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Oliver Penrose was Professor of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University until his notional retirement in 1994. He has remained active in research, principally in the area of statistical mechanics, and in the study of phase transitions. He combines his research work in mathematical physics with more metaphysical interests in the direction of time and the interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Institution:
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Read more:
http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/~ndg/fom/penrosequ.html
