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Mehdi Golshani

Mehdi Golshani is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mehdi Golshani rather than just read about it. In short: Mehdi Golshani (Persian: مهدی گلشنی, born 21 January 1939 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian theoretical physicist, and a distinguished professor at Sharif University of Technology. He is a member of the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, a senior fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Iran and a founding fellow of the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics.

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Reference excerpt

Mehdi Golshani (Persian: مهدی گلشنی, born 21 January 1939 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian theoretical physicist, and a distinguished professor at Sharif University of Technology. He is a member of the Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame, a senior fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Iran and a founding fellow of the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics. He is a former member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.

History He received his B.Sc. in physics from Tehran University in 1959 and his PhD in physics with a specialization in particle physics in 1969 from the University of California, Berkeley. The title of his doctoral dissertation is "Electron impact excitation of heavily ionized atoms".

Life

Career Mehdi Golshani is a distinguished lecturer. His main research areas include foundational physics, particle physics, physical cosmology and philosophical implications of quantum mechanics. He is known as a thinker for his writings on science, religion and their interrelation. Golshani is the founder and chairman of the Faculty of Philosophy of Science at Sharif University of Technology. He is also the director of the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran, and a professor at Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology, as well as a Senior Fellow of School of Physics at Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM). He has been among the winners of the first year of the Templeton Science & Religion course program and also among the Former Judges of The Templeton Prize. Golshani is a fellow of Islamic World Academy of Sciences IAS. He has written numerous books and articles on physics, philosophy of physics, science and religion, as well as science and theology. In most of Golshani's works, there is a clear attempt to help revive the scientific spirit in the Muslim world.

Works

Books تحليلى بر ديدگاههاى فلسفى فيزيكدانان معاصر (a Probe into the Philosophical Viewpoints of Contemporary Physicists). in Persian. علم دینی و علم سکولار (Secular and religious science). in Persian. Golshani, Mehdi. Holy Quran and the Sciences of Nature. Paperback ed. Studies in Contemporary Philosophical Th., 1997. From Physics to Metaphysics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, 1998 Golshani, Mehdi. Can Science Dispense with Religion? Hardcover ed. I.H.C.S., 1998. English Translation of the Holy Qur'an, Vol. 1, Islamic Propagation Organization, Tehran, 1991

References

External links Homepage - Sharif Univ. of Tech. Webpage - Islamic World Academy of Sciences Webpage - Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics Webpage - Centre for Islam and Science Interview (audio) - Meta Library Archived 2007-01-15 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mehdi Golshani

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mehdi Golshani claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mehdi Golshani before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mehdi Golshani ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mehdi Golshani

In research: Mehdi Golshani appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mehdi Golshani in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mehdi Golshani is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1939 births, 20th-century Iranian physicists, Academic staff of Sharif University of Technology, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mehdi Golshani outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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