Robert Spekkens

Canadian theoretical quantum physicist
Person human Q102434111
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Robert Spekkens

Summary

Robert Spekkens is a human[1]. He worked as a quantum physicist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Robert Spekkens held citizenship in Canada[4].
  • Robert Spekkens worked as a quantum physicist[2].
  • Robert Spekkens's education included a stint at University of Toronto[5].
  • Robert Spekkens's doctoral advisor was John E. Sipe[6].
  • Robert Spekkens is recorded as male[7].
  • Robert Spekkens's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Robert Spekkens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311319238[9].
  • Robert Spekkens's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2016001342[10].
  • Robert Spekkens's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 193860[11].
  • Robert Spekkens's family name is recorded as Spekkens[12].
  • Robert Spekkens's given name is recorded as Robert[13].
  • Robert Spekkens's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2011112190[14].
  • Robert Spekkens's zbMATH author ID is recorded as spekkens.robert-w[15].
  • Robert Spekkens's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as 5Dv8VHwAAAAJ[16].
  • Robert Spekkens's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwyq_0f6[17].
  • Robert Spekkens's nLab ID is recorded as Robert Spekkens[18].
  • Robert Spekkens's MR Author ID is recorded as 687256[19].
  • Robert Spekkens's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].
  • Robert Spekkens's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf11895419[21].
  • Robert Spekkens's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007357849005171[22].
  • Robert Spekkens's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PCjxJpj4yttdfbH7PRbjPV3[23].
  • Robert Spekkens's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/0581e9c9-10a0-4c1f-b456-c0cb2c583182[24].

Body

Education

Robert Spekkens's education included a stint at University of Toronto[5]. His doctoral advisor was John E. Sipe[6].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Spekkens worked as a quantum physicist[2].

Why It Matters

Robert Spekkens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Robert Spekkens do for work?

Robert Spekkens worked as quantum physicist[2].

Where did Robert Spekkens go to school?

Robert Spekkens was educated at University of Toronto[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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