Simon B. Kochen

Simon B. Kochen
Born (1934-08-14) 14 August 1934
EducationMcGill University
Princeton University
Known forKochen–Specker theorem
Ax–Kochen theorem
Free will theorem
p-adically closed field
AwardsCole Prize in Number Theory (1967)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1962)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematical physics
WorkplacesCornell University
Princeton University
ThesisUltrafiltered Products and Arithmetical Extensions (1958)
Alonzo Church
Doctoral students
Samuel Buss

Simon Bernhard Kochen (/ˈkoʊʃən/; born 14 August 1934) is a Canadian mathematician, working in the fields of model theory, number theory and quantum mechanics.