Jean pierre luminet biography

I was born in the South of France, where I spent a contemplative childhood, practicing music, fine arts and writing. As I was also keen on mathematics I followed scientific studies, while continuing in parallel artistic activities.

Jean-Pierre Luminet, horoscope for birth date 3 June 1951, born in ...

I got my degrees in mathematics and astronomy in Marseille and Montpellier, then my PhD in theoretical astrophysics at Paris University in , and my Doctorat d’Etat (professorship equivalence) in In I got a permanent position at the French C.N.R.S. (National Center for Scientific Research), working at Paris-Meudon Observatory until I moved recently to the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, being also affiliated at the Centre de Physique Théorique (CPT) of Marseille-Luminy.

I am generally considered as a leading expert on black holes, cosmology, and the field of cosmic topology – the study of the overall shape of the universe.

I have published dozens of articles in referee’s journals such as Nature, Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysic