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Ora Entin-Wohlman

Ora Entin-Wohlman 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 Ora Entin-Wohlman rather than just read about it. In short: Ora Entin-Wohlman (Hebrew: אורה אנטין-וולמן) is an Israeli condensed matter physicist. She is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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Reference excerpt

Ora Entin-Wohlman (Hebrew: אורה אנטין-וולמן) is an Israeli condensed matter physicist. She is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Education and career Entin-Wohlman studied mathematics and physics at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, earning a bachelor's degree in both in 1965 and a master's degree in physics in 1967. She completed her Ph.D. at Bar-Ilan University in 1973. After completing her Ph.D., she became a lecturer at Tel Aviv University, eventually becoming a professor in 1986 and retiring as professor emeritus in 2006. In the same year, she took up a professorship at Ben-Gurion University, where she became professor emeritus in 2013.

Contributions With Amnon Aharony, Entin-Wohlman is the author of Introduction to Solid State Physics (World Scientific, 2018). Her work with Hamutal Bary-Soroker and Yoseph Imry on persistent currents in resistive conductors has been described as "so simple, yet compelling, that physicists may wonder why no one has thought of it before".

Recognition Entin-Wohlman was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993, "for contributions to the theory of granular superconductivity, fractions, strong localization and nonlinear optics in novel materials". She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018, as an international honorary member, for her "seminal contributions to a wide range of topics in condensed matter physics theory, including superconductivity, electron and phonon localization, magnetism, nanoscience and spintronics". She is also a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 2022, she was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and became an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics.

References

External links Home page at Tel Aviv University Ora Entin-Wohlman publications indexed by Google Scholar

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ora Entin-Wohlman

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ora Entin-Wohlman 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 Ora Entin-Wohlman 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 Ora Entin-Wohlman 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 Ora Entin-Wohlman

In research: Ora Entin-Wohlman 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 Ora Entin-Wohlman 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: Ora Entin-Wohlman is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1943 births, Academic staff of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Academic staff of Tel Aviv University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ora Entin-Wohlman 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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How to study Ora Entin-Wohlman in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ora Entin-Wohlman in simple terms?

Ora Entin-Wohlman (Hebrew: אורה אנטין-וולמן) is an Israeli condensed matter physicist. She is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Why does Ora Entin-Wohlman matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ora Entin-Wohlman?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Ora Entin-Wohlman.