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Peter Goldreich (born July 14, 1939) is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars. He is the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology.
Peter Goldreich has made profound and lasting contributions to planetary science and astrophysics, providing fundamental theoretical insights for understanding the rotation of planets, the dynamics of planetary rings, pulsars, astrophysical masers, the spiral arms of galaxies, oscillations of the sun and white dwarfs, turbulence in magnetized ...
Peter Goldreich. Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus. B.S., Cornell University, 1960; Ph.D., 1963. Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy, Caltech, 1966-69; Professor, 1969-81; DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, 1981-2002; DuBridge Professor Emeritus, 2002-.
Phone: (609) 734 8016. Fax: (609) 951 4402. Email: pmg -at- ias.edu. Born July 14, 1939; New York City, New York. Education. B.S. (Engineering Physics), 1960, Cornell University. Ph.D. (Physics), 1963, Cornell University. Professional Appointments. 2003-present: Professor, School of Natural Sciences, IAS, Princeton.
Peter Goldreich is renowned for his many collaborative insights into astrophysical topics as diverse as planetary rotation, pulsars, and helioseismology — the science of ‘sunquakes’. He correctly predicted that ‘shepherd’ moons maintain Saturn’s F ring.
Peter Goldreich's 147 research works with 25,396 citations and 2,605 reads, including: Dense Regions in Supersonic Isothermal Turbulence
Peter Goldreich has made profound and lasting contributions to planetary science and astrophysics. His research has focused on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars. He is currently the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology.
