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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Research institute in Kashiwa, Japan

The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU) is an international research institute for physics and mathematics situated in Kashiwa, Japan, near Tokyo. Its full name is "Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan".

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The main subjects of study at IPMU are particle physics, high energy physics, astrophysics, astronomy and mathematics. The institute addresses five key questions: "How did the universe begin? What is its fate? What is it made of? What are its fundamental laws? Why do we exist?"[1]

History

The Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe was created on October 1, 2007, by its founding director Hitoshi Murayama and the University of Tokyo.[2][3] It is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Science, as a part of their World Premier International Research Center Initiative. In 2012, the IPMU received an endowment from the Kavli Foundation and was renamed the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe.[4]

Members of IPMU

Many notable scientists are employed at the IPMU.[5] Among them:

References

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    Murayama, Hitoshi. "From the Director". Kavli IPMU-カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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    "WPI Program". Kavli IPMU-カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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    "Summary of proposal" (PDF). Kavli IPMU. 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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    "University of Tokyo | The Kavli Foundation". www.kavlifoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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    "People". Kavli IPMU-カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
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