Christopher

Christopher Isham

#6,823
Most Influential Person Now

British physicist

Christopher Isham's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Christopher Isham
Physics
#409
World Rank
#721
Historical Rank
physics Degrees
Download Badge
  • Physics

Why Is Christopher Isham Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Christopher Isham , usually cited as Chris J. Isham, is a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London. Research Isham's main research interests are quantum gravity and foundational studies in quantum theory. He was the inventor of an approach to temporal quantum logic called the HPO formalism, and has worked on loop quantum gravity and quantum geometrodynamics. Together with other physicists, such as John C. Baez, Isham is known as a proponent of the utility of category theory in theoretical physics. In recent years, since at least 1997, he has been working on a new approach to quantum theory based on topos theory.

(See a Problem?)

Christopher Isham's Published Works

Number of citations in a given year to any of this author's works
Total number of citations to an author for the works they published in a given year. This highlights publication of the most important work(s) by the author
18601870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020100255075100125150175200225250275300325350375400

Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Metadata from Crossref logo

Other Resources About Christopher Isham

What Schools Are Affiliated With Christopher Isham?

Christopher Isham is affiliated with the following schools: