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Alexei Kitaev
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<p>Alexei Yurievich Kitaev is a Russian-American <a href="/facts/Theoretical_physics/Cs2Y12rQ">theoretical physicist</a>. </p><p>He is currently a professor of <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">theoretical physics</a> and mathematics at the <a href="/facts/California_Institute_of_Technology/3FPcp7BL">California Institute of Technology</a> and is a permanent member of the <a href="/facts/Kavli_Institute_for_Theoretical_Physics/7T8sch5B">Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics</a>. </p><p>Kitaev has received multiple awards for his contributions to the field of <a href="/facts/Quantum_mechanics/BRc3Mzgr">quantum mechanics</a>, specifically <a href="/facts/Quantum_computing/nbbcgmvq">quantum computing</a>. </p>