Giovanni Jona-Lasinio
Italian physicist
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Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, sometimes called Gianni Jona, is an Italian theoretical physicist, best known for his works on quantum field theory and statistical mechanics. He pioneered research concerning spontaneous symmetry breaking, and the... Wikipedia
Place of birth: Florence, Italy
Notable students: Chiara Nappi and Sergio Doplicher
Awards: Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (2012) and Boltzmann Medal (2013)
Research interests: Physics, Mathematics, and Probability