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Sébastien Balibar

Sébastien Balibar 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 Sébastien Balibar rather than just read about it. In short: Sébastien Balibar (born 14 October 1947) is a French physicist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. On May 1, 2017, he signed with other scientists a text calling for a vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron during the second round of the 2017 presidential election, in order to "block the road to the worst", represented by Marine Le Pen.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Sébastien Balibar (born 14 October 1947) is a French physicist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. On May 1, 2017, he signed with other scientists a text calling for a vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron during the second round of the 2017 presidential election, in order to "block the road to the worst", represented by Marine Le Pen.

Awards 1978 – Prix Brelot de la Société Française de Physique 1988 – Prix Paul Langevin of French Academy of Sciences 1989 – "Photographic Award", conférence ICCG9, Sendai, Japon (with E. Rolley) 1994 – Grand Prix du Bicentenaire de l'École polytechnique (Prix Dargelos) 1999 – Professeur Invité, Konstanz Universität, Allemagne 1999 – Senior Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 1999 – Professeur invité, Kyoto University, Japan 1999–2000 – Loeb lecturer, Harvard University, USA 2003 – Professeur invité, Kyoto University, Japan 2005 – Fritz London memorial prize [with J.C. Seamus Davis (Cornell) and R.E. Packard (Berkeley)] 2005 – Fellow of the American Physical Society (voir le site de l'APS) 2007 – Three Physicists Prize, ENS (Paris) 2009 – Lauréat de l'European Research Council (ERC Advanced grants) 2012 – Grand Prix Jean-Ricard de la Société Française de Physique

Bibliography Demain, la physique, par Alain Aspect, Roger Balian, Sébastien Balibar, Edouard Brézin et al., éditions Odile Jacob, Paris 2004 La Pomme et l'atome, Douze histoires de physique contemporaine, par Sébastien Balibar, éditions Odile Jacob, Paris 2005 Je casse de l'eau, et autres rêveries scientifiques, par Sébastien Balibar (dessins de Jean Kerleroux), éditions Le Pommier, Paris 2008 Chercheur au quotidien, par Sébastien Balibar, éditions du Seuil et Raconter la vie, Paris 2014 Climat: y voir clair pour agir', par Sébastien Balibar, éditions Le Pommier, Paris 2015

References

External links Page professionnelle Biographie sur le site de l'Académie des Sciences

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sébastien Balibar

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sébastien Balibar 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 Sébastien Balibar 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 Sébastien Balibar 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 Sébastien Balibar

In research: Sébastien Balibar 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 Sébastien Balibar 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: Sébastien Balibar is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1947 births, 21st-century French physicists, French physicist stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sébastien Balibar 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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Frequently asked questions

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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.

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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.

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