Mordehai Milgrom
Template:Short description Template:Infobox scientist Mordehai "Moti" Milgrom (Template:Langx) is an Israeli physicist and professor in the department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel.
Biography
He received his B.Sc. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1966. Later he studied at the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his doctorate in 1972. Before 1980 he worked primarily on high-energy astrophysics and became well known for his kinematical model of the star system SS 433.<ref name=Sanders>Template:Cite journal page 5 of arXiv.org preprint</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In the academic years 1980–1981 and 1985–1986 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.<ref>Mordehai, Milgrom, Community of Scholars Profile, IAS Template:Webarchive</ref> In 1983, he proposed modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) as an alternative to the dark matter and galaxy rotation curve problems,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> although preliminary work and discussions on this subject started as early as 1981.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Milgrom and modified Newtonian dynamics
Milgrom is a prominent proponent of the hypothesis that Newton's law of universal gravitation should be modified for very small accelerations, typically of the order of 10−11g and less.
Personal life
Milgrom is married and has three daughters.
See also
- Cosmic rays
- Gamma-ray burst
- Gamma ray and x-ray sources.