Ralph Kenna

Professor Ralph Kenna (born 27 August 1964) is an Irish mathematician and theoretical physicist who is head of the statistical physics research group at Coventry University. He is a specialist in critical phenomena and sociophysics.[1]

Early life and education

Kenna was born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, on 27 August 1964.[2] He obtained his BSc and master's degrees at Trinity College Dublin in 1988. He completed his PhD at the University of Graz[3] under Professor Christian Lang in 1993.

Career

Kenna was an EU Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool (1994–1997) and at Trinity College Dublin (1997–1999). He lectured at Trinity College from 1998 to 2002 and has been with Coventry University since 2002. In 2005, he co-founded the Applied Mathematics Research Centre there.

His research interests relate to field theory, statistical physics of phase transitions and complex systems.

Kenna has used quantitative approaches to track the evolution of ancient narratives such as Homer's Iliad.[4][5][6][7]

Selected publications
  • Maths meets myths: Quantitative approaches to ancient narratives. Springer, 2016. (Editor with Máirín MacCarron & Pádraig MacCarron) ISBN 978-3-319-39445-9

References
  1. Weigel, Martin. "AMRC, Coventry University:  Single view". Complexity-coventry.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. "50th birthday of Ralph Kenna" (PDF). Icmp.lviv.ua. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Physics - Ralph Kenna". Physics.aps.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. "Padraig Mac Carron and Ralph Kenna: If Achilles Used Facebook..." Historynewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. "Maths Meets Myths: Quantitative Approaches to Ancient Narratives - Ralph Kenna". Springer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. "The truth behind the world's greatest literary hoax". Independent.co.uk. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.



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