Theo Geisel | |
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Born | Limburg an der Lahn, Germany | August 24, 1948
Alma mater | University of Frankfurt University of Regensburg |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Regensburg University of Würzburg University of Frankfurt University of Göttingen Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization |
Thesis | Theorie der Ramanstreuung in den Ammoniumhalogeniden (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Joachim Keller |
Doctoral students | Dirk Brockmann Viola Priesemann |
Theo Geisel (born 24 August 1948 in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse) is a German physicist. Geisel is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Göttingen. His research is primarily concerned with the behavior of complex systems ranging from theoretical investigations in quantum chaos to nonlinear phenomena occurring in the brain.