Jan Sładkowski (born 1958 in Świętochłowice) is a Polish physicist. He is notable for his work on the role of exotic smoothness in cosmology, quantum game theory, and applications of thermodynamics in the theory of finance.

Jan Sładkowski
Born1958
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Silesia
Known forQuantum game theory
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Silesia
Doctoral advisorMarek Zrałek

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He earned his PhD, under Marek Zrałek, and habilitation in theoretical physics from the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. He has published a number of papers on quantum field theory, mathematical physics, quantum information processing, and econophysics.

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He has held visiting posts at the Bielefeld University and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He presently holds the Chair of Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Silesia.

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In 1999, he was a Humboldt fellow.

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