WEAK CLASSICAL FORCE COUPLED TO A QUANTUM MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR. I. ISSUES OF PRINCIPLE

    Carlton M. Caves;Kip S. Thorne;Ronald W. P. Drever;Vernon D. Sandberg

  • Disk-Accretion onto a Black Hole. II. Evolution of the Hole

    Kip S. Thorne

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Properties of the Binary Black Hole Merger GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • Slowly Rotating Relativistic Stars. II. Models for Neutron Stars and Supermassive Stars

    James B. Hartle;Kip S. Thorne

  • The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes

    S. Chandrasekhar;Kip S. Thorne

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Vladimir B. Braginsky
Vladimir B. Braginsky Lomonosov Moscow State University
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

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