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Andrzej Dragan

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Andrzej Dragan
Andrzej Dragan (2019)
Born
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Known forDragan effect
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Institutions
Websitehttps://andrzejdragan.com

Andrzej Dragan is a Polish theoretical physicist, science communicator, photographer, filmmaker and composer. Dragan is a teaching and research professor at the University of Warsaw working on quantum information. In photography, he is known for the Dragan effect.[1][2][3][4]

Research and career

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Dragan studied at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw where he attained his PhD.[2]

He worked at the Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham.[2] He is also a visiting research associate professor at the National University of Singapore.[2]

His research topics include quantum optics, relativistic quantum information,[5] theory of relativity, and quantum field theory.[2] His recent collaboration with Artur Ekert resulted in a series of papers which propose that extending special relativity to include faster-than-light inertial observers directly leads to the existence of the quantum behaviors we observe in nature.[6][7]

Photography

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Dragan published works include portraits of many known personalities from the world of film, art and politics.[1][2][3][4]

Books

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  • Dragan, Andrzej (2022). Unusually Special Relativity. World Scientific Publishing Europe Limited. ISBN 9781800610804.
  • Dragan, Andrzej (11 February 2022). Kwantechizm 2.0, czyli klatka na ludzi (in Polish). Otwarte. ISBN 9788381359627. (en: Quantechism 2.0, or the human cage)

References

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  1. ^ a b Mufson, Beckett (2014). "Meet The Filmmaker Exploring Physics With Haunting VFX". Vice.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Prof. Andrzej Dragan at IPPT PAN". Institute of Fundamental Technological Research. Polish Academy of Sciences. 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Bochenek, Dariusz (November 2020). "Andrzej Dragan". Culture.pl.
  4. ^ a b Nast, Condé. "A rebel physicist has an elegant solution to a quantum mystery". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978.
  5. ^ Byrne, Michael (21 September 2014). "A Journey Into the Surreal Realm Where David Lynch Meets Quantum Physics". Vice.
  6. ^ "Three time dimensions, one space dimension: Relativity of superluminal observers in 1+3 spacetime". Phys.org. 22 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Three time dimensions, one space dimension". EurekAlert!.
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