Jacob Bekenstein(1947–2015)
PhysicsJacob Bekenstein is a recipient of the Wolf Prize in Physics (2012) from Israel. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at Princeton University and New York University Tandon School of Engineering. They have been affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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155
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24,682
Citations
51
h-index
101
i10-index
159.2
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Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
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Einstein Prize: Black Hole Entropy - Then and Now
Bulletin of the American Physical Society(2015)
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#6
Optimizing entropy bounds for macroscopic systems.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics(2014)
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If vacuum energy can be negative, why is mass always positive? Uses of the subdominant trace energy condition
Physical Review D(2013)
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Recent Publications
View all worksFine-structure constant: Is it really a constant?
Jacob Bekenstein2019
0citations
Black holes and the second law
Jacob Bekenstein2019
857citations
Statistics of black hole radiance and the horizon area spectrum
Physical Review D2015
15citations
Open AccessEinstein Prize: Black Hole Entropy - Then and Now
Bulletin of the American Physical Society2015
0citations
Optimizing entropy bounds for macroscopic systems.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics2014
3citations
Open AccessIs the principle of least action a must
Nuclear Physics2014
6citations
Open AccessCan Quantum Gravity be Exposed in the Laboratory?
Foundations of physics2014
0citations
Open AccessIf vacuum energy can be negative, why is mass always positive? Uses of the subdominant trace energy condition
Physical Review D2013
10citations
Open AccessCan Quantum Gravity be Exposed in the Laboratory?
Foundations of Physics2013
17citations
Open AccessExternal Profiles
Education
Princeton University
New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev?–present
Hebrew University of Jerusalem?–present
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Wolf Prize in Physics (2025)
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Moti Heiblum
Wolf Prize in Physics (2025)
JP
James P. Eisenstein
Wolf Prize in Physics (2025)
FC
Federico Capasso
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
NE
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Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
CB
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
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