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Mohsen (Modarres) Razavy

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Mohsen (Modarres) Razavy (Persian: محسن مدرس رضوی, born 25 February 25 1934, in Mashhad, Iran) is an Iranian-Canadian physicist, a researcher in quantum physics and Emeritus Professor of Physics at University of Alberta[1]. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the theory of quantum tunneling and has published over 150 scientific journal articles and five books throughout his career[2].

Mohsen Razavy in his home office in 2025

Early Life and Education

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Razavy was born into a scholarly family in Mashhad, Iran. His last name "Modarres" (means teacher in Persian) was related to teaching position of his family on Astan Quds Razavi, which was inherited from father to son in the family since the reign of Nader Shah Afshar[3]. He is the eldest son of Mohammad Taghi Modarres Razavi, a distinguished professor at the University of Tehran. He completed his primary and secondary education at Naser Khosrow and Firooz Bahram high schools in Tehran. He got his undergraduate degree on Mining Engineering from Tehran University in 1955. He studied at the university during the same period as Mostafa Chamran Mostafa Chamran[4], Mehdi Bahadori Nejad, Hossein Ali Anvari, and Houshyar Nooshin[5].

Razavy moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue graduate studies in physics at Louisiana State University. He was accepted into the Ph.D. program in theoretical physics under the supervision of Professor Joseph Solomon Levinger. Razavy was awarded his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Louisiana State University in 1961, submitting the thesis entitled Velocity‑Dependent Nuclear Forces[6]. In July 1960, his first paper titled "Perturbation Theory Applied to the Nuclear Many‑Body Problem", co‑authored with J. S. Levinger, was published in Physical Review[7].

Academic Career

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After completing his doctorate, Razavy joined the Nuclear Physics Laboratory at Cornell University, where he worked with Nobel Laureate Hans Albrecht Bethe on calculating binding energies in atomic nuclei[8].

In 1962, Razavy joined the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, where he remained for nearly four decades. In 1966, he was awarded the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)[9], which enabled him to conduct full-time research in quantum mechanics for two years period.

In 1969, he spent a year at the University of Oxford at the invitation of Professor Rudolf Ernst Peierls, further advancing his studies in theoretical physics.

Razavy taught at the University of Alberta for 38 years before retiring in 2000. He also returned to Iran three times at the invitation of Dr. Yousef Sobouti, teaching short-term courses at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences in Zanjan. These visits led to the publication of his first book.

Editorial Work

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Razavy reportedly served as Associate Editor and later Section Editor for Theoretical and Mathematical Physics in the Canadian Journal of Physics from 1986–1990 and 1995–2004.

Publications

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Razavy is the author of five scientific books and over 150 peer-reviewed articles[2]. His books include:

  • Quantum Tunneling
    • Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, 2004 (Persian edition)[10]
    • 1st Edition: World Scientific, 2003 (English edition)[11]
    • 2nd Edition: World Scientific, 2014 (English edition)[12]
  • Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems
    • 1st Edition: Imperial College Press, 2005[13]
    • 2nd Edition: World Scientific, 2015[14]
  • Heisenberg Quantum Mechanics
    • World Scientific, 2011[15]
  • An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics
    • World Scientific, 2020[16]

Legacy

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Over the course of nearly 60 years, Razavy has significantly contributed to the understanding of quantum phenomena, particularly tunneling theory. His work has had a lasting impact on theoretical and mathematical physics, and he remains a respected figure in the global physics community. Category:Biography/Science and academia articles needing expert attention

  1. ^ "Emeritus Faculty, Department of Physics, University of Alberta".
  2. ^ a b "Mohsen Razavy, Google Scholar".
  3. ^ "ضیاءالدین سجادی، جشن‌نامهٔ استاد مدرس رضوی: زندگی‌نامه، صفحهٔ ۲، چاپ ۱۳۵۶. بازیابی‌شده در 20 اکتبر 2020. (به فارسی)".
  4. ^ Moezzinia, Vida (27 February 2013). "Dr. Mostafa Chamran".
  5. ^ "Hoshyar Nooshin obituary". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Modarres Razavy, Mohsen. "Velocity-Dependent Nuclear Forces".
  7. ^ "Perturbation Theory Applied to the Nuclear Many-Body Problem". Physical Review.
  8. ^ Razavy, Mohsen. "Calculation of the Binding Energy of Nuclear Matter by the Method of Reference Spectrum".
  9. ^ "NSERC - E.W.R. Steacie Winners".
  10. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2004). Quantum Tunneling (نسخه فارسی) (in Persian). Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences.
  11. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2003). Quantum Theory of Tunneling. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-238-385-3.
  12. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2014). Quantum Theory of Tunneling. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-452-500-8.
  13. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2005). Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems (1st ed.). Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-186-094-525-0.
  14. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2015). Classical and Quantum Dissipative Systems (2nd ed.). World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4578-84-4.
  15. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2011). Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4304-11-5.
  16. ^ Razavy, Mohsen (2020). An Introduction to Inverse Problems in Physics. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-121-141-6.
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