Taksu Cheon (全 卓樹, Zen Tasuku, born 1958) is a Japanese physicist notable for his work on quantum game theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Taksu Cheon
Born1958
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Known forQuantum game theory
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsKochi University of Technology
University of Tokyo
Osaka University
University of Maryland, College Park
Doctoral advisorAkito Arima

Education

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He graduated from Kunitachi High School, in 1976. He obtained his BSc, 1980, his MSc, 1982, and PhD, under Akito Arima, 1985, all from the University of Tokyo. His PhD thesis topic was in the area of theoretical nuclear physics.

Career

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In 1985, he was a Yukawa Research Associate at Osaka University. In 1986, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and in 1987 he was a research associate at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1989, he was appointed as an INS Research Associate at the University of Tokyo. Presently he is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Kochi University of Technology, Japan.

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