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	\| name = Matti ~~J. Pitk?nen~~		\| name = Matti Pitkänen
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	\| alt = Matti ~~J. Pitk?nen~~		\| alt = Matti Pitkänen
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1950\|10\|30\|mf=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1950\|10\|30\|mf=y}}
			\| birth_place = Kiuruvesi, Finland
	\| residence = Hanko, Finland		\| residence = Hanko, Finland
	\| known_for = [[Topology]], [[Magnetic Fields]], [[New Energy]]		\| nationality = Finnish
			\| fields = [[Theoretical physics]]
			\| workplaces = [[University of Helsinki]]
			\| alma_mater = University of Helsinki
			\| known_for = Topological Geometrodynamics (TGD), [[Topology]], [[Magnetic Fields]], [[New Energy]]
	}}		}}

	~~I am~~ Matti Juhani ~~Pitk?nen~~, ~~born~~ in Kiuruvesi, Finland, a theoretical physicist. ~~For~~ the ~~last 26 years~~ Topological Geometrodynamics ~~has been both the passion and mission of my life.~~ TGD is a ~~noble~~ attempt to construct a theory of ~~everything, not forgetting consciousness~~. ~~I have four children, who have brought a lot~~ of ~~happiness to my life. I live~~ in Hanko, a small seaside town in southern Finland. ~~I love almost all kinds of music but if I had to give just one name I would have difficulties in deciding between Chopin and Beethoven. '''Education'''~~		'''Matti Juhani Pitkänen''' (born 30 October 1950, in Kiuruvesi, Finland) is a Finnish theoretical physicist. He is best known as the originator and lifelong developer of '''Topological Geometrodynamics''' (TGD), a personal research program that he describes as an attempt to construct a unified theory of the fundamental interactions. He has worked for most of his career as an independent researcher and lives in Hanko, a small seaside town in southern Finland.

	* Studies in physics, theoretical physics and mathematics in the University Helsinki, started 1970.		==Biography==
	* Candidate of ~~philosophy~~ in theoretical physics in 1977.
	* ~~Licenciate~~ of ~~philosophy~~ in theoretical physics in 1982.		Pitkänen began studying physics, theoretical physics, and mathematics at the University of Helsinki in 1970. He completed the degree of Candidate of Philosophy in theoretical physics in 1977 and the degree of Licentiate of Philosophy in theoretical physics in 1982. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Helsinki in 1982 with a thesis titled ''Topological Geometrodynamics''.
	* Ph. D. in theoretical physics in 1982 (opponent professor Jouko Mickelson, Univ. of ~~Jyv?skyl?~~) Thesis: "Topological Geometrodynamics".
			During and after his studies he held a series of academic and research positions, including assistant posts in the Department of Theoretical Physics (1976–1979), a research assistantship at the Helsinki University of Technology (1980–1981), a research post at the Neste Oy research center (1984–1985), a teaching position in the Department of Theoretical Physics (1987–1992), and a research position in the Division of High Energy Physics at the University of Helsinki (1996–1997). Since completing his thesis he has continued to develop TGD largely as a self-described "free researcher" outside a permanent university appointment.

			Pitkänen has four children. He has said that his research program has been the central passion of his life for several decades.

			==Scientific contributions==

			Pitkänen's principal work is Topological Geometrodynamics (TGD), a theoretical framework he first outlined in his 1982 doctoral thesis and has continued to elaborate ever since. TGD proposes a unification of the fundamental interactions by generalizing string models and Einstein's geometric approach to physics. In its basic formulation, space-time is modeled as a collection of four-dimensional surfaces embedded in an eight-dimensional space formed by the product of Minkowski space (M⁴) and the complex projective space CP₂.

			From the 1990s onward Pitkänen extended the program in several directions, including p-adic physics, a "hierarchy of Planck constants" hypothesis introduced around 2005, and applications to a proposed theory of consciousness and to quantum biology. These extensions connect TGD to his interest in topics such as many-sheeted space-time, magnetic fields, and unconventional or "new energy" phenomena.

			TGD is Pitkänen's own research program and lies outside mainstream theoretical physics; it has not been adopted by the broader physics community. He has published his work primarily through self-produced online books and monographs rather than in the standard peer-reviewed literature.

			==Honors==

			* Listed in ''Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering'' (2006).

