He Xiantu
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He Xiantu (1937-), is a theoretical physicist in China
. He is the chief scientist of many Chinese national nuclear research and development
programs.
, Ningbo
, Zhejiang Province, he studied mathematics and physics, and graduated from the Department of Physics, Zhejiang University
in 1962.
He served for a long time in the physical institutes of the Chinese Academy of Science, and he is the former deputy director of the Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics (IAPCM), Beijing
. He currently is the chief scientist of National 863 Program
Hi-Tech Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Project and the chief scientist of IAPCM. He also holds the professorship and the dean position of the College of Science, Zhejiang University
. He became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995's election.
He is a member of the Expert Committee of Nonlinear Science, Major State Basic Research. He made great contributions to the development of nuclear weapons in China. He has been long working on inertial confinement fusion
ICF model, nonequilibrium statistical physics
, and nonlinear plasma physics.
China
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. He is the chief scientist of many Chinese national nuclear research and development
Research and development
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programs.
Career
Born in ZhenhaiZhenhai
Zhenhai is a district of Ningbo prefecture-level city, Zhejiang, and also a town within that district. Located at the mouth of the Yong River 12 miles north-east of Ningbo proper, the town of Zhenhai lies at the foot of Zhaobao Hill on a tongue of land...
, Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, Zhejiang Province, he studied mathematics and physics, and graduated from the Department of Physics, Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
in 1962.
He served for a long time in the physical institutes of the Chinese Academy of Science, and he is the former deputy director of the Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics (IAPCM), Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He currently is the chief scientist of National 863 Program
863 Program
The 863 program or State High-Tech Development Plan is a program funded and administered by the government of the People's Republic of China intended to stimulate the development of advanced technologies in a wide range of fields for the purpose of rendering China independent of financial...
Hi-Tech Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Project and the chief scientist of IAPCM. He also holds the professorship and the dean position of the College of Science, Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
. He became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995's election.
He is a member of the Expert Committee of Nonlinear Science, Major State Basic Research. He made great contributions to the development of nuclear weapons in China. He has been long working on inertial confinement fusion
Inertial confinement fusion
Inertial confinement fusion is a process where nuclear fusion reactions are initiated by heating and compressing a fuel target, typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium....
ICF model, nonequilibrium statistical physics
Statistical physics
Statistical physics is the branch of physics that uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the mathematical tools for dealing with large populations and approximations, in solving physical problems. It can describe a wide variety of fields with an inherently stochastic...
, and nonlinear plasma physics.