Michael E. Fisher
University of Maryland, College Park
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Election Year: 1983 Primary Section: 14, Chemistry Secondary Section: 33, Applied Physical Sciences Membership Type: International Member |
Research Interests
Areas of interest encompass statistical mechanics, theoretical condensed matter physics and physical chemistry (including polymers, magnetism, phase transitions and critical and multicritical phenomena, superfluid helium, wetting and interfacial transitions, membranes, electrolytes and ionic systems, "biologically inspired physics," rigorous mathematical foundations, etc.), and associated mathematical problems (numerical analysis, combinatorics, Toeplitz matrices, asymptotic approximations, etc.). Beyond research, interests include issues of education, scientific integrity, science funding, science planning, history, and philopsophy of science.