			'''Education'''

			* Studies in physics, theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Helsinki, started 1970.
			* Candidate of Philosophy in theoretical physics in 1977.
			* Licentiate of Philosophy in theoretical physics in 1982.
			* Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1982 (opponent professor Jouko Mickelson, Univ. of Jyväskylä). Thesis: "Topological Geometrodynamics".

	'''Books:'''		'''Books:'''
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	Dept. of Physics, University of Helsinki		Dept. of Physics, University of Helsinki

	Websites [http://blues.helsinki.fi/~matpitka/index.html http://blues.helsinki.fi/~matpitka/index.html] & [http://www.helsinki.fi/?matpitka http://www.helsinki.fi/?matpitka] inoperable as of 1/09.

	==Abstracts==		==Abstracts==
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	Concept]]" ([http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/pdfpool/freenergy.pdf Read in full])		Concept]]" ([http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/pdfpool/freenergy.pdf Read in full])
	* 2006 - "[[Topological Geometrodynamics]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Topological-Geometrodynamics-Matti-Pitkanen/dp/0955117089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233178699&sr=1-1 Read in full])		* 2006 - "[[Topological Geometrodynamics]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Topological-Geometrodynamics-Matti-Pitkanen/dp/0955117089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233178699&sr=1-1 Read in full])
	* - "[[About Strange Effects Related to Rotating Magnetic Systems]]"		* - "[[About Strange Effects Related to Rotating Magnetic Systems]]"

			==External links==

			* [http://www.tgdtheory.fi/ Topological Geometrodynamics (official TGD website)]

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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Matti J. Pitk?nen
| image = Matti J Pitk?nen 1017.jpg
| alt = Matti J. Pitk?nen
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|10|30|mf=y}}
| residence = Hanko, Finland
| known_for = [[Topology]], [[Magnetic Fields]], [[New Energy]]
}}

I am Matti Juhani Pitk?nen, born in Kiuruvesi, Finland, a theoretical physicist. For the last 26 years Topological Geometrodynamics has been both the passion and mission of my life. TGD is a noble attempt to construct a theory of everything, not forgetting consciousness. I have four children, who have brought a lot of happiness to my life. I live in Hanko, a small seaside town in southern Finland. I love almost all kinds of music but if I had to give just one name I would have difficulties in deciding between Chopin and Beethoven. '''Education'''

* Studies in physics, theoretical physics and mathematics in the University Helsinki, started 1970.
* Candidate of philosophy in theoretical physics in 1977.
* Licenciate of philosophy in theoretical physics in 1982.
* Ph. D. in theoretical physics in 1982 (opponent professor Jouko Mickelson, Univ. of Jyv?skyl?) Thesis: "Topological Geometrodynamics".

'''Books:'''

* Topological Geometrodynamics. Internal Report HU-TFT-IR-95-4 (Helsinki University), 1995/2004. [http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/tgd.html Online book].
* Topological Geometrodynamics and p-Adic Numbers. Internal Report HU-TFT-IR-95-5 (Helsinki University), 1995. [http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/padtgd.html Online book].
* TGD Inspired Theory of Consciousness with Applications to Biosystems, 1998. [http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/cbookI.html Online book].
* Genes, Memes, Qualia, and Semitrance, 2001. [http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/cbookII.html Online book].

Dept. of Physics, University of Helsinki

Websites [http://blues.helsinki.fi/~matpitka/index.html http://blues.helsinki.fi/~matpitka/index.html] & [http://www.helsinki.fi/?matpitka http://www.helsinki.fi/?matpitka] inoperable as of 1/09.

==Abstracts==

* 0 - "[[About Strange Effects Related to Rotating Magnetic Systems]]" ([http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_1218.pdf Read in full])

==Books==

* 2006 - "[[The Notion of Free Energy and Many-Sheeted Space-Time
Concept]]" ([http://tgd.wippiespace.com/public_html/pdfpool/freenergy.pdf Read in full])
* 2006 - "[[Topological Geometrodynamics]]" ([http://www.amazon.com/Topological-Geometrodynamics-Matti-Pitkanen/dp/0955117089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233178699&sr=1-1 Read in full])
* - "[[About Strange Effects Related to Rotating Magnetic Systems]]"

[[Category:Scientist]]
[[Category:New Energy]]