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Comment: Likely notable, but please add references that show that other reliable, independent publications have already written in depth about his life and work. Citing more things written by Tumulka won't help establish notability. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 13:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Roderich Tumulka is a German mathematical physicist known for his contributions to the foundations of quantum mechanics, particularly in the development of relativistic versions of spontaneous collapse theories and Bohmian mechanics. He is a professor at the University of Tübingen and has published extensively on quantum foundations and mathematical physics.

Early life and education

Tumulka was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.^[1] He studied physics and mathematics and earned his PhD in physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich in 2001 under the supervision of Detlef Dürr. His dissertation focused on quantum field theory and related areas.^[1]

Career

Tumulka is best known for his work on a relativistic version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber (GRW) spontaneous collapse model, which addresses the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. In 2006, he published a landmark paper proposing a relativistic GRW theory for non-interacting fermions, which was the first fully relativistic collapse model compatible with quantum theory.^[2]

He has also contributed significantly to Bohmian mechanics and primitive ontology approaches, collaborating with philosophers and physicists such as Sheldon Goldstein, Detlef Dürr, Nino Zanghì and Valia Allori.

Tumulka has held positions at the University of Genova (Italy) and at Rutgers University (New Jersey).^[1] He is currently a professor at the University of Tübingen (Germany), where he conducts research on mathematical physics and quantum foundations.^[3]

Selected publications

Tumulka, R. (2006). "A Relativistic Version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Model". Journal of Statistical Physics, 125(4), 821–840.^[4]
S Goldstein, JL Lebowitz, R Tumulka, N Zanghì (2006). "Canonical Typicality ". Physical review letters 96 (5), 050403^[5]
R. Tumulka (2022). Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.^[6]
M. Lienert, S. Petrat, and R. Tumulka (2020). Multi-time Wave Functions: An Introduction. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.^[7]

Awards and honors

Tumulka has received several awards recognizing his contributions to quantum foundations, including invitations to speak at international conferences and research fellowships.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Curriculum Vitae – Roderich Tumulka" (PDF). Fetzer Franklin Fund. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ Tumulka, Roderich (2006). "A Relativistic Version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Model". Journal of Statistical Physics. 125 (4): 821–840. doi:10.1007/s10955-006-9128-0 (inactive 23 June 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of June 2025 (link)
^ "Prof. Dr. Roderich Tumulka". University of Tübingen. Retrieved 23 June 2025.^{[dead link]}
^ Tumulka, Roderich (November 1, 2006). "A Relativistic Version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Model". Journal of Statistical Physics. 125 (4): 821–840. arXiv:quant-ph/0406094. Bibcode:2006JSP...125..821T. doi:10.1007/s10955-006-9227-3 – via Springer Link.
^ Goldstein, Sheldon; Lebowitz, Joel L.; Tumulka, Roderich; Zanghì, Nino (February 8, 2006). "Canonical Typicality". Physical Review Letters. 96 (5): 050403. arXiv:cond-mat/0511091. Bibcode:2006PhRvL..96e0403G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.050403. PMID 16486907 – via APS.
^ Tumulka, Roderich (June 23, 2022). Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Physics. Vol. 1003. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09548-1. ISBN 978-3-031-09547-4.
^ Lienert, Matthias; Petrat, Sören; Tumulka, Roderich (June 23, 2020). Multi-time Wave Functions. Bibcode:2020mtwf.book.....L. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60691-6. ISBN 978-3-030-60690-9. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

External links

[CV-1] "Curriculum Vitae – Roderich Tumulka" (PDF). Fetzer Franklin Fund. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[GRWRel-2] Tumulka, Roderich (2006). "A Relativistic Version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Model". Journal of Statistical Physics. 125 (4): 821–840. doi:10.1007/s10955-006-9128-0 (inactive 23 June 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of June 2025 (link)

[3] "Prof. Dr. Roderich Tumulka". University of Tübingen. Retrieved 23 June 2025.^{[dead link]}

[4] Tumulka, Roderich (November 1, 2006). "A Relativistic Version of the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Model". Journal of Statistical Physics. 125 (4): 821–840. arXiv:quant-ph/0406094. Bibcode:2006JSP...125..821T. doi:10.1007/s10955-006-9227-3 – via Springer Link.

[5] Goldstein, Sheldon; Lebowitz, Joel L.; Tumulka, Roderich; Zanghì, Nino (February 8, 2006). "Canonical Typicality". Physical Review Letters. 96 (5): 050403. arXiv:cond-mat/0511091. Bibcode:2006PhRvL..96e0403G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.050403. PMID 16486907 – via APS.

[6] Tumulka, Roderich (June 23, 2022). Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Physics. Vol. 1003. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09548-1. ISBN 978-3-031-09547-4.

[7] Lienert, Matthias; Petrat, Sören; Tumulka, Roderich (June 23, 2020). Multi-time Wave Functions. Bibcode:2020mtwf.book.....L. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60691-6. ISBN 978-3-030-60690-9. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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